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OPQ: Q-561
Session: 451
Suggested file name: Access_to_information_wait_times_for
Tabled on: January 26, 2026
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Estimated questions: 23
Estimated responses: 7
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Q-561
Question
With regard to access to information requests received since January 1, 2020, broken down by department, agency, Crown
corporation or other government entity: (a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days, (ii) 90 days, (iii)
180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years; and (b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being processed, broken
down by each department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity?
Response
This response was tabled in the House of Commons on January 26, 2026, as Sessional Paper 8555-451-561.
Order/Address of the House of Commons
Question number
Q-561
Asked by
Colin Reynolds (Elmwood—
Transcona)
Date asked
November 13, 2025
Presented by
Kevin Lamoureux
Parliamentary Secretary to
the Leader of the Government
in the House of Commons
Tabled on
January 26, 2026
Sessional Paper
8555-451-561
House of Commons

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Instructions dated Novembre 17, 2025
Question: Q-561
Member: Colin Reynolds (Elmwood—Transcona)
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Period
From January 1, 2020 to November 13, 2025.
All Departments (including Special Operating Agencies), Agencies and Crown
Corporations
Organizations are required to provide a response regarding access to information requests.
Template
No template is provided - Organizations are required to respond directly on the response form.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Reply by: the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency
Name of Signatory: The Honourable Sean Fraser
Reply
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days,
(ii) 90 days, (iii) 180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years?
2
(i) 30 days: 54
(ii) 90 days: 23
(iii) 180 days: 4
(iv) one year: 0
(v) two years: 0
Details on extensions taken by the Agency, presented by fiscal year, can be found in its annual reports to Parliament on
the Access to Information Act. 
(b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed, broken down by each department, agency, Crown
corporation or other government entity?
The longest extension for requests currently being processed by the Agency is 300 days.
Canada Revenue Agency
Reply by: The Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
Name of Signatory: The Honourable Wayne Long
Reply
Canada Revenue Agency
With respect to the above noted question, what follows is the response from the Canada Revenue Agency as of
November 13, 2025 (that is, the date of question).
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days,
(ii) 90 days, (iii) 180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years?
Extension in excess of Number of requests
i) 30 days 2,426
ii) 90 days 1,715
iii) 180 days 416
iv) 1 year 137
v) 2 years 45
(b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed, broken down by each department, agency, Crown
corporation or other government entity?
The longest extension for a request currently being processed is 2,940 days.
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Reply by: the Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic
Development Agency
Name of Signatory: Brendan Hanley
Reply
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Data for all closed access to information (ATI) requests up to March 31, 2024, including information on extensions, is
publicly available on the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s website listed under the Annual Reports to
Parliament. 
The reports include details on the number of extensions taken for closed requests according to their length and the
reason for the extension. The length of extensions is broken down across the following time periods: 30 days or less, 31
to 60 days, 61 to 120 days, 121 to 180 days, 181 to 365 days, and 365 days or more.  
Requests closed between April 1, 2025 and November 13, 2025 will be tabulated and made publicly available at the end
of the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
a) How many requests required extensions in excess of:
Note 1: the above statistics represent closed requests requiring extensions within the date range requested.
b) What was the longest extension for requests currently being
processed?
Extension in excess of Number of requests
See Note 1 30 days 90 days 180 days one year two years
TOTAL 4 7 4 0 0
As of November 13, 2025 the longest extension, for requests currently being processed by the Agency, is 300 days.
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Reply by: the Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)
Name of Signatory: Marie-Gabrielle Ménard
Reply
Women and Gender Equality Canada
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of?
(b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed, broken down by each department, agency, Crown
corporation or other government entity?
Requests made under the Access to Information Act between 2020-01-01 and 2025-11-13 at Women and Gender
Equality Canada totaled 218. The longest current extension is 420 days.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Reply by: the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Name of Signatory: The Honourable Heath MacDonald, PC, MP
Date Range of Extension Number of Requests
i: 30-89 days 43
ii: 90-179 days 42
iii: 180-364 days 9
iv: 365-729 days 1
v: 730+ days 1
Reply
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days,
(ii) 90 days, (iii) 180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years?
(i) Extensions exceeding 30 days: 174
(ii) Extensions exceeding 90 days: 75
(iii) Extensions exceeding 180 days: 33
(iv) Extensions exceeding one year: 3
(v) Extensions exceeding two years: 0
b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed?
The longest extension for requests currently being processed is 560 days.
Canadian Grain Commission
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days,
(ii) 90 days, (iii) 180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years?
(i) Extensions exceeding 30 days: 4
(ii) Extensions exceeding 90 days: 0
(iii) Extensions exceeding 180 days: 0
(iv) Extensions exceeding one year: 0
(v) Extensions exceeding two years: 0
b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed?
The Canadian Grain Commission has not sought extensions for any of the requests currently being processed.
Farm Products Council of Canada
The Farm Products Council of Canada did not receive any access to information requests that required an extension
during the period of January 1, 2020, to November 13, 2025.
Farm Credit Canada
(a) how many requests required extensions in excess of (i) 30 days,
(ii) 90 days, (iii) 180 days, (iv) one year, (v) two years?
(i) Extensions exceeding 30 days: 3
(ii) Extensions exceeding 90 days: 0
(iii) Extensions exceeding 180 days: 0
(iv) Extensions exceeding one year: 0
(v) Extensions exceeding two years: 0
b) what is the longest extension for requests currently being
processed?
Farm Credit Canada has not sought extensions for any of the requests currently being processed.
Disclaimers:
As per s.94 of the Access to Information Act , Farm Credit Canada reports on its administration of the Act for a period
beginning on April 1 of the preceding year and ending on March 31 of the following year (corresponding to Farm Credit
Canada’s fiscal year). Accordingly, Farm Credit Canada also tracks and monitors its Access to Informati