completed access to information requests - 2017
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Completed Access to Information Requests – January 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A-2016-00093 All records leading to the decision to choose Viola Desmond as the 1st Canadian Woman on the $10 bill. Limit to documents held by the Governor of the Bank of Canada from 24 November to 16 December 2016.
No records exist 0
A-2016-00095 A copy of the briefing note entitled; “Update on Alberta – August 2016”.
Disclosed in part 6
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
Completed Access to Information Requests – February 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A-2016-00090 Date and title of briefing notes sent to Governing Council members in October and November.
Disclosed in part 73
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
Completed Access to Information Requests – March 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A-2017-00001 All charts and accompanying notes, text or commentary titled, "Probability of a House Price Correction During the Next Two Years", for the periods 2015 Q2; 2015 Q3; 2015 Q4; 2016 Q1; 2016 Q2; 2016 Q3; and 2016 Q4.
Disclosed in Part 24
A-2017-00003 Date and title of briefing notes sent to Governing Council members in January and February 2017.
Disclosed in part 22
A-2017-00008 Major study conducted by the Currency Department entitled, "Cost of Retail Payments Study; Bringing the Banks on Board" to measure the cost of cash, debit card, credit card and prepaid card to participants in the Canadian retail payment system, including any drafts or interim versions if final versions not yet complete.
All exempted* 65
*This particular study was subsequently published on the Bank of Canada website. Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
Completed Access to Information Requests – April 2017
Request Number
Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A‐2017‐00006 As of 31 March of each fiscal year between 1 March 2008 and 1 March 2017:
1. The annual number of both non‐managerial and managerial (EX ‐ executive) permanent and temporary employees
2. The total annual number of external hiring with and without external competition of both non‐managerial and managerial (executive) employees
3. The total number of both promotions and upward reclassifications offered to both non‐managerial and managerial (executive) employees
As of 31 December of each calendar year between 1 January 2008 and 1 January 2017:
1. Total annual base salaries by classification level paid to non‐managerial staff 2. Total annual base salaries by classification level paid to managerial (executive) staff 3. Total annual bonuses, performance pay and allowances by classification level paid to non‐managerial staff 4. Total annual bonuses, performance pay, and allowances by classification level paid to managerial (executive) employees
All disclosed 5
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
Completed Access to Information Requests – May 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A‐2016‐00088 All records since 1 March about how to improve the gender balance among the Bank's analysts, as noted in ATIP request A‐2016‐00028
Disclosed in Part 93
A‐2017‐00007 Copy of the briefing note entitled "Note for discussion: Private Speaking Engagements by Governing Council Members"
Disclosed in Part 11
A‐2017‐00010 Information related to the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR).
All Disclosed 13
A‐2017‐00011 All records related to introduction of the "Konami" code on the website for the new banknote to commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary.
All Disclosed 9
A‐2017‐00012 All images presented to focus groups in the summer of 2016 to test the new commemorative $10.00 banknote for Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Exempted 1
A‐2017‐00013 All records, including briefing materials, final drafts of reports and PowerPoint slides, prepared for the Governor, Senior Deputy Governor and Deputy Governors between 1 March, 2017 and 27 April, 2017 on taxation considerations and the economic impacts of legalized cannabis.
No records exist 0
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
2
Completed Access to Information Requests – June 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of
Pages Disclosed
A‐2016‐00086 Summary results of consultations for 150th anniversary bank note, including records provided to the Governor, Board, Minister of Finance, and including records providing demographic, regional, gender and other factors.
Disclosed in Part 726
A‐2017‐00009 What is the demonstrated durability, as measured in years, of Canadian Polymer Banknotes $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 made since 2013. How many of each are printed, issued, and removed from circulation each year?
All Disclosed 1
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
Completed Access to Information Requests – July 2017
Request Number Summary of Request Disposition Number of Pages Disclosed
A-2016-00082 From January 1, 2015 to December 12, 2016 all documentation, communication, emails, and invoices citing or referring to the Eastern Ontario Shooting Club.
Disclosed in Part 219
Please note that records released in response to an Access to Information request reflect the language in which the record was originally created.
No Access to Information Requests were completed by the Bank of Canada in August 2017.
Completed Access to Information Requests – September 2017
Request ID Request Description Disposition # of pages delivered
A-2017-00014 All Final Records, including memos, briefings, Power Point slides and reports, prepared for the Governor, Senior Deputy Governor and Deputy Governors on Home Capital Group between January 10, 2017 and May 10, 2017.
Disclosed in Part
65
A-2017-00016 List of expenses incurred by Bank of Canada senior management between January 1 and June 8, 2017, for: -food, meals and alcohol-limousines, taxis or trains-airfare and accommodations-speeches; personal care-photography-office furnishing and renovation
Disclosed in part
87
A-2017-00018 All reports/studies/papers authored by Bank of Canada staff or consultants on the impacts of raising minimum wages to $15 per hour, or raising the minimum wage in general, completed this year.
Disclosed in Part
10
Completed Access to Information Requests – October 2017
Request ID Request Description Disposition # of pages delivered
A-2017-00023 All reports, memos, and briefing notes on cannabis legalization from ADM (or equivalent) level and higher. From June 2017 to October 2, 2017. Exclude media monitoring.
No information disclosed (no records exist)
0
Completed Access to Information Requests – November 2017
Request ID Request Description Final Disposition
# of pages
delivered A-2017-00017 Obtain a copy, by year, of all documents held by
the Bank of Canada showing the number of cyber attacks/computer attacks/computer system intrusions targeting your information technology facilities and infrastructures from 2014 to July 18, 2017. Obtain any incident reports, analyses and documents related to those cyber attacks up to July 18, 2017.
Disclosed in Part
153
A-2017-00024 The date and title of briefing notes sent to Governing Council members for the months of August and September 2017.
Disclosed in Part
72
A-2017-00026 Total costs of software licences, external labour, R&D any other relevant costs for "Project Jasper." Costs of software licences, contract labor or any other relevant costs from the company known as "R3 CEV" in an itemized form
No information
disclosed (no records
exist)
0
A-2017-00027 A list of all vendors to the Bank of Canada who have provided any form of "Blockchain Solutions"
No information
disclosed (no records
exist)
0
Completed Access to Information Requests – December 2017
Request ID Request Description Final Disposition
# of pages delivered
A-2017-00022 Copies of reports, receipts and related documents regarding the purchase by the Bank of Canada of any tickets to concerts, dinners, receptions, sporting events or fundraising events for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
Disclosed in Part
54
A-2017-00028 Public Opinion Research commissioned by the Bank of Canada pertaining to a new $10 banknote featuring the image of an iconic Canadian woman: 1. Results of focus-group testing regarding the conceptual design 2. Results of focus-group testing regarding the short-list 3. Results of public opinion survey regarding long-listed nominees.
Disclosed in Part
13
A-2017-00030 In relation to job posting Analyst J08160434, please provide the total number of applicants, the number of applicants invited for the first interviews, the number of applicants invited for the second round of interviews and the number of people eventually hired, who were Canadian citizens, permanent residents, neither Canadian citizen nor permanent resident and part of a visible minority group.
Disclosed in Part
19