Access to Information & Oversight Record
This page records Access to Information (ATI/ATIP) requests submitted to federal institutions in relation to aircraft noise, nighttime operations, and public-health oversight associated with Toronto Pearson Airport. Where applicable, it also documents oversight actions by the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada.
The purpose of this page is to provide a transparent, chronological public record of requests, responses, and investigations.
Summary of Activity
- Multiple Access to Information requests were submitted in 2025 to federal institutions, including Transport Canada and Health Canada.
- Two Transport Canada requests have now resulted in final reports and formal orders from the Information Commissioner: 5825-03707 for request A-2025-00178 and 5825-03708 for request A-2025-00179.
- Health Canada has also faced multiple OIC reviews, including one preliminary finding recommending an order to respond for failure to comply with statutory timelines.
- Several other requests remain under investigation by the Office of the Information Commissioner, including file 5825-04430 for request A-2025-00566.
- New requests submitted in late 2025 and early 2026 remain pending response or acknowledgement.
Transport Canada
Request A-2025-00178
Date submitted: May 20, 2025
Subject: Records relating to the design, approval, and administration of Pearson’s Night Flight Restriction Program, including the passenger-based night-flight budget formula.
Status: OIC order issued
OIC file number: 5825-03707
OIC Final Report – File 5825-03707
Date: March 24, 2026
Type: Final report and order under section 37(2)
Finding: Transport Canada failed to comply with statutory timelines and was deemed to have refused access to records.
Key determination: Delay described by the Commissioner as “irresponsible and unacceptable.”
Order: Transport Canada required to provide a complete response within 120 business days.
Status: Order issued
Record: View full report and analysis
Request A-2025-00179
Date submitted: June 4, 2025
Subject: Historical records and definitions relating to restricted nighttime aircraft movements at Toronto Pearson, including annual movement totals for earlier years.
Status: OIC order issued
OIC file number: 5825-03708
OIC Final Report – File 5825-03708
Date: April 16, 2026
Type: Final report and order under section 37(2)
Finding: Transport Canada failed to respond within the statutory period and was deemed to have refused access to records.
Key determination: Delay by Ontario Region again described by the Commissioner as “irresponsible and unacceptable.”
Order: Transport Canada required to provide a complete response within 60 business days.
Status: Order issued – Transport Canada stated it will implement
Record: View full report and analysis
Request A-2025-00422
Date submitted: September 18, 2025
Subject: Records relating to communications, consultations, and third-party processing associated with Transport Canada’s handling of requests concerning Pearson Airport operations.
Status: Under investigation by the OIC
OIC file number: 5825-03674
Request A-2025-00566
Access request number: A-2025-00566
Subject: Records released by Transport Canada regarding how Ottawa handled corruption, safety, and health warnings about Pearson Airport, including internal handling of Fabio Ovettini’s allegations and related correspondence.
Status: Under investigation by the OIC
OIC file number: 5825-04430
Key dates: Complaint filed with the OIC on January 16, 2026; formal notice of intention to investigate issued on January 22, 2026.
Recent Submissions (Transport Canada)
Request 567
Date submitted: December 10, 2025 (via email to Transport Canada ATIP office)
Subject: ATI request relating to Pearson Airport operations, submitted as a paired request with “566”.
Status: Acknowledged – ATIP file number assigned
ATIP file number: [insert file number here]
New Year ATI Submission
Date submitted: January 1, 2026
Action: Formal Access to Information request submitted regarding Pearson-related oversight and monitoring (details to be published upon acknowledgement).
Status: Submitted
RWYCC / RSC NOTAM Oversight (CYYZ, 2025)
Date submitted: January 3, 2026
Subject: Access to records on Runway Surface Condition (RSC) NOTAMs, Runway Condition Codes (RWYCC), and Transport Canada’s oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of runway surface condition reporting at Toronto Pearson for 2025.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Noise Monitoring Terminal (NMT) Uptime / Outage Records
Date submitted: January 9, 2026
Subject: Access to records on the uptime, outages, and reliability of the Noise Monitoring Terminals (NMTs) associated with Toronto Pearson, including outage dates, reasons, and any internal analyses of NMT reliability and public-reporting implications.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Communications & Coordination (2023–2026)
Date submitted: January 20, 2026
Subject: Records of communications, coordination, preparation, or information-sharing between Transport Canada, NAV CANADA, and the GTAA concerning MP meetings, Neighbourhood Table / community meetings, Humber River–Black Creek engagement, and the September 4, 2025 St. Jude’s community meeting.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Noise Policy, Health Study Work, and Noise Chapters (2022–2026)
Date submitted: January 20, 2026
Subject: Records relating to Transport Canada’s noise policy work, “health study work around noise,” and the “Noise Chapters” referenced in Transport Canada–GTAA correspondence, including drafts, updates, and internal analyses concerning aircraft-noise health impacts and policy changes.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Complaint Analysis, Legitimacy Assessments, and Staffing (2023–2026)
Date submitted: January 20, 2026
Subject: Records concerning internal analysis of aircraft-noise complaints, legitimacy assessments (including references to “robocalls” or automation), staffing and preparedness for complaint surges, and planning for community-facing meetings such as the July 2025 Neighbourhood Table, Humber River–Black Creek sessions, and St. Jude’s follow-ups.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Humber River–Black Creek Meeting – Audio & Transcript Drafts
Date submitted: January 21, 2026
Subject: Request for the full, unedited audio and all versions of the transcript (draft, edited, and final) for the September 4, 2025 Humber River–Black Creek airplane noise meeting at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, together with related correspondence and internal Transport Canada notes.
Status: Submitted – acknowledgement / ATIP file number pending
Health Canada
Request A-2025-000298
Date submitted: May 21, 2025
Subject: Records relating to Health Canada’s consideration of aircraft noise, sleep disturbance, and public-health impacts associated with airport operations.
Status: OIC preliminary finding issued
OIC file number: 5825-03705
OIC Request for Representations – File 5825-03705
Date: April 28, 2026
Stage: Final representations requested before report to Commissioner
Preliminary conclusion: Health Canada failed to respond within the statutory 30-day period.
Finding under review: Deemed refusal under subsection 10(3).
Proposed recommendation: Investigator states he will recommend the Commissioner order Health Canada to respond.
Deadline: User representations requested by May 12, 2026.
Request A-2025-001153 / EG
Date submitted: December 11, 2025
Subject: Records relating to Health Canada’s handling of noise and public-health issues associated with Pearson, including internal assessments and exchanges with GTAA, NAV CANADA, and Transport Canada.
Status: OIC review concluded
OIC file number: 5825-04233
OIC Final Report – File 5825-04233
Date: March 27, 2026
Institution: Health Canada
Issue: Whether Health Canada’s 90-day extension under subsection 9(1)(a) was reasonable.
Finding: Complaint not well founded.
Key determination: Health Canada demonstrated that approximately 11,000 pages were responsive and that the extension was justified.
Due date confirmed: April 8, 2026
Under section 32 of the Access to Information Act, the institutions are required to preserve all records related to these allegations until the investigations and any subsequent legal proceedings are complete. If and when records are released, they will be published here as part of the public evidence record.
Related References
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How the OIC processes and investigates complaints (Office of the Information Commissioner)
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OIC: Submit a complaint
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Access to Information Act (full statute, PDF)
View Statute (PDF) →
Pearson Accountability Alliance
Independent Environmental & Public Health Research for Toronto Pearson Communities.