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Internal Audits and Evaluations


Internal Audits (current reporting period)
1. Name of Internal Audit 2. Audit Type 3. Status 4. Completion Date
Data Integrity - G & C System / Lotus Notes IT Audit Complete April 2008
Data Integrity - G & C System / MCCS IT Audit Complete April 2008
Quality Assurance Process for Recipient Audits G&C Complete April 2008
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) G&C Complete June 2008
The Way Forward Initiative - An enterprise Approach for IT IT Audit Complete June 2008
Data Integrity - Standard Payment System for Internal Settlements (SPSIS) IT Audit Complete June 2008
Data Integrity - Acquisition Card / Commitment System - (APICS) IT Audit Complete June 2008
HR Strategies or Recruitment and Retention Performance Complete June 2008
Risk-Based controls - Training and Conference Attendance Financial Complete June 2008
Data Integrity - Health information & Claims Processing system (HICPS) IT Audit Complete October 2008
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) G & C Complete October 2008
Values and Ethics Performance Complete October 2008
Tobacco Control Research Performance Complete October 2008
Food Safety Program Performance Complete December 2008
Risk Management MAF Audit Complete December 2008
Dental Benefits Performance Complete May 2009
Electronic Health Information System (Infoway) G&C In progress May 2009
Respendable Revenues (User Fees) Financial In progress May 2009
Data Integrity - HR Advantage IT Audit Complete May 2009
Governance and Accountability MAF Audit Complete May 2009
Biologic and Genetic Therapies Audit Performance In progress September 2009
Audit of QA process for recipient audits G&C In progress September 2009
Audit of Management of Contributions Financial In progress September 2009
Audit of Product Safety - New Substance and Assessment Control Bureau Performance In progress September 2009
Audit of financial Forecasting & Year-End Expenditure Patterns Financial In progress September 2009
Audit of IM/IT Governance Performance In progress September 2009
Non-Insured Health Benefits - Medical Transportation Financial In progress December 2009
Primary Health Care Performance In progress December 2009
Capital Contribution Agreements G&C In progress December 2009
Asset Management Financial In progress December 2009
Contracting for Services Financial In progress December 2009
Real Property Management Control Framework and Lab Facilities Infrastructure Performance In progress December 2009

Note: additional information on completed audits can be found on an electronic link at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/performance/audit-verif/2008-list/index-eng.php.

Evaluations (current reporting period)


Internal Evaluations
1. Name of Evaluation 2. Program Activity 3. Evaluation Type 4. Status 5.Completion Date
Improving access to health services for Official Languages Minority Communities (G&C) 1.1 Canada Health System
1.1.2 Official Language Minority Community Development
Summative Completed November 2008
Women's Health Contribution Program (2003-2004 to 2007-2008) (G&C) 1.1.5 Women's Health Summative Completed January 2009
Therapeutics Access Strategy 2.1 Health Products Overall Completed March 2009
Human Drugs 2.1.1 Pharmaceutical Human Drugs Strategic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Medical Devices 2.1.3 Medical Devices Strategic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Natural Health Products 2.1.5 Natural Health Products Strategic Ongoing FY 2009-10
Augmenting Health Canada's Response to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 2.2.1 Food Borne Pathogens
2.2.2 Food Borne Chemical Contaminants
Summative Ongoing FY 2010-11
Food Safety and Nutrition Quality 2.2.1 Food Borne Pathogens
2.2.2 Food Borne Chemical Contaminants
2.2.3 Novel foods
2.2.4 Nutrition
Strategic Ongoing FY 2009-10
Nutrition Policy and Promotion 2.2.4 Nutrition Strategic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Climate and Infectious Disease Alert and Response Systems to Protect the Health of Canadians (part of Clean Air Agenda - Adaptation Theme) 3.1.1 Climate Change Thematic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Air Quality Health Index and Forecast program (part of Clean Air Agenda - Adaptation Theme) 3.1.2 Air Quality Component Ongoing FY 2010-11
Radon Strategy (part of Canada's Clear Air Agenda - Indoor Air Quality Theme) 3.1.2 Air Quality Thematic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Canada's Clean Air Agenda - Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA) 3.1.2 Air Quality Thematic Ongoing FY 2010-11
Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan 3.1.5 Contaminated Sites Formative Completed March 2009
Federal Drinking Water Compliance Program 3.3.1 Public Service Health Evaluation Completed November 2008
National Anti-Drug Strategy 3.4.3 Controlled Substances Horizontal Formative Ongoing FY 2009-10
Building Public Confidence in Pesticide Regulation and Improving Access to Pest Management Products 3.5 Pesticide Regulation Summative Ongoing FY 2009-10
Children and Youth (Cluster) (includes G&C) 4.1.1 First Nations and Inuit Community Programs Strategic Ongoing FY 2009-10
Continued Implementation of the Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy (LICHS) 4.1.1 First Nations and Inuit Community Programs Summative Ongoing FY 2009-10
Communicable Disease Control (Cluster) (includes G&C) 4.1.2 First Nations and Inuit Health Protection and Public Health Strategic Ongoing FY 2009-10
First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care Program 4.1.3 First Nations and Inuit Primary Care Summative Ongoing FY 2009-10
Post Doctoral Fellowship Program (G&C) Internal Services
2.1 Science Policy and Management
Summative Completed March 2009

Electronic Link to Reports:
Link to Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Audit and Evaluation Database: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/database/newdeptview_e.asp?id=41