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Response to Parliamentary Committees |
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Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
2007 October Report of the Auditor General of Canada Chapter 1— Safeguarding Government Information and Assets in Contracting The Government of Canada uses a wide range of classified and protected information and assets to help govern the country. The audit examined how the federal government ensures the security of sensitive information and assets that it makes available to industry in the course of contracting. The Government Security Policy and its related operational and technical standards prescribe safeguards to help make the contracting process and internal government operations more secure. These safeguards are designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, availability and value of information and assets and to assure the continued delivery of services. For more information, visit: http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/aud_ch_oag_2007_1_e_23825.html Chapter 7—Management of Forensic Laboratory Services—Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Forensic Laboratory Services (FLS) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provides forensic analysis services for criminal cases to Canada's law enforcement community, which includes Canadian police agencies, Crown Counsel and other federal, provincial and municipal agencies. It operates laboratories in six cities across Canada. In 2005, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness heard conflicting testimony on the performance of the Forensic Laboratory Services. The Committee subsequently asked the Auditor General of Canada to audit the performance of the FLS and the status of DNA cases and service requests. Examined were the timeliness of service delivery by the FLS, the quality management system, consultation with clients and performance reporting to Parliament. We did not audit the quality of the forensic science and offer no opinion, positive or negative, on the validity of scientific analysis used. For more information, visit: http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/aud_ch_oag_200705_7_e_17482.html#ch7hd3a be |
External Audits (Note: These refer to other external audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages) |
RCMP Pension and Insurance Plan Investigation The investigation provided a comprehensive review of the allegations made relating to reports of mismanagement or irregularities in the administration of the RCMP's pension and insurance plans. For more information, visit: http://publicsafety.gc.ca/rcmppension-retraitegrc/iircmp-grc-en.asp#rp |
Below is a list of responses to parliamentary committee reports, reports of the Auditor General of Canada and external audits that pertain to the department's work for FY 2007-2008, along with a link or reference to more information.
Response to Parliamentary Committees |
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Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
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In response to Recommendation 4.27 of the May 2006 Auditor General Report on the Canadian Firearms Program, direct and indirect costs are defined as follows:
Organization
($ millions) |
Past Expenditure
(1995-1996 to 2006-2007) |
2007-2008 Expenditures
|
Direct Costs: | ||
Canada Firearms Centre |
726.1
|
46.7
|
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 2 |
117.2
|
0.0
|
Other Federal Government Departments (costs reimbursed by CAFC): | ||
Canada Border Services Agency |
22.3
|
1.7
|
Department of Justice |
2.0
|
1.2
|
Public Works and Government Services Canada |
1.8
|
0.0
|
Human Resources Development Canada3 |
32.7
|
0.0
|
Transfer payments to Provinces |
202.0
|
12.5
|
Contribution payments to Aboriginal Communities, Other Communities |
2.0
|
0.2
|
Total Direct Costs: |
1106.1
|
62.3
|
Indirect Costs not reimbursed by Canada Firearms Centre: | ||
Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada |
1.5
|
0.2
|
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
4.3
|
0.0
|
Royal Canadian Mounted Police – NWEST |
8.5
|
0.0
|
Canada Border Services Agency |
7.4
|
0.0
|
Correctional Service Canada |
45.5
|
9.4
|
National Parole Board |
6.0
|
0.9
|
Department of Justice |
11.1
|
0.0
|
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada |
0.4
|
0.0
|
Public Works & Government Services Canada |
16.9
|
1.9
|
Other |
11.0
|
1.7
|
Total Indirect Costs: |
112.6
|
14.1
|
Total Program Costs |
1,218.7
|
76.4
|
Net Revenues (1) |
(128.4)
|
(7.1)
|
Net Program Costs |
1,090.3
|
69.3
|
Notes: 2 Reflects direct costs reimbursed by DOJ/CAFC prior to May 17, 2006 to the RCMP. Starting with 2006-2007, direct and indirect costs incurred by the RCMP in support of the Firearms Program will be included within CAFC’s direct operating costs. 3 HRDC no longer provides support services to CAFC for the Central Processing Site in Miramichi, N.B. |
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1. Revenues are credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund and are not available as offsets to operating expenditures. Note: Please refer to Table on Horizontal Initiatives for explanations of expected results, planned spending and indirect costs not reimbursed by CAFC as reported by the Centre's federal partners to substantiate estimated planned spending requirements
related to the delivery of their portion of the Firearms Program. Expenditures are rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand, e.g. $75,000 is rounded up to $0.1 million and $45,000 is rounded down to $0.0 million. |