Access to Information and Privacy
2021-2022 Delegation Order
I, the President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, pursuant to Section 95(1) of the Access to Information Act and section 73(1) of the Privacy Act, hereby authorize employees of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, whose positions are set out in the attached Schedule, to carry out those of my powers, duties or functions under the Acts that are set in the Schedule in relation to those positions.
Dated at Ottawa
This 15 day of August, 2022
Alejandro Adem, President
| Delegation | Position Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | VP-SCPA | ED-GRC | Manager ATIP & Governance | ||
| Description | Section | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Access to Information Act | |||||
| Responsibility of government institutions | 4(2.1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice where access granted | 7 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Transfer of request | 8(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Extension of time limits | 9(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice of extension to Commissioner | 9(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Payment of additional fees | 11(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Payment of fees for EDP record | 11(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Deposit | 11(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice of fee payment | 11(5) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Waiver or refund of fees | 11(6) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Translation | 12(2)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Conversion to alternate format | 12(3)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Information obtained in confidence | 13 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – federal-provincial affairs | 14 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – international affairs, defense | 15(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – law enforcement and investigation | 16(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – security information | 16(2) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – policing services for provinces or municipalities | 16(3) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – Public Service Disclosure Protection Act | 16.5 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – safety of individuals | 17 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – economic interests of Canada | 18 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – another person's information | 19(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclose personal information | 19(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – third party information | 20(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclose testing methods | 20(2) & (3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclose third party information | 20(5) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclose in public interest | 20(6) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – advice, etc. | 21 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – tests and audits | 22 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – internal audits | 22.1 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – solicitor-client privilege | 23 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – prohibited information | 24(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclose severed information | 25 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – information to be published | 26 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice to third parties | 27(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Extension of time limit | 27(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice of third party disclosure | 28(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Representation to be made in writing | 28(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclosure of record | 28(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclosure on Commissioner's recommendation | 29(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice to third party | 33 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Right to make representations | 35(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Access given to complainant | 37(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice to third party of court action | 43(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice to person who requested record | 44(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Special rules for hearings | 52(2)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Ex parte representations | 52(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Annual report – government institutions | 94 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Access to Information Regulations | |||||
| Search and preparation fees | 7(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Production and programming fees | 7(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Providing access to record(s) | 8 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Limitations in respect of format | 8.1 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Privacy Act | |||||
| Disclosure for research and statistics | 8(2)(j) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Disclosure in public interest clearly outweighs any invasion of privacy | 8(2)(m)(i) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Disclosure in public interest, benefit of individual | 8(2)(m)(ii) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Record of disclosure for investigations | 8(4) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Notify Privacy Commissioner of 8(2)(m) | 8(5) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Record of consistent uses | 9(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Notify Privacy Commissioner of consistent uses | 9(4) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Personal information in banks | 10(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notice where access is granted | 14 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Extension of time limits | 15 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Decision regarding translation | 17(2)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Conversion to alternate fomrat | 17(3)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – exempt bank | 18(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – confidential information | 19(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Disclose confidential information | 19(2) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – federal-provincial affairs | 20 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – international affairs, defence | 21 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – law enforcement and investigation | 22 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – Public Service Disclosure Protection Act | 22.3 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – security clearance | 23 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – person under sentence | 24 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – safety of individuals | 25 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Refuse access – another person's information | 26 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – solicitor-client privilege | 27 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Refuse access – medical record | 28 | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Receive notice of investigation | 31 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Representation to Privacy Commissioner | 33(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Findings and recommendations of Privacy Commissioner | 35(1) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Access given to complainant | 35(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Report of findings and recommendations (exempt banks) | 36(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Response to review of compliance | 37(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Request of court hearing in the National Capital Region | 51(2)(b) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Ex parte representation to court | 51(3) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Annual report – government institutions | 72(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Privacy Regulations | |||||
| Reasonable facilities and time provided to examine personal information | 9 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notification that correction to personal information has been made | 11(2) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Notification that correction to personal information has been refused | 11(4) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Disclosure of personal information relating to physical or mental health may be made to a qualified medical practitioner or psychologist for an opinion on whether to release information to the requestor | 13(1) | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Disclosure of personal information relating to physical or mental health may be made to a requestor in the presence of a qualified medical practitioner or psychologist | 14 | yes | yes | yes | no |
