The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, responsible for assisting individuals who feel federal offices have not respected their rights granted under the Access to Information Act, has seen a “record influx” in the number of complaints filed since last year, a House of Commons committee has heard.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard told the Commons Standing Committee on Ethics on May 12 that her office closed a total of 8,089 complaints in the last fiscal year, saying the volume has now become so high that the office no longer has the capacity to process all of them.
