Coordination of Access to Information Requests System
The Coordination of Access to Information Requests System, also known as CAIRS, was a database of freedom of information requests made to the  federal government of Canada under the Access to Information Act. It was operated by the Department of Public Works and Government Services. It was created in 1989 to internally track requests, and eventually allowed for access to previously filed requests, previously released documents, and then current requests. By 2008, millions of documents had been made available through CAIRS. In 2001, Public Works spent Can$166,000 upgrading the system.Effective April 1, 2008, the Treasury Board has stated that "the requirement to update CAIRS is no longer in effect".