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The Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act give a federal institution thirty days. The Freedom of Information Act gives an agency twenty working days. In New Zealand and the United Kingdom the law gives twenty working days, in Australia thirty days.

1 October 2026

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Privacy Act, Canada

Privacy Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. P-21, s. 14 · thirty days from receipt · twelve requests filed 25 September 2026
Every record of personal information under the control of the institution, s. 12(1).
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
File 116-2026-699 · AORS EP2026_0628726 · received 25 Sept 2026
28 Sept: the Service wrote that the request will not be processed until identity is confirmed. Identification sent the same day.
29 Sept: the Service confirmed receipt of the identification.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Communications Security Establishment
File P-2026-00044 · AORS EP2026_0628736 · received 25 Sept 2026
28 Sept: placed on hold by the Establishment pending identification. Identification sent the same day.
29 Sept: receipt acknowledged. The Establishment dates receipt 28 Sept.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
File not yet assigned · AORS EP2026_0628752 · received 25 Sept 2026
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Canada Border Services Agency
File not yet assigned · AORS EP2026_0628770 · received 25 Sept 2026
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
File not yet assigned · Online request 4744473 · received 25 Sept 2026
25 Sept: receipt acknowledged.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
File P-2026-00232-AX · AORS EP2026_0628780 · received 25 Sept 2026
28 Sept: placed on hold by the Board pending identification, to be treated as abandoned on 27 Oct. Identification sent the same day.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Public Safety Canada
File P-2026-00050 · AORS EP2026_0628782 · received 25 Sept 2026
28 Sept: file opened. The Department dates receipt 28 Sept.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Global Affairs Canada
File P-2026-00867 · AORS EP2026_0628786 · received 25 Sept 2026
28 Sept: file opened. The Department dates receipt 28 Sept and asked for identification before processing. Identification sent the same day.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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National Defence
File P-2026-04343 · AORS EP2026_0628792 · received 25 Sept 2026
29 Sept: the Department wrote that it cannot process the request as submitted and placed it on hold pending identification and clarification, to be treated as abandoned after 30 days. Identification and an answer sent the same day.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
File P-2026-00025 · AORS EP2026_0628794 · received 25 Sept 2026
29 Sept: file opened. The Office dates receipt 28 Sept and gives 28 Oct as the due date.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Department of Justice Canada
File not yet assigned · AORS EP2026_0628800 · received 25 Sept 2026
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
File not yet assigned · AORS EP2026_0628802 · received 25 Sept 2026
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Freedom of Information Act, United States

5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A) · twenty working days from receipt · ten more only on written notice of unusual circumstances
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Appeal. Personal records, request of 31 July 2026.
File 2026-ICFO-35689 · received 9 Sept 2026
5 Aug: request closed by the agency. 9 Sept: appeal filed.
3d
due 7 Oct 2026
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NORAD and United States Northern Command
Cost to the United States of the defence of Canadian territory and of the NORAD mission.
File 26-R-057 · received 19 Sept 2026
24 Sept: case number assigned, all four items accepted. Fee waiver denied without reasons.
15d
due 19 Oct 2026
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U.S. Department of State
Records on the extension of United States nuclear deterrence to Canada.
File not yet assigned · received 20 Sept 2026
Filed by fax. No acknowledgement, no case number.
15d
due 19 Oct 2026
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Department of War, FOIA Appeals Team
Appeal of the denial of the fee waiver on case 26-R-057.
File 26-AC-0132-A1 · received 24 Sept 2026
28 Sept: the office dates receipt 28 Sept and writes that it is “unable to complete your appeal within the statutory time requirement”.
19d
due 23 Oct 2026
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Personal records.
File not yet assigned · FOIA.gov 3205036 · received 25 Sept 2026
No acknowledgement.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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U.S. Department of State
Personal records.
File not yet assigned · received 25 Sept 2026
No acknowledgement, no case number.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Executive Office for Immigration Review
Personal records.
File 2026-65127 · received 24 Sept 2026
24 Sept: acknowledged. The agency extended its own time by ten working days, citing unusual circumstances.
33d
due 6 Nov 2026
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Access to Information Act, Canada

Access to Information Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1, s. 7 · thirty days from receipt
Global Affairs Canada
Article X of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the assurances of allied states on the defence of Canada against nuclear attack, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
File A-2026-00736 · received 29 Aug 2026
1 Sept: the acknowledgement leaves the date of receipt blank: “received on .” Counted here from the day the request was sent.
29 Sept: complaint to the Information Commissioner.
+5d
due 28 Sept 2026
Past due
Global Affairs Canada
Legal opinions on Article 5 and Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty and on the termination of the NORAD Agreement, and the state Canada relies upon for deterrence against nuclear attack.
File A-2026-00737 · received 31 Aug 2026
2 Sept: fee waiver refused. 3 Sept: granted after a written request for reconsideration.
30 Sept: complaint to the Information Commissioner.
+2d
due 1 Oct 2026
Past due
National Defence
Assessments of allied assurances to defend Canada against nuclear attack, an independent Canadian deterrent, and the nuclear certification of aircraft.
File A-2026-01143 · received 31 Aug 2026
17 Sept: the Department “neither confirms nor denies records exist”, s. 10(2). No record released. Complaint to the Information Commissioner 20 Sept, file 5826-04347.
day 17
due 1 Oct 2026
Refused 17 Sept
National Defence
The instrument that records an obligation of any state to defend Canada against nuclear attack, the NORAD Agreement and the North Atlantic Treaty.
File A-2026-01144 · received 31 Aug 2026
17 Sept: the Department “neither confirms nor denies records exist”, s. 10(2). No record released. Complaint to the Information Commissioner 20 Sept, file 5826-04346.
day 17
due 1 Oct 2026
Refused 17 Sept
National Defence
Emergency management plans for nuclear attack and for war under s. 6(1) of the Emergency Management Act.
File A-2026-01154 · received 31 Aug 2026
17 Sept: the Department “neither confirms nor denies records exist”, s. 10(2). No record released. Complaint to the Information Commissioner 20 Sept, file 5826-04348.
day 17
due 1 Oct 2026
Refused 17 Sept
Privy Council Office
Cabinet-level records on allied assurances against nuclear attack, the statements of the United States on the annexation of Canada, and an independent Canadian deterrent.
File A-2026-00579 · received 31 Aug 2026
11 Sept: file opened, twelve days after receipt. Fee waiver refused without reasons. The Office states the statutory period has not begun.
17 Sept: complaint to the Information Commissioner, file 5826-04322.
+2d
due 1 Oct 2026
Past due
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
The repeal in 1999 of the definition of misconduct in the Public Service Superannuation Act.
File A-2026-00378 · received 2 Sept 2026
2 Sept: held “in abeyance” for the five-dollar fee. The waiver not decided.
23 Sept: complaint to the Information Commissioner.
+1d
due 2 Oct 2026
Past due
Privy Council Office
Briefings to the Prime Minister and the Clerk of the Privy Council on the falling fertility rate, and the official who answers for it.
File A-2026-00580 · received 4 Sept 2026
11 Sept: file opened. Fee waiver refused without reasons. The Office states the statutory period has not begun.
1d
due 5 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
Whether a strategic environmental assessment was required for three federal decisions on gene-edited plants, 2022 to 2024.
File A-2026-00581 · received 8 Sept 2026
11 Sept: file opened. Fee waiver refused without reasons.
25 Sept: complaint to the Information Commissioner.
4d
due 8 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
The federal response to the fertility rate.
File A-2026-00582 · received 8 Sept 2026
11 Sept: file opened. Fee waiver refused without reasons.
24 Sept: the Office gave the same file number to a second request.
4d
due 8 Oct 2026
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National Defence
Records of HQ NORAD held by Department personnel, and the Department’s position that such records are not under its control.
File not yet assigned · received 23 Sept 2026
24 Sept: receipt acknowledged by a clerk, without a file number.
19d
due 23 Oct 2026
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Compulsory retirements for misconduct and submissions to the Treasury Board under s. 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act, 2000 to 2026.
File not yet assigned · received 24 Sept 2026
20d
due 24 Oct 2026
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Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Decisions of the Treasury Board under s. 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act, 2000 to 2026.
File not yet assigned · received 24 Sept 2026
24 Sept: held for the five-dollar fee, the waiver not decided, no file number. Complaint to the Information Commissioner the same day.
28 Sept: an Assistant Secretary wrote that the request is “considered incomplete” until the fee is received. The letter names no provision of the Act and gives no file number.
20d
due 24 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
Pension consequences of termination for cause of Governor in Council appointees, 2000 to 2026.
File A-2026-00582 · received 24 Sept 2026
24 Sept: fee waiver refused without reasons. The Office states the statutory period has not begun. Complaint to the Information Commissioner the same day.
20d
due 24 Oct 2026
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Public Safety Canada
The Department’s assessments of s. 11(4) of the RCMP Superannuation Act, 2000 to 2026.
File not yet assigned · received 24 Sept 2026
20d
due 24 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
The assessment of the “extreme tail risk” of military action against Canada that the Prime Minister described on 23 September, and any assessment of the risk of nuclear attack on Canada.
File A-2026-00642 · received 26 Sept 2026
29 Sept: fee waiver refused without reasons. Complaint to the Information Commissioner the same day.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
Running
Global Affairs Canada
What the Government of Canada asked of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the Commonwealth Secretariat after the calls of the United States for Canada to become its 51st state, and what was answered.
File not yet assigned · received 29 Sept 2026
25d
due 29 Oct 2026
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Privy Council Office
What the Government of Canada asked of the King and the Royal Household after 7 January 2025, and what was answered.
File not yet assigned · received 29 Sept 2026
25d
due 29 Oct 2026
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Canadian Heritage
The record behind the statement that the royal visit of May 2025 “served to reaffirm Canada’s sovereignty”, and the finalized cost of the visit.
File not yet assigned · received 29 Sept 2026
25d
due 29 Oct 2026
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
The oath of citizenship: the text in the Schedule to the Citizenship Act and the text administered since 8 September 2022, and the authority for the difference.
File not yet assigned · received 29 Sept 2026
25d
due 29 Oct 2026
Running
Department of Justice Canada
The oath of citizenship in the Schedule to the Citizenship Act after 8 September 2022, the Proclamation of accession of 10 September 2022, and any legal assessment of the statements of the United States that Canada should become a state.
File not yet assigned · received 30 Sept 2026
26d
due 30 Oct 2026
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Public Safety Canada
The National Risk Profile and the case of war under the Emergency Management Act.
File A-2026-00209 · received 31 Aug 2026
31 Aug: file opened, the fee waived, 1 October set by the Department as its due date.
22 Sept: the Department asked whether final versions would be accepted in place of all versions. Answered the same day: all versions, the date stands.
1 Oct: on its own due date the Department extended its time by 120 days, s. 9(1)(a) and (b).
2 Oct: questions on items 4 and 5 of the request.
120d
due 1 Feb 2027
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Official Information Act, New Zealand

Official Information Act 1982, s 15(1) · twenty working days from receipt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Any instrument that obliges New Zealand to act if Canada is attacked, every public statement of New Zealand in support of the independence of Canada since 7 January 2025, and what Canada asked of New Zealand.
File not yet assigned · received 30 Sept 2026
24d
due 29 Oct 2026
Running
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Briefings to the Prime Minister of New Zealand on the calls of the United States for Canada to become its 51st state, any decision on a public statement in support of the independence of Canada, and the correspondence of Government House with the Royal Household.
File not yet assigned · received 30 Sept 2026
1 Oct: the Department wrote that before it proceeds the requester must confirm eligibility under section 12 of the Act. The request states in its first paragraph that the requester is in Canada.
24d
due 29 Oct 2026
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Freedom of Information Act, United Kingdom

Freedom of Information Act 2000, s 10(1) · twenty working days from receipt
Ministry of Defence
The declaration of the nuclear capability of the United Kingdom to the defence of NATO and the conditions of its application to an attack on Canada.
File FOI2026/21329 · received 25 Sept 2026
29 Sept: receipt acknowledged. The Ministry gives 23 October as the date of its answer.
19d
due 23 Oct 2026
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Any instrument of an obligation to defend Canada against nuclear attack beyond Article 5, and the consultations with the Government of Canada on nuclear assurance since 2020.
File not yet assigned · received 25 Sept 2026
19d
due 23 Oct 2026
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Cabinet Office
Whether the Northwood Declaration of 10 July 2025 extends to an extreme threat to Canada, and the consultations with the Government of Canada on nuclear deterrence since 1 January 2025.
File FOI2026/19074 · received 28 Sept 2026
28 Sept: receipt acknowledged. The Office gives 26 October as the latest date of its answer.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Cabinet Office
Canada in the briefings of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the meeting with the President of the United States on 27 February 2025 and for the state visit of 16 to 18 September 2025, and any decision on a public statement in support of the independence of Canada.
File FOI2026/19272 · received 30 Sept 2026
30 Sept: receipt acknowledged.
24d
due 28 Oct 2026
Running

Freedom of Information Act, Australia

Freedom of Information Act 1982, s 15(5)(b) · thirty days from receipt
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The instrument of the assurance of the United States against nuclear attack, assessments of that assurance, and any obligation of Australia towards Canada.
File LEX 14213 · received 25 Sept 2026
30 Sept: receipt acknowledged. The Department gives 26 October as the date of its decision.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
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Department of Defence
The instrument of the assurance, the assessment behind paragraph 2.22 of the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, and the options of Australia if the assurance were withdrawn.
File FOI 571/26/27 · received 25 Sept 2026
30 Sept: receipt acknowledged. The Department wrote that it considers only final versions of documents. Objection sent the same day.
22d
due 26 Oct 2026
Running
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The drafts of the joint statement of Australia and Canada of 5 March 2026, any decision on whether it would name the United States or the independence of Canada, and every public statement of Australia in support of the independence of Canada since 7 January 2025.
File not yet assigned · received 30 Sept 2026
26d
due 30 Oct 2026
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