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Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations over the next three fiscal years

Upcoming Internal Audits over the next three fiscal years

HRSDC’s annual planning cycle is based on risk. At this time, the Risk-Based Internal Audit Plan for 2011–2014 is being developed, with approval anticipated in March 2011.

Below is a listing of internal audit engagements identified in the 2010–2013 Risk-Based Internal Audit Plan. Please note that the list of projects planned for 2011–2014 may change as a result of the risk-based audit planning process for 2011–2014.


Name of Internal Audit Internal Audit Type Status Expected Completion Date
2010-2011
Review of the Departmental Financial Statements for HRSDC for the year ending March 31, 2010 Review Complete August 2010
Audit of the Consolidated Statement of Administrative Costs Charged to the Canada Pension Plan Account by HRSDC and Service Canada, March 31, 2010 Assurance Complete October 2010
Office of the Comptroller General Horizontal Internal Audit of the Management Control Framework for Grants and Contributions – Phase I Assurance Phase I Complete October 2010
Follow-Up Audit of Procurement Practices Follow-up Underway March 2011
Audit of Information Technology Security Assurance Underway December 2011
Audit of Data Access in Corporate Management System Assurance Underway December 2011
Audit of the Management of Call Centres Operations Assurance Underway To be determined
Audit of Overtime Assurance Underway October 2011
Audit of Section 34 of the Financial Administration Act Assurance Underway To be determined
Audit of Information Technology Enterprise Governance Assurance Underway October 2011
Audit of Financial Forecasting Assurance Underway To be determined
Audit of Procurement Practices – Phase II Assurance Planned To be determined
Audit of Internal Controls in Selected Regional Offices Review Planned To be determined
Audit of Departmental Accounts Receivable Assurance Underway To be determined
Audit of IT Asset Management Assurance In-Reserve*  
Audit of Inter/Intra Departmental Agreements Assurance In-Reserve*  
Audit of National Workload System Assurance In-Reserve*  
2011-2012
Audit of Employment Insurance – Management Control Framework Assurance Planned  
Audit of Privacy Assurance Planned  
Audit of Access to Information and Privacy Assurance Planned  
Audit of Identity and Access (EI Systems) Assurance Planned  
Audit of Old Age Security Management Control Framework – Phase II Assurance Planned  
Audit of Web Governance Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Risk Assessment, Management and Mitigation Approach Assurance Planned  
Follow-up Audit of Grants and Contributions Implementation of approved Management Action Plans from past internal audits Follow-up Planned  
Audit of Security Assurance Planned  
Audit of Corporate Data Warehouse Assurance Planned  
Audit of Staffing Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Management of Learning and Training Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Consolidated Statement of Administrative Costs Charged to the Canada Pension Plan Account by HRSDC and Service Canada, March 31, 2011 Assurance Planned  
Review of the Departmental Financial Statements HRSDC for the year ending March 31, 2011 Review Planned  
Follow-up Audit of Risk Management Follow-up Planned  
2012-2013
Audit of Privacy – Phase II Assurance Planned  
Audit of Canada Student Loans Program Assurance Planned  
Audit of Succession Planning Assurance Planned  
Audit of Universal Child Care Benefit Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Canada Pension Plan Management Control Framework Assurance Planned  
Follow-up Audit of Business Continuity Planning Follow-up Planned  
Audit of Aboriginal Skills Employment Training Strategy Assurance Planned  
Audit of Grants and Contributions Centre of Expertise Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Management of Integrity Services Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Service Management Structural Model Assurance Planned  
Audit of the Consolidated Statement of Administrative Costs Charged to the Canada Pension Plan Account by HRSDC and Service Canada, March 31, 2012 Assurance Planned  
Review of the Departmental Financial Statements for HRSDC for the year ending March 31, 2012 Review Planned  

Please Note:
Once approved, HRSDC internal audit reports are posted on the website listed below.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/publications_resources/audit/index.shtml

*In-Reserve audit projects will be conducted if the requisite time and resources become available.


Upcoming Evaluations over the next three fiscal years


Name of Evaluation Program Activity Status Expected Completion Date
2011-2012
Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Common Experience Payment Evaluation DM Approved Report 2011-2012
ecoAUTO Rebate Program Evaluation DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Going to Canada Immigration Portal1 Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) Manitoba Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
LMDA Nova Scotia Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
LMDA Ontario Formative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
LMDA Prince Edward Island Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
National Child Benefit Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Old Age Security Pensions (OAS) Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Racism-Free Workplace Strategy Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Social Development Partnerships Program – Understanding Early Years Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Three Pilot Projects – Seasonal Workers Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Universal Child Care Benefit Formative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Voluntary Sector Strategy Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Wage Earner Protection Program Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Workplace Equity Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
Workplace Skills Initiative Summative DM Approved Report 2011-2012
2012-2013
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships Summative Draft Report 2012-2013
Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund Summative Draft Report 2012-2013
Apprenticeship Grant (combined Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Completion Grant Programs) Summative Draft Report 2012-2013
Canada Disability Savings Program Formative Planning 2012-2013
Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities Summative Draft report 2012-2013
Evaluation of Early (2001-2008) and Post (2009-2011) Employment Insurance Automation and Modernization Evaluation In-progress 2012-2013
Homelessness Partnering Strategy Summative Report 2012-2013
Labour Market Information Summative In-progress 2012-2013
Passport Receiving Agent Evaluation Planning 2012-2013
Vital Event Linkages for British Columbia and Ontario Evaluation Planning 2012-2013
2013-2014
Canada Education Savings Program Summative Planning 2013-2014
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefits Summative Planning 2013-2014
Employment Insurance (EI) Career Transition Assistance Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Employment Insurance Regular Benefits for Long Tenured Workers2 Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Extension of Employment Insurance Regular Benefits Initiative3 Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Labour Market Agreements and Strategic Training and Transition Fund Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD) Nova Scotia Summative4 In-progress 2013-2014
Labour Market Development Agreements Summative
(Cycle II)
In-progress 2013-2014
OAS Pensions - Survivor and Spousal Allowances Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Targeted Initiative for Older Workers Summative In-progress 2013-2014
Work Sharing Benefits Summative In-progress 2013-2014

1 Evaluation report to be tabled to HRSDC Departmental Evaluation Committee for information following Citizen and Immigration Canada’s review and approval (February 2011).
2 2010-2011 Report on Plans and Priorities – referred to as Extended Duration for Long Tenured Workers.
3 2010-2011 Report on Plans and Priorities – referred to as EI Extra 5 weeks.
4 This evaluation has two phases.Phase 2 would involve the evaluation work (i.e., the summative). It would occur only if the evaluability assessment (phase 1) determines that the data is of the quality and integrity required for the evaluation to take place.

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