2023 Completed Access to Information Requests
The following list contains summaries of completed requests. Requests focusing on personal information are not included.
Year
Month
Request number
Summary of Request
Disposition
Number of pages disclosed
Year: 2023
Month: January
Request number: 22-2243
Summary of Request: I am requesting a listing of passenger cars that were/are sent for structural-integrity testing at the National Research Council facility in Ottawa and the dates the cars were taken the Ottawa. (Closed 2023-01-27)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: February
Request number: 22-2241
Summary of Request: Number of on/off passengers per year, for the last five years (2018-2022) at the Terrace, BC VIA Rail station and the On-Time Performance at the station, with consideration of the thirty-minute window (Closed 2023-02-14)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 2
Year: 2023
Month: February
Request number: 22-2242
Summary of Request: All questions below apply to the time period December 15, 2012 to December 15, 2022 inclusive: 1. How many ‘critical incidents’ with passenger trains have been linked with drug and alcohol abuse? 2. How many times have locomotive engineers tested positive for drugs? 3. When a locomotive engineer has tested positive for drugs and alcohol, what substances are they testing positive for? 4. How many locomotive engineers have checked into substance abuse programs? 5. How many locomotive engineers were mandated to attend substance abuse programs? 6. How many locomotive engineers have had last chance clauses when it comes to drugs and alcohol? 7. How many times have drug and alcohol use on the job been reported to superiors? 8. For locomotive engineers that tested positive for substances, what was the outcome? (Closed 2023-02-20)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 2
Year: 2023
Month: February
Request number: 22-2255
Summary of Request: I am writing to look for VIA Rail traffic data on the CN Alexandria subdivision, between Route 500 W (County Road) and St. Isidore Road in Casselman, Ontario. The data would like correspond to the VIA Rail trains passing Casselman station in both directions in a day. (Closed 2023-02-20)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2249
Summary of Request: Please provide the number of employees making over 100K a year in salary, along with the total costs of said salaries. Please provide a record of this from 2015 to 2022 inclusive. Provide one number per year for the number of employees and one number per year for the total amount of money. Please also provide the total number of employees for the entire organization for each year. (Closed 2023-03-10)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2250
Summary of Request: Provide documentation on the number of employees who have received pay increases during 2022, including step pay increases, but do not include pay raises due to promotions to new positions. Please also provide the number of employees who received pay cuts during the same time period, as well as corresponding amounts, but excluding those employees who left their position. (Closed 2023-03-10)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2251
Summary of Request: Provide documentation on the amounts and number of employees who have received bonuses or other forms of performance incentives since the beginning of 2022. Provide the annual breakdown or equivalent for calendar year 2022. (Closed 2023-03-10)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2252
Summary of Request: Please provide the total compensation (salary + benefits) paid out to executives for the calendar year 2022. Include a breakdown of the different types of benefits paid out including any performance or incentive pay received for each year. Please provide ranges if exact amounts cannot be provided. Please also provide a total number of executives at the corporation for 2022. (Closed 2023-03-10)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2260
Summary of Request: I would like to receive a copy of your investigation report, including any videos, with respect to an accident involving a VIA train which took place on December 25, 2022 on Highway 12, Orillia, Ontario. (Closed 2023-03-10)
Disposition: No records exist
Number of pages disclosed: N/A
Year: 2023
Month: March
Request number: 22-2254
Summary of Request: Federal government funding to VIA Rail by year from 2002 to 2022. (Closed 2023-03-17)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: April
Request number:
Summary of Request: Nothing to report.
Disposition:
Number of pages disclosed:
Year: 2023
Month: May
Request number: 22-2301
Summary of Request: 1. I would like a copy of the external job postings for the position of Employee Service Advisor. In particular on job search sites, e.g. Jobboom, Indeed, etc.; 2. I would like to know the base salary for Employee Service Advisor. (Closed 2023-05-12)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 2
Year: 2023
Month: May
Request number: 22-2304
Summary of Request: I am requesting the following information: 1. An update project timeline, more particularly a timeline of expected delivery dates and when the final train set is expected to be delivered (…); 2. The original contract is for 32 train sets. Is that 23 train sets with 32 locomotives or are we getting an extra locomotive; 3. Anticipated start to revenue runs servicing stations on CN Kingston Sub (i.e., Brockville, Kingston, and points west; 4. If available, anticipated train set test dates (…); 5. Status of train set #1 (Locomotive 2200, 2201/Cab Car 2300) (…) Will this train set enter revenue service soon?; and 6. Testing requirements that need to be met before the train set can enter service. (Closed 2023-05-31)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: June
Request number: 22-2307
Summary of Request: (…) Can we please obtain the Rail Traffic Report for the rail line that passes through Stratford, Ontario. (…) We need all of the data typically required for Noise & Vibration Assessments including but not limited to: rail class, type (Diesel, Electric, track type (CWR or other), number of trains per train type daytime (0700 to 2300), number of trains per train type nighttime (2300 to 0700), maximum number of locomotives, maximum number of cars, maximum train speed. (Closed 2023-06-05)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: July
Request number: 23-2308
Summary of Request: I am writing to request a copy of VIA Rail’s 2022 and 2023 Annual Reports to the Head of Compliance under section 36 of the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations. (Closed 2023-07-06)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 6
Year: 2023
Month: July
Request number: 22-2244
Summary of Request: I request a copy of all emails sent or received by Martin R. Landry from December 1, 2022 to the most current date available, regarding the CN train derailment and delays and cancellations experienced over the holiday travel season. (Closed 2023-07-10)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 527
Year: 2023
Month: July
Request number: 22-2245
Summary of Request: I request copies of all email communications sent or received by VIA Rail staff on board train 55 from December 23 to December 26, 2022 which spent hours immobilized between Ottawa and Toronto. (Closed 2023-07-10)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 446
Year: 2023
Month: July
Request number: 22-2246
Summary of Request: I request all safety reports or logs prepared into stoppages over the holiday travel season from December 23, 2022 to the most current date available. (Closed 2023-07-10)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 4
Year: 2023
Month: July
Request number: 23-2317
Summary of Request: Obtain the number of travellers (passengers) at each station, for the years 2013 and 2022, on the Washago and Rice Lake route and on the route between Sudbury and White River. (Closed 2023-07-10)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: August
Request number: 23-2318
Summary of Request: Copy of written complaints received between December 22, 2022 and January 22, 2023 regarding train 669 travelling from Montreal to Toronto on December 23, 2022 (Closed 2023-08-01)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 7
Year: 2023
Month: August
Request number: 23-2305
Summary of Request: All emails received concerning passenger feedback from Train 55 on December 23 and 24 2022 (Closed 2023-08-14)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 10
Year: 2023
Month: August
Request number: 23-2306
Summary of Request: I request all emails and texts concerning myself that have been exchanged between or with the following persons and departments mentioned [information protected] (Closed 2023-08-14)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 142
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 22-2205
Summary of Request: 1. Any analyses of alternatives to, and alternative methods of carrying out, the HFR proposal, including different scope, routes and technological options (…); 2. Specific information on the proposed new route including any details of possible alternative routings through the Havelock to Smith Falls portion; 3. Cost and benefit analyses including assumptions about costs, ridership and any impact on reduced ridership on the existing routes, for the different alternatives considered; 4. Information on the expected scope, nature and timing of public consultations, public review processes and other approval processes and the expected construction schedule; 5. Information on affected landholder compensation policy and mechanisms. (Closed 2023-09-08)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 148
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 22-2207
Summary of Request: To obtain a copy of any and all documents held by VIA Rail regarding the $71 million in-depth review that was conducted on HFR and is mentioned in this La Presse article between January 1, 2019 and today, April 8, 2022. We want all documents, e-mails, correspondence, letters or, better yet, complete copies of this review. (Closed 2023-09-08)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 148
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 23-2310
Summary of Request: In relation to the VIA HFR (dedicated tracks) project, I am interested specifically in (i) ridership numbers of projections broken down by station or segment; (ii) projected revenue and operating costs for the project once built; (iii) specific route and infrastructure information; and (iv) analysis of speed in relation to the infrastructure, straightening and crossing removals (Closed 2023-09-01)
Disposition: No records exist
Number of pages disclosed: 0
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 23-2311
Summary of Request: Communications (emails) between (former) CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano and Alstom, between 2014-2019 (Closed 2023-09-01)
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages disclosed: 15
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 23-2312
Summary of Request: Detailed staffing costs breakdown by role (for the whole organization) for the last year (2022). Staffing costs for on train customer service representatives, station staff, engineering, and office staff (Closed 2023-09-01)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1
Year: 2023
Month: September
Request number: 23-2314
Summary of Request: I would like to obtain the following information regarding VIA’s Quebec City – Windsor corridor services: (i) current equipment cycles (…); (ii) records of train consists for all corridor services from June 19th to June 26th, 2023 (…); (iii) I would also like to obtain the VIA Rail equivalent of the Amtrak Service Standards Manual (…) (Closed 2023-09-01)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 101
Year: 2023
Month: October
Request number: 23-2322
Summary of Request: I am requesting a copy of external postings for Coordinator, Employee Experience. In particular, on job sites such as Jobboom, Indeed, etc. I would like to know the base salary; I would like to have the job description. (Closed 2023-10-06)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 2
Year: 2023
Month: October
Request number: 23-2324
Summary of Request: We request train speeds, train volumes, train types as well as the number of locomotives and cars per train for the VIA Rail Beachburg Subdivision, specifically for the corridor nearest to 2013 Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa, Ontario. (Closed 2023-10-27)
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages disclosed: 1