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User Fees Act/External Fees
| User Fee | Fee Type | Fee-setting Authority | Date Last Modified | 2008-2009 | Planning Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast Revenue |
Actual Revenue |
Full Cost |
Performance Standard |
Performance Results |
Fiscal Year |
Forecast Revenue |
Estimated Full Cost |
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| Environmental assessment services | R | Environmental Assessment Review Panel Services Charges Order | 2002 | 7,751.0 | 4,009.0 | 5,679.6 | An internal review of the existing performance standards, specifically with regard to the sufficiency of the Cost Recovery Order, began in 2007-2008. While in the midst of designing the parameters for evaluation, the Agency underwent a substantial modification to its structure. In order to reflect the new operating environment, the Agency is re-developing its Participant Satisfaction Survey to establish indicators (such as Fairness, Accessibility, Timeliness, Efficiency and Value for Investment) to allow for qualitative performance evaluation within the new structure. | The Agency will use these measures in the 2009-2010 DPR. | 2009-2010 | 7,751.0 | 11,006.4 |
| 2010-2011 | 7,751.0 | 11,006.4 | |||||||||
| 2011-2012 | 7,751.0 | 11,006.4 | |||||||||
| Fees charges for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act | O | Access to Information Act | 1992 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 119.4 | Service standards are in section 7 of the Access to Information Act1 | Statutory deadlines were met 38% of the time | 2009-2010 | 0.7 | 91.4 |
| 2010-2011 | 0.7 | 91.4 | |||||||||
| 2011-2012 | 0.7 | 91.4 | |||||||||
| Sub-total (R) | 7,751.0 | 4,009.0 | 5,679.6 | 2009-2010 | 7,751.7 | 11,097.8 | |||||
| Sub-total (O) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 119.4 | 2010-2011 | 7,751.7 | 11,097.8 | |||||
| Total | 7,751.1 | 4,009.1 | 5,799.0 | 2011-2012 | 7,751.7 | 11,097.8 | |||||
For 2008-2009, environmental assessment services constitute the main source of revenues for the Agency. This amount is subject to variation depending on the level of review panel activity that is eligible for cost recovery. Reflected forecasted revenues of $7,751K are based on authorities. As review panel activity increases additional authorities will be sought. Full costs of environmental assessment services are based on actual revenues for 2008-2009 and forecasted revenues for 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 adjusted for an estimated portion of the cost provided without charge2 and other costs that can not be recovered under the current authorities.
Actual and forecasted revenues for Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) are based on a set fee per request as prescribed in the Access to Information Act. Full costs are based on actual costs related to generating the required information adjusted by an estimated portion of the cost provided without charge.
1http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/index.html
2Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada. Contributions covering employer's share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by the Treasury Board Secretariat. Salary and associated expenditures of legal services provided by Justice Canada.
External Fees
| External Fee | Service Standard1 | Performance Results2 | Stakeholder Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental assessment services | Environmental Assessment Review Panel Service Charges Order | Individual service-level agreements were signed and administered between the Agency and project proponents in support of 75% of the active environmental assessments conducted by review panels, in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act during the reporting period. The remainder are expected to be signed during the 2009-2010 reporting period. | Before the development of the Order, public comments were solicited at stakeholder meetings held across Canada, and consultations were held over the course of several meetings with the Minister's multi-stakeholder Regulatory Advisory Committee. All the comments received were considered and, where appropriate, incorporated into the design of the Order. |
| Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act | Service standards are in section 7 of the Access to Information Act3 | Statutory deadlines were met 38% of the time. | The service standard is established by the Access to Information Act and the Access to Information Regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken for amendments made in 1986 and 1992. |
1As established pursuant to the Policy on Service Standards for External Fees:
- Service standards may not have received parliamentary review; and
- Service standards may not respect all performance standard establishment requirements under the User Fees Act (UFA)(e.g. international comparison; independent complaint address).
2 Performance results are not legally subject to section 5.1 of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
3 http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-1/index.html
Other Information
Over the last fiscal year, the Agency's ATIP Office has faced a major staffing turnaround issue which is now resolved. Moreover, ATIP requests received by the Agency during the reporting period were of a very complex nature, resulting in longer than anticipated response times. As a result, the Agency was required to request extensions to fulfill the requests. In addition, consultation with some departments took longer than expected, which resulted in further delays.