Some notes from my review of the final Report of the Access to Information Review Task Force, June 2002:
We believe that requesters should be able to choose the format for the copy they receive, if the record can be disclosed, and already exists in that format. (p. 71)
Some government institutions are not releasing any information to a requester before the deadline for responding, or until the full request is completely processed. Others are releasing batches of information to a requester as it is processed. We believe this is the better course. If the requester wishes to receive some information as soon as it is ready for release, there is usually no reason why it should not be provided. (p. 75)
For 2000-2001, the average cost per [ATI] request was $1,035; the average fee collected per request was $12.47; the average fee waived was $7.45.