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Table 4: Evaluations
Veterans Affairs Canada develops its annual audit and evaluation plan using a risk-based approach. This plan is approved by an Audit and Evaluation Committee, chaired by the Deputy Minister. The intent of the audit and evaluation plan is to ensure that the projects are clearly aligned with Veterans Affairs Canada's Five-year Strategic Plan, Program Activity Architecture, and Management Accountability Framework. The Department undertakes audit and evaluation projects that are deemed the highest risk. To focus attention on those areas, where use of the available resources would best achieve the objectives of audit and evaluation, the following criteria are considered during project selection: materiality, likelihood, complexity and sensitivity/reputation. During the ranking of the proposed engagements, consultations are held with senior managers, program managers and audit and evaluation staff. Findings and recommendations of previous audits, evaluations and reviews, as well as the extent of follow-up and corrective action taken by management are also used to assess potential projects. Audit schedules are compared with those of the Office of the Auditor General, the Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Office of the Comptroller General in order to prevent overlapping visits and undue interference with operations. Consultation with partners is conducted on an ongoing basis.
The long range plan attempts to provide some balance, so that some functions, activities and organizational entities are covered annually through cyclical projects (e.g., Organizational Governance and Residential Care). Follow-up to findings also contribute to current and future year planning. The plan has some flexibility to allow for requests from management for special studies demanded by unforeseeable circumstances, from central agencies for the Transfer Policy requirements, and for follow-up reviews on the actions taken on recommendations.
It is important to note that the current Audit and Evaluation Plan is effective only to 2009-2010 and is re-evaluated on an annual basis.
Audit and Evaluation Division Evaluation commitments April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2010
Approved by the Audit & Evaluation Committee April 2, 2007
| Name of Evaluation | Type | Status | Expected Completion Date |
| Review Redress for the Re-establishment Program of the New Veterans Charter | Evaluation | In Progress | April 2008 |
| Operational Stress Injury Clinics | Evaluation | In Progress | May 2008 |
| Veterans Independence Program | Evaluation Framework |
Planned | June 2008 |
| Dementia Care Patients in Long-term Care | Evaluation | Planned | December 2008 |
| Organizational Governance Phase III | Audit/ Evaluation |
Cyclical - Planned | 2008-09 |
| Service and Program Modernization (The New Veterans Charter) | Summative Evaluation |
Planned | 2009-10 |
| Veterans Independence Program | Evaluation | Planned | 2010-11 |
| Electronic Link to Report: Audit and Evaluation Reports are posted on the Veterans Affairs Canada Web site upon completion. | |||
Note: The above list is based on a risk-ranking priority exercise and is approved by the Audit and Evaluation Committee. The Audit and Evaluation Plan is revisited annually and the order of priority and/or necessity of the work is subject to change due to changing Departmental or governmental priorities.