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Name of Internal Audit
Audit Type* Status Completion Date Electronic Link to Report
Proactive Disclosure of Position Reclassifications Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Completed November 8, 2007 link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/audit/reports-eng.php
Audit of Contracts under $10K Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Completed November 8, 2007 link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/audit/reports-eng.php
Procurement and Contracting Activities Performance Audit Completed November 8, 2007 link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/audit/reports-eng.php
Proactive Disclosure of Travel and Hospitality Expenses Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Completed March 26, 2008 link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/audit/reports-eng.php
Proactive Disclosure of Grants and Contributions Awards Over $25K Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Completed March 26, 2008 link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/audit/reports-eng.php
Travel and Hospitality Expenditures Performance Audit Reporting June 2008  
Office of Public Health Practice Performance Audit Reporting June 2008  
Financial Delegation of Authority Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Reporting June 2008  
Human Resources Management Performance Audit Reporting June 2008  
Information Management and Information Technology Governance Continuous Auditing and Monitoring In-Progress October 2008  
Property Management Including Life Cycle Management Performance Audit Planned October 2008  
Payroll, Leave and Overtime Administration Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Planned October 2008  
Management of Interchange Agreements Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Planned October 2008  
Health Promotion Programs Performance Audit Planned March 2009  
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Program Performance Audit Planned June 2009  
Information Technology Assets Management (Life Cycle) Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Planned June 2009  
Security of Labs/Scientific and Related Inventories Continuous Auditing and Monitoring Planned June 2009  

* Types of auditing:

  • Performance auditing reviews the activities of an organization to assess whether resources are being managed with due regard for economy, efficiency and effectiveness and whether accountability requirements are being met reasonably.
  • Continuous auditing and monitoring examines whether an organization complies with Government Policies, has the necessary controls in place and provides reliable and relevant information for accountability purposes.

Name of Evaluation

Program Activity

Evaluation Type*

Status

Completion Date

Electronic Link to Report

Formative Evaluation for the Community Action Program for Children

Health Promotion

Formative

Completed**

December 2007

Link to Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Audit and Evaluation Database: link http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/database/newdeptview_e.asp?id=129

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Health Promotion

Summative

In-progress

July 2008

Mid-term Review of the Community Capacity Building Component of the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative

Disease Prevention and Control

Formative

Completed

January 2008

National Immunization Strategy

Disease Prevention and Control

Formative

In-progress

July 2008

Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS

Disease Prevention and Control

Formative

In-progress

December 2008

Evaluation of the Hepatitis C Prevention, Support and Research Program 1999-2006

Disease Prevention and Control

Summative

Approved***

May 2007

Summative Evaluation of the National Health Surveillance Infostructure

Disease Prevention and Control

Summative

Approved

June 2007

Electronic Link to Evaluation Plan: link http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/evaluation-eng.php


* In the Government of Canada, evaluation is the systematic collection and analysis of evidence on the outcomes of policies and programs to make judgements about their relevance, performance and alternative ways to deliver programs or to achieve the same results.
** Completed:  Evaluation report has been drafted and is awaiting Approval.
***Approved:  The final evaluation report has been approved by the Chief Public Health Officer.

Evaluations are typically categorized as formative or summative:

  • Formative evaluations provide information mid-way through a policy or program by examining its delivery, the quality of its implementation and the assessment of the organizational context, personnel procedures and inputs; and 
  • Summative evaluations determine the overall impact a policy or program has had by examining its achievement of outcomes.  The three primary concerns of a summative evaluation are relevance, success and cost-effectiveness.