The complainant alleged that the 2,280-day time taken by Department of Justice Canada (Justice) to respond to a request under the Access to Information Act is unreasonable.

Justice notified the complainant that the response would require an additional 2,280 days beyond the original 30 days pursuant to paragraphs 9(1)(a) and 9(1)(b) of the Act to complete the processing of the request.

Justice did not show that it met all the requirements of paragraph 9(1)(a), in particular it did not sufficiently justify the length of the extension claimed.

The Information Commissioner ordered the Minister of Justice to provide a final response forthwith.

Justice gave notice to the Commissioner that it would comply with her order and respond to the request forthwith.

The complaint is well founded.