General and financial information by fee – Access to Information Act
| Fee Name |
Fees for processing requests filed under the Access to Information Act |
| Fee Type |
Other products and services |
| Fee-setting authority |
Access to Information Act |
| Year introduced |
1988 |
| Year last amended |
1992 |
| Performance standard |
A response is provided within 30 days following receipt of a request. The response time may be extended under section 9 of the Access to Information Act. |
| Performance results |
The department responded within 30 days in 68% of cases.* The remaining requests were responded to within 31 to 180+ days. |
| Other information |
Under the Access to Information Act, fees under $25 may be waived when deemed to be in the public interest. Fees waived during 2016-2017 totalled $314. |
* Includes cases where a Notice of extension is sent to the requester within 30 days of receipt of the request