OIC stats (as of September 6, 2024)

Stats
StatsFY 2023-2024 
(As of September 6, 2023)
FY 2024-2025
(As of September 6, 2024)
 
Complaints
Inadmissible complaintsWe received 755 inadmissible complaints.
  • We received 396 inadmissible complaints.

Out of the 396 complaints:
 

  • 91 inadmissible because we did not have enough information to determine the admissibility of the complaint
  • 70 late (of this number, 336 are delay complaints)
  • 194 outside mandate
  • 17 abandoned by the complaining party
  • 19 duplicates – there is already an ongoing investigation regarding the same allegation
  • 3 for which the Commissioner has exhausted her jurisdiction to investigate
  • 1 Premature
  • 1 Refuse to investigate
Complaints registered

1,389
(969 admin;

420 refusal)

1,472
(993 admin;

479 refusal)

6% increase

September 6, 2023:

  • IRCC admin: 23% of total admin complaints. (227)
  • CBSA admin: 34% of total admin complaints (329)

September 6, 2024:

  •  IRCC admin: 31% of total admin complaints. (309)
  • CBSA admin: 3% of total admin complaints Both FYs: continue to receive more admin than refusal complaints. (33)

CBSA admin September 6, 2024 = 33% of all admin

Top five institutions - complaints registered

CBSA – 358

IRCC – 278

RCMP – 112

PCO – 78

GAC- 50

IRCC – 382

DND – 143

GAC –121

LAC–82

TC – 74

GAC complaints have increased by 142% over last year at the same time – 63 or 52 % from one complainant this FY to date.

September 6, 2023 = 50 (33 admin; 17 refusal)

September 6, 2024 = 121 (94 admin; 27 refusal)

LAC complaints have increased by 228% from last year at the same time.

Complaints closed

1,893

(1,445 admin;

448 refusal)

1,526

(1,069 admin;

457 refusal)

19% decrease

Refusals as % of closed complaints – September 6, 2023 = 24%

Refusals as % of closed complaints – September 6, 2024 = 30%

In FY 2023, one (1) complainant accounted for 18% of the complaints closed. All were IRCC complaints.

In FY 2024, two (2) complainants account for 18% of the complaints closed. The rest of the closed complaints were spread out over various individuals.

Inventory
Inventory2,9762,622

11% decrease from previous year

Number of Complaints by Fiscal Year (As of September 6, 2024)

Number of Complaints by Fiscal Year (As of September 6, 2024)
 Number of complaintsPercentage of inventory
2024-25101038.5%
2023-24106840.8%
2022-2329211.1%
2021-221355.2%
2020-21572.2%
2019-20391.5%
2018-201970.3%
pre 2018-19120.5%
Top five institutions - in inventory

CBSA – 546

IRCC – 422

RCMP – 279

PCO – 233

LAC - 210

CBSA – 410

GAC – 293

IRCC - 208

PCO – 198

RCMP -177

LAC pending complaints – September 6, 2023 = 210

LAC pending complaints – September 6, 2024 = 179– 15% decrease

GAC pending complaints – September 6, 2023 = 88

GAC pending complaints – September 6, 2024 = 293– 233% increase

IRCC pending complaints have decreased by 51%.

6.1 applications
Applications received65

Total applications since 2019: 73

Granted: 11

Refused: 46

Withdrawn: 13

Pending: 3

Applications granted04
Orders
Orders issued

118

(101 admin; 17 refusal)

140

(132 admin; 8 refusal)

Total since June 2019: 637
Orders – top five institutions
Orders – top five institutions
2024-2025 ( As of September 6, 2024)
# of Orders
1.Library and Archives Canada22
2.National Defence20
3.Privy Council Office20
4.Global Affairs11
5.Health Canada8
Orders – top five institutions
Orders – top five institutions 
2023-2024 (As of September 6, 2023)
# of Orders
1.Library and Archives Canada22
2.Privy Council Office13
3.National Defence12
4.Canada Revenue Agency10
5.Global Affairs10
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