The following chart depicts the cycle of access to information requests at the CFIA for the last 5 years:
2006-2007 the number of access requests were as follows:
Received: 271
Completed: 280
Outstanding from previous period: 49
Carried forward: 40
2007-2008 the number of access requests were as follows:
Received: 433
Completed: 416
Outstanding from previous period: 39
Carried forward: 56
2008-2009 the number of access requests were as follows:
Received: 472
Completed: 327
Outstanding from previous period: 56
Carried forward: 201
2009-2010 the number of access requests were as follows:
Received: 347
Completed: 340
Outstanding from previous period: 201
Carried forward: 208
2010-2011 the number of access requests were as follows:
Received: 351
Completed: 424
Outstanding from previous period: 208
Carried forward: 135