Some information may not be included in the CAIPS report, because disclosure may be undesirable under Access to Information Act.

Often a cover letter is enclosed with the CAIPS report, stating that some information from the immigration file is not provided based on specific provisions of law. 

Mainly there are the following reasons why some information is omitted:

• According to Access to Information Act ( R.S., 1985, c. A-1 ), section 15.(1) - disclosure of information could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities.

• According to Access to Information Act ( R.S., 1985, c. A-1 ), section 16.(1) – information is in some way connected with lawful investigations.

As an example, if immigration file contains records about activities of Canadian enforcement agencies in regards to the case, this information will likely be omitted in the CAIPS report.

The fact that some information is not disclosed should not be alarming for the applicant, since a lot of immigration cases do contain some information of this kind.