ETHI Committee Report

Recommendation 1:

That the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada report to the Committee on steps taken and progress made in acting upon recommendation 5 of the Information Commissioner of Canada in her 2008-2009 report on report cards before June 30, 2011.

Recommendation 2:

That the Department of the Environment forward to the Committee a report containing available internal statistics on its performance regarding access to information starting April 1, 2011 and every three months thereafter.

Recommendation 3:

That the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada encourage federal departments to include information on their performance and their activities in the area of access to information in their Departmental Performance Report.

Recommendation 4:

That the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade report to the Committee on steps taken to implement the Information Commissioner’s fourth recommendation before June 30, 2011.

Recommendation 5:

That the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade forward to the Committee a report containing available internal statistics on its performance regarding access to information starting April 1, 2011 and every three months thereafter.

Recommendation 6:

That the Government of Canada give priority to the access to information file and demonstrate the necessary leadership to fix the systemic problems identified by the Information Commissioner in her report on the report cards so that a greater number of federal institutions comply with the Act’s requirements.