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2010-11
Departmental Performance Report
National Research Council Canada
Supplementary Information (Tables)
Table of Contents
- Sources of Respendable and Non-respendable Revenue
- User Fees/External Fees
- Details on Transfer Payments Programs
- Horizontal Initiatives
- Green Procurement
- Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
- Internal Audits and Evaluations
Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
Respendable Revenue
| Program Activity | 2008-09 Actual ($ millions) |
2009-10 Actual ($ millions) |
2010-11 ($ millions) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
| Manufacturing Technologies | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 28.3 | 25.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| Rentals | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Royalties | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Publications | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Other | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 23.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | ||
| Information and Communications Technologies and Emerging Technologies | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Rentals | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Royalties | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Publications | ||||||
| Other | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 11.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| Industrial Research Assistance | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Rentals | ||||||
| Royalties | ||||||
| Publications | ||||||
| Other | ||||||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Health and Life Science Technologies | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Rentals | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Royalties | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Publications | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Other | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 11.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||
| Energy and Environmental Technologies | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Rentals | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Royalties | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Publications | ||||||
| Other | 0.1 | |||||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 8.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| National Science and Technology Infrastructure | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Rentals | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Royalties | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Publications | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Other | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Scientific, Technical and Medical Information | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 10.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Rentals | ||||||
| Royalties | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Publications | 2.8 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Other | 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| Internal Services | ||||||
| Fee for Service | 5.7 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Rentals | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Royalties | ||||||
| Publications | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 0.9 | |||||
| Revenues Available for Use from Prior Years | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| Total Respendable Revenue | 90.6 | 155.9 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 123.3 | 123.3 |
Notes:
In accordance with section 5.1 (e) of the National Research Council Act, NRC is authorized to spend its operating revenues and therefore does not net-vote.
Due to rounding, figures may not add to total shown. Values shown as zero are non-zero values which, due to rounding, display as "0.0".
User Fees and Regulatory Charges/External Fees
User Fees and Regulatory Charges
User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)
Fee Type: Other products and services (O)
Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act
Date Last Modified: 2011
Performance Standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to Section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. NRC's web site provides additional information on the Access to Information Act requirements, NRC's ATIP services in addition to NRC's Annual Reports to Parliament.
Performance Results: NRC received 55 access to information requests and 34 consultations from other government departments.
| 2010-11 ($ dollars) | Planning Years ($ dollars) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
| 500 | 265 | 81,249 | 2011-12 | 500 | 250,000 |
| 2012-13 | 500 | 250,000 | |||
| 2013-14 | 500 | 250,000 | |||
Other Information:
External Fees
| External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Reference Materials Program (NRC-INMS) | 3 business days turnaround time between reception of order and shipping of order | Of the 800 orders received this fiscal year, 92.8% met the 3-day standard. | None of the 800 customers responded to NRC's survey. The low response rate was taken as indicative of general satisfaction with the Program. One official complaint was received regarding a product received in a broken ampoule. Packaging method was modified. |
| Sale of National Code Documents and other documents | Orders processed (shipped) 1-14 days after receipt of all required information | 95% of orders shipped within the target of 14 days | 91% of clients indicated satisfaction with the product and services, with the overall satisfaction measurement being "very good". Of 6,368 orders, 39 were refunded or exchanged due to dissatisfaction of the PDF product by the client. (Reasons cited included: inability to download it due to security issues; inability to manipulate it to the extent preferred; limitation of access from only one computer, etc.) |
| Fees charged for Parking | 3 day turnaround time between request and delivery of parking passes; ongoing monitoring of parking sites. | Parking fee implementation is in early stages. Of 1118 requests for parking passes, all were filled on time, and regular monitoring of sites took place. | One request for further information or review of the parking situation was acted upon promptly and resolved in a respectful and appropriate manner. |
Other Information:
Details of Transfer Payment Programs
- Transfer Payment Program #1 – NRC-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
- Transfer Payment Program #2 – TRIUMF
- Transfer Payment Program #3 – International Telescope Program
Name of Transfer Payment Program: NRC-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
Start Date: April 1, 2008
End Date: March 31, 2013
Description: This program provides a range of technical and business-oriented advisory services, as well as financial support for small and medium-sized (SME) Canadian businesses engaged in research and development of technological innovations. The program is important for enabling enterprises to generate significant economic activity for Canadian industry by augmenting the capacity and capability of enterprises to innovate and commercialize. Financial support is provided through a transfer payment program delivered by a cross-Canada network of more than 250 professionals, including over 230 Industrial Technology Advisors (ITAs), and located in approximately 100 communities. The field staff of professionals, recognized for their scientific, technical, engineering, business expertise, and knowledge of SMEs, provides clients with customized value-added advice, information, referrals and financial assistance. They work with clients at all stages of the innovation - commercialization continuum, including: project development; access to technical assistance, financial, business, marketing or management advice; access to competitive technical information; patent searches; and access to local, regional, national or international linkages. NRC-IRAP Innovation Network Advisors (INAs) represent and promote NRC-IRAP in the community innovation system and build effective regional innovation system relationships for the benefit of SMEs. This includes working with organizations that receive NRC-IRAP contributions as well as with other organizations to facilitate the implementation of multi-sector, multi-partner initiatives that are relevant to SMEs regionally and nationally. As well, the program supports the placement of graduates in SMEs through its participation in the delivery of Human Resources and Social Development Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES).
Strategic Outcome: Advancements in innovative technologies and increased innovation capacity in targeted Canadian industries and national priority areas.
Results Achieved: NRC-IRAP provided $232.8M to 3,098 firms and 190 organizations for 4,400 innovation projects that supported 12,821 jobs, including 1,442 for recent graduates.
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | 86.5 | 215.1 | 187.0 | 235.5 | 232.8 | 2.7 |
| Total Program Activity | 86.5 | 215.1 | 187.0 | 235.5 | 232.8 | 2.7 |
Comment on Variance: The Planned Spending amount of $187.0M represents the best known amount at the time the Main Estimates were prepared. The Total Authorities includes Planned Spending, amounts from Budget 2010, amounts from Supplementary Estimates, and other statutory authorities. The difference between the Planned Spending and the Total Authorities is $48.5M ($26.6M for a transfer from Industry Canada for Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), $16.2M for FedDev Ontario's Southern Ontario Development Program (SODP), $3.6M for Youths and $2.1M for Clusters contributions to Organizations). The $2.7M difference between the Total Authorities and the Actual Spending is principally due to a lapse in the contribution budget for NRC-IRAP.
Audit Completed or Planned: In progress, to be completed in 2011-12.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: 2011-12
Name of Transfer Payment Program: TRIUMF
Start Date: 1976
End Date: Continuing
Description: TRIUMF functions as Canada's national laboratory for research in subatomic physics and as Canada's gateway to international subatomic physics. It is operated as a joint venture by a consortium of more than 11 Canadian universities. TRIUMF houses a particle accelerator that produces energetic beams of subatomic particles for fundamental research in nuclear and particle physics and in nuclear medicine. This research lays the foundation for new technologies in the physical and life sciences, the facility being a unique and major contributor to advanced materials research in Canada and abroad. TRIUMF also operates four smaller cyclotrons used for medical research and to produce medical isotopes for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Strategic Outcome: Canadians have access to research and development information and infrastructure.
Results Achieved:
General
- Provided training and employment opportunities for 42 graduate and 72 undergraduate students.
- 622 external scientists visited TRIUMF.
- 203 users from different organizations used TRIUMF for research, medical and commercial activities.
- 198 publications in scientific journals.
- TRIUMF consortium grew to 17 members.
- ACSI, with whom TRIUMF has partnered, sold 11 cyclotrons last year, the best year to date, and the company is continuing to expand.
- AAPS, Inc., TRIUMF's partner in commercialization and a Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR), received $1.8M from Western Economic Development (WED) for development of geotomography using cosmic rays to locate buried ore bodies.
- 1 patent.
- $1,570,957 in royalty income.
Nuclear Science and Particle Physics
- Construction has commenced on ARIEL, which will include the next generation linear accelerator.
- Successfully piloted an experimental program using rare isotopes extracted from actinide targets in December 2010; original research results are being presented at the summer 2011 conferences that make use of facilities in Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC).
- The ATLAS Tier-1 Data Centre at TRIUMF is ranked first in availability (up-time) of the 10 Tier-1 sites for the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) around the globe.
Nuclear Medicine
- WED announced $1M in funding for an upgrade of one of TRIUMF's nuclear-medicine laboratories to GMP compliance.
- TRIUMF led a team that received $6M in funding from NRCan to develop and demonstrate cyclotron-based production of Tc-99m, a critical medical isotope, using existing medical cyclotrons.
- TRIUMF proton beams treated 7 patients with otherwise incurable ocular cancer.
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | 43.5 | 44.0 | 19.3 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Total Program Activity | 43.5 | 44.0 | 19.3 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 0 |
Comment on Variance: N/A
Audit Completed or Planned: NRC prepares a multi-year risk based audit plan that is updated and approved annually. TRIUMF Transfer Payment Program (TPP) was assessed as low risk, so no internal audit is planned.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: 2013-14
Name of Transfer Payment Program: International Telescope Program
Start Date: 1978
End Date: Ongoing
Description: NRC, in partnership with other international bodies, provides financial contributions that support the management and operation of observatories maintained by the Canadian government and participates in the oversight and direction of the facilities and research.
Strategic Outcome: Canadians have access to research and development information and infrastructure.
Results Achieved:
- NRC's Canadian Astronomy Data Centre – the largest astronomy data centre in the world, housing 500 Terabytes of science data – served 170 Terabytes of astronomy data to roughly 2,000 professional astronomers (out of a world population of perhaps 10,000).
- 341 scientific papers were published based on data obtained using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, and the Gemini Observatory.
- Building on NRC's award-winning work in composite antennas, a successful conceptual design review was held for a novel composite antenna for a next-generation radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.
| 2008-09 Actual Spending |
2009-10 Actual Spending |
2010-11 Planned Spending |
2010-11 Total Authorities |
2010-11 Actual Spending |
Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | 10.5 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| Total Program Activity | 10.5 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
Comment on Variance: The International Telescope Program manages agreements with a variety of partners to operate and maintain off-shore telescopes for the benefit of the Canadian astronomy community. Contributions to the majority of these agreements are made in U.S. dollars. The strength of the Canadian dollar in the last year has meant that NRC's actual expenditures were less than had been forecast on the basis of a strong American dollar.
Audit Completed or Planned: NRC prepares a multi-year risk based audit plan that is updated and approved annually. The Telescope TPP was assessed as low risk, so no internal audit is planned.
Evaluation Completed or Planned: 2011-12
Horizontal Initiatives
Name of Horizontal Initiative: Genomics R&D Initiative (GRDI)
Name of Lead Department: National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Lead Department Program Activity: Health and Life Science Technologies
Start Date: April 1999
End Date: March 2011 (renewal requested for 2011-14)
Total Federal Funding Allocation (from start date to end date): $234.1M
Description of the Horizontal Initiative (including funding agreement): The Initiative was established to build and maintain genomics research capacity in government and to deliver value-added applications for responding to national priorities and government mandates as well as for building wealth for Canadians.
Shared Outcome: Genomic contributions for enhancing the quality of life for Canadians in terms of health, safety, environment, and social and economic development.
Governance Structure(s): An interdepartmental Genomics R&D ADM Committee manages and coordinates the Initiative. The Committee ensures that effective priority setting mechanisms are established within departments and that investments are focused and strategic. It also ensures that common management principles are implemented and that horizontal collaborations between organizations are pursued. The Committee is represented by Industry Canada plus each of the Federal Partners: NRC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Environment Canada (EC), and Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). An Interdepartmental Working Group (WG) provides recommendations and advice to the ADM Coordinating Committee regarding strategic priority setting and overall management. It also supports evaluation and reporting. The NRC chairs the Committee and the WG.
Performance Highlights:
| Federal Partner | Federal Partner Program Activity | Names of Programs for Federal Partner | Total Allocation (from Start to End Date) ($ millions) | 2010-11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Spending ($ millions) |
Actual Spending ($ millions) |
Expected Results | Results Achieved | ||||
| NRC | Health and Life Science Technologies | Genomics and Health Initiative | 71.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Commercially- relevant advances in genomics R&D related to human health. | A bench-top prototype incorporating biochip technology has been developed and built that dramatically shortens the time required for detecting and distinguishing between closely related bacterial strains related to human health. This tool will be further refined into a compact, storable unit that will shorten and simplify the protocol for pathogen detection in food products. A tool has been developed, based on a breast cancer tumour's genetic signature that helps physicians to determine a patient's prognosis and need for chemotherapy. This tool can reduce both the patient morbidity and the costs associated with unnecessary chemotherapy. |
| AAFC | Science, Innovation and Adoption | Canadian Crop Genomics Initiative | 71.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | Improvements in crop value of cereals, soybean and canola. | Specific genes or diagnostic markers were identified for improving 1) white rust disease resistance, insect resistance, and phenolic content and hence the health benefits of canola; 2) early maturity, allergenicity and other health benefits of soybeans; and 3) resistance to rust diseases and to Fusarium blight in wheat. Genes have been identified and characterized in Brassica carinata (a mustard oilseed crop related to Brassica napus – canola) that have been shown to increase seed oil content and crop yield. Through a strategic partnership with NRC, the Canadian agricultural biotechnology company Agrisoma Biosciences is conducting tests with these genes to assess Brassica carinata as a value added crop for bio-diesel production. |
| DFO | Biotechnology and Genomics | Aquatic Biotechnology and Genomis R&D | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Genomic knowledge for sustainable management of aquatic resources. | Researchers have developed genetic markers that are being used to, for example, increase understanding of population genetics and structure of Redfish species, Dolly Varden char and capelin; assess the migratory fitness of wild Pacific salmon; monitor aquatic invasive tunicate species; and evaluate the diversity and nature of genetic variation of wild and captive-bred Atlantic salmon. |
| HC | Emerging Health Issues | HC/PHAC Genomics Initiative | 46.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | Genomic knowledge for the Canadian health regulatory system. | Biochemical pathways perturbed by exposure to environmental hazards such as radiation from natural sources and consumer devices (e.g. cell phones), chemical carcinogens and endocrine disruptors were identified with the objective of supporting Health Canada's regulation of risks associated with environmental hazards. Gene responses to different dietary fibres were identified and investigated to assist in the policy decisions on regulating these nutritional components. Public health-ready versions of the emerging high- throughput genome sequencing technologies are being developed by using priority pathogens as case studies, including Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. These approaches include the laboratory technologies for the acquisition and finishing of whole bacterial genomes, and the informatic tools needed for the assembly, annotation and analysis of genome data in the context of molecular epidemiology. |
| NRCan | Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources | NRCan-CFS Genomics R&D Initiative | 23.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Genomic knowledge for forest generation and protection. | Development of molecular markers a) towards the selection of spruce trees with desired characteristics, b) offering resistance to blister rust in white pine, and c) allowing the differentiation of Hemlock Looper (moth pest) ecotypes for use in tree breeding or pest management. Construction of the most complete genetic map of a conifer (white spruce) allowing the transfer of markers among spruce species. Identification of genes involved in pathogen-host interactions of Douglas fir and poplar which strengthens the understanding of pathogen resistance in trees. |
| EC | Canadians Adopt Sustainable Consumption and Production Approaches | Strategic Applications of Genomics in the Environment | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Genomic applications for risk assessment/ management, wildlife conservation/ management, and enforcement. | Tools and approaches were developed for assessing the risk of potentially toxic substances in the environment, to inform enforcement and compliance decisions, and to learn more about individual species (e.g., population structure and mating behaviour), which may contribute to the development of wildlife conservation and management plans. |
| CIHR | N/A | N/A | 0.5 | N/A | N/A | CIHR received a single allocation in 1999-00 to assist in creation of Genome Canada Secretariat. | There are no expected results. |
| Total | 234.1 | 19.9 | 19.9 | ||||
Comments on Variances: No variance was reported.
Results to be achieved by non-federal partners (if applicable): N/A
Contact information: Gary Fudge, P. Eng., Director, Life Sciences Horizontal Initiatives, National Research Council, 613-949-0542
Green Procurement
Green Procurement Capacity Building
| Activity | Target as % (as reported in 2010-11 RPP) | Actual Results as % | Description/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training for Procurement and Materiel Management Staff | 100 | 45 | Training of procurement and MM staff commenced in 2009-10, however the target of 100% has not been achieved due to limited resources and a delay in staffing the position that will be responsible to implement the training schedule required. This will be achieved in 2011-12 with the return of the Policy, Systems and Monitoring resource who is currently away on family leave. |
| Training for Acquisition Cardholders | 50 | N/A | A similar schedule will be implemented for acquisition cardholders to ensure that they are trained on the Canadian School of Public Service (CSPS) C215 course by the end of 2011-12. |
| Performance Evaluations | 50 | N/A | During 2010-11, NRC's performance review system was in the process of changing. Because of the introduction of NRC's new Commitment to Excellence performance review system in 2011-12 as well as a delay in staffing the position that will be responsible to implement the training and evaluation, it was decided to modify this aspect of the performance evaluation system for use in 2011-12. |
| Procurement Processes and Controls | N/A | N/A | A new position has been created for a Policy, Monitoring and Systems Officer. However this resource is not scheduled to return to the workplace until January 2012. As part of the duties of this position, a training program will be developed to educate budget managers on green procurement. The template used to review contracts prior to their being awarded has been modified to include an item addressing green procurement. As a result of the implementation of NRC's Investment Planning process, a procurement review committee will be established to review requirements to ensure that green procurement initiatives are incorporated where feasible for 2011-12 |
Use of Green Consolidated Procurement Instruments
| Good/Service | Target as % (as reported in 2010-11 RPP) | Actual Results as % | Description/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| All commodities with Green Procurement considerations in Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Standing Offers | 75 | 85 | The majority of NRC purchases are made using call-ups against PWGSC Standing Offers. In 2010-11, NRC processed 2998 "green" purchase order lines (with multiple item quantities per line) valued at $2,429,243. Of the 2998 lines processed, 2536 lines or 85% were call-ups against PWGSC Standing Offers. As more of the PWGSC standing Offers incorporate green procurement considerations NRC's value of call-ups against these standing offers will continue to increase. |
Reduction Initiatives for Specific Goods
| Consumable/Asset | Target as % Reduction or # per FTE | Actual Results as % Reduction or # per FTE | Description/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various consumables and assets | N/A | N/A | Following an extensive spend analysis and planning for reduction purposes, NRC launched various reduction initiatives for commodities in 2010-11:
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Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
| Response to Parliamentary Committees |
|---|
NRC made two appearances before Parliamentary Committees in 2010-11.
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| Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development) |
| There were no performance audits completed by the Auditor General in 2010-11. |
| 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) |
| In Fall 2010, the Commissioner of Official Languages selected NRC among 12 other government institutions to receive a report card that will be released in Volume II of the Commissioner's Report. As in previous years, each institution will be evaluated on a set of criteria grouped into five parts: official languages program management, service to the public, language of work, participation of English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians, and development of official language minority communities and promotion of linguistic duality. This year's report will focus on the development of official language minority communities and promotion of linguistic duality. |
Internal Audits and Evaluations
Internal Audits (current reporting period)
| Name of Internal Audit | Internal Audit Type | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit of Occupational Safety and Health | Management Control Framework | Complete | September 2010 |
| Audit of Integrated Risk Management | Management Control Framework | Complete | June 2010 |
| Continuous Audits – Canada Economic Action Plan Funds (Transfer Payments and Construction Contracts) | Management Control Framework and Compliance | Complete | Posting pending |
| Continuous Audits – Contracts, Acquisition Cards, Travel and Hospitality Expenditures | Management Control Framework and Compliance | Complete for 2010-11 | Posting pending |
| Follow-up to the 2007-08 Audit of the Industrial Research Program | Management Control Framework | Complete | Posting pending |
| Audit of Human Resources Management Planning | Management Control Framework | Complete | Posting pending |
| Follow-up to the 2007-08 Audit of the Management of IT Security | Management Control Framework and Compliance | Complete | Posting pending |
| Audit of the Financial Management Control Framework – Revenue | Management Control Framework and Compliance | Complete | Posting pending |
| Audit of the Financial Management Control Framework – EDP Purchases | Management Control Framework and Compliance | In progress | 2012-13 |
| Audit of the Financial Management Control Framework – Budgeting | Management Control Framework and Compliance | In progress | 2012-13 |
Evaluations (current reporting period)
| Name of Evaluation | Program Activity | Status | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the International Affiliations | Internal Services | Complete | 2010-11 |
| Evaluation of the Indoor Air Quality Theme of the Clean Air Agenda | Manufacturing Technologies | Complete | 2010-11 |
| Evaluation of the NRC Institute for Aerospace Research | Manufacturing Technologies | Complete | 2011-12 |
| Evaluation of the Genomics R&D Initiative | Health and Life Science Technologies | Complete | 2011-12 |
| Evaluation of the International Telescope Agreements | National Science and Technology Infrastructure | Complete | 2011-12 |
| Evaluation of the NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program | Industrial Research Assistance | In progress | 2012-13 |
| Evaluation of the NRC Health and Related Life Sciences Technologies | Health and Life Science Technologies | Cancelled * | N/A |