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Upcoming Internal Audits (Next three fiscal years)


Name of Internal Audit Internal Audit Type Status Expected Completion Date
Risk Management Framework – Effectiveness of Corporate Risk Management Assurance Planned 2010-2011
People Management – Employment and Workplace Practices and Labour Relations Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Ethical Leadership – Agency-wide Integrity and Ethics Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Financial Management Control – Monitoring Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Information Technology – Leadership and Accountability for Organizational Outcomes Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Policy and Programs – Quality of Analysis Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Information Technology – Integration into Organizational Governance Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Corporate Performance Framework Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Due Diligence – Atlantic Innovation Fund Assurance Planned 2010-2011
Follow-up Audits – BDP and CED – Community Investment Follow-up Planned 2010-2011
Financial Management Control – Non-Commercial Projects Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Information Technology – Planning and Added Value Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Planning – Effectiveness of Asset Management Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Governance – Corporate Business Planning Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Governance – Organizational Alignment and Accountability Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Financial Management Control – Compliance with the FAA in Operations Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Governance – Effectiveness of Project Management Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Financial Management Control – Stewardship of Receivables Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Portfolio Coordination – External Portfolio Management Assurance Planned 2010-2012
Financial Management Control – Adequacy of Financial Reporting Assurance Planned 2010-2013
People Management – Performance and Productivity Assurance Planned 2010-2013
People Management – Occupational Health and Safety Assurance Planned 2010-2013
People Management – Diversity Assurance Planned 2010-2013
Citizen-focused Service – Communications and Marketing Assurance Planned 2010-2013
Citizen-focused Service – Meeting Service Standards Assurance Planned 2010-2013
Change Planning – Learning and Change Management Assurance Planned 2010-2013
Governance – Effectiveness of Procurement Assurance Planned 2010-2013
Security Program – Adequacy of Security and Business Continuity Management Assurance Planned 2010-2013

Electronic Link to Internal Audit Plan: The electronic link to the internal audit plan is not available at this time. The annual audit planning process is completed during the fourth quarter, and the audit plan for 2010-2013 will be available following the President's approval.

Upcoming Evaluations (Next three fiscal years)


Name of Evaluation Program Type Status Expected Completion Date
FY 2010-2011
Financing Continuum Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program and Tourism commercial Ongoing June 2010
Trade and Investment Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program, Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and the International Business Development Program Ongoing June 2010
Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Development Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program, the Women in Business Initiative and the Young Entrepreneur Development Initiative Ongoing June 2010
Policy, Advocacy and Coordination Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program Planned June 2011
Public Service Renewal Initiative Evaluation Internal services Planned March 2011
FY 2011-2012
Business Skills Development Meta Evaluation Components of the Business Development Program Planned TBD
Tourism Meta Evaluation Components of the Business Development Program Planned TBD
FY 2012-2013
Community Investment and Community Mobilization Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program and the Innovation Community Fund Planned TBD
Community-based Business Development Evaluation Program sub-activity including components of the Business Development Program and the Community Futures Program Planned TBD

Electronic link to evaluation plan:

http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/English/Accountability/AuditsAndEvaluations/Pages/5YearEvaluationPlan.aspx?ProgramID