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Upcoming Internal Audits (Next three fiscal years)

To ensure departmental compliance with Treasury Board policies, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) conducts strategic, risk-based evaluations and internal audits of all programs and operations. The internal audits are outlined in the Indian and Northern Affairs Risk-Based Audit Plan 2008–2009 to 2010–2011 and presented in the table below.

Based on findings from the audit of Community Economic Development, the department improved its accountability and due-diligence measures to guarantee funding is directed to economic-development projects most likely to improve the conditions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

The audit activity related to Registration and Membership helped the department ensure the roll-out of a new Secure Certificate of Indian Status card would meet the needs of government and users while also minimizing security risks.

Meanwhile, the recommendations provided in the audits of the Office of the Federal Interlocutor and the Northern Air Stage Funding Subsidy (Food Mail) has helped both offices strengthen their management-control frameworks.

The audit of Capital Facilities and Maintenance identified opportunities for the department to strengthen its management-control framework and adopt a more structured risk-management approach to ensure resources are used effectively.

Management Practices Reviews of a number of regional headquarters and HQ sectors discerned best practices and pinpointed opportunities for improvement in financial management, human-resources management, contracting, grants and contributions administration, and strategic planning and coordination. The cycle of reviews of all regional headquarters and HQ sectors will be completed in early 2009–10, with key findings guiding future audit activity.



Name of Internal Audit Internal Audit Type Status Expected Completion Date
Office of the Federal Interlocutor Internal Management, Transfer Payment Completed February 2008
Registration and Membership — Secure Certificate of Indian Status TRA Program Development Completed April 2008
Audit of IT Security Internal Management Completed April 2008
Audit of Northern Air Stage Funding Subsidy Internal Management Completed June 2008
Human Resources Planning and Resourcing Internal Management Completed June 2008
Community Economic Development Funding Transfer Payment Completed September 2008
Capital Facilities and Maintenance Transfer Payment Completed December 2008
Audit of Self-Government, including Comprehensive Claims — Preliminary Survey Transfer Payment Completed December 2008
Child and Family Services Follow-Up Cancelled Due to OAG Audit N/A
Regional Headquarters Management Practices Review In Progress Various
Grants and Contributions — Departmental Controls — Quality Assurance and Intervention Policy Transfer Payment In Progress January 2009
Aboriginal Business Canada Follow-Up In Progress January 2009
Post-Secondary Education Transfer Payment In Progress January 2009
Capacity Development Transfer Payment In Progress January 2009
Audit of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Transfer Payment In Progress January 2009
Audit of Strategic Policy and Planning (Preliminary Survey) Internal Management In progress February 2009
Contingent Liabilities, Environmental Liabilities Internal Management In Progress April 2009
Audit of Band Support Funding Transfer Payment In Progress April 2009
Audit of Revenues, Loans, and Accounts Receivable Department and Flow-Through Funding (Three Auditable Units) Internal Management In Progress April 2009
Audit of Documentation and Records Management Internal Management In Progress April 2009
Audit of Non-Proposal Driven Economic Development (Preliminary Survey) Transfer Payment In Progress April 2009
Audit of Elementary and Secondary Schools Transfer Payment In Progress May 2009
Audit of Specific Claims Transfer Payment Planned 2009-2010
Grants and Contributions — Departmental Controls, Horizontal Departmental Audit (Scope TBD) Transfer Payment Planned 2009-2010
Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Policy, Planning and Management Audit (Scope TBD) Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Post-Implementation Audit of First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payment System Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of PeopleSoft Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Horizontal Departmental Audit of Training and Development Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Preliminary Survey of Internal and External Communications Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Legal Services and Litigation Management Audits Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Income Assistance Transfer Payment Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Family Violence and Other Social Services Transfer Payment Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Emergency Internal Management, Transfer Payment Planned 2009-2010
Horizontal Departmental Audit of Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Procurement/Contracting Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Travel and Hospitality Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Organizational Design and Classification Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Communications (Scope TBD) Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Audit of Compliance Monitoring Internal Management Planned 2009-2010
Regional Headquarters (TBD) Audits (Scope TBD) Internal Management Planned 2009-2010/ 2010-2011
Audit of System Under Development or Application in Place — (TBD) Internal Management Planned 2010-2011

For more information, click on the following links and access INAC's:

Internal audit and evaluation reports
Evaluation Plan 2008–2009 to 2012–2012
Risk-Based Audit Plan 2008–2009 to 2010–2011