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Evaluations and Internal Audits

The following table lists internal audits and evaluations as outlined in Indian and Northern Affairs Risk-Based Audit Plan 2007–2008 to 2009–2010, and Evaluation Plan 2007–2008 to 2011–2012. To ensure compliance with Treasury Board policies, the plans reflect strategic, risk-based coverage of INAC's programs and operations.

The recently completed evaluation of the First Nations Water Management Strategy has contributed to changes in the department’s approach to support First Nations regarding on-reserve drinking water and waste water by highlighting gaps in the strategy’s effectiveness, and recommending improvement in the policy design and delivery.

Findings from the audit and evaluation of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program, completed in 2006–2007, contributed to the department’s decision to update its policy objectives to explicitly emphasize the importance of child well-being and safety, strengthen the management control framework and, at the delivery level, increase departmental support for prevention services and the tracking of child maltreatment rates.

Findings from the audits of travel and the First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payment System have enabled the department to strengthen controls in these areas and realize potential administrative savings.

Name	Type	Status	Expected completion date
EVALUATIONS
Special Education	Transfer Payment	Completed	December 2007
Income Assistance	Transfer Payment	Completed	December 2007
National Child Benefit Reinvestment	Transfer Payment	Completed	December 2007
First Nations Water Management Strategy	Transfer Payment	Completed	December 2007
Office of the Federal Interlocutor	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Housing Policy	Policy	In progress	2008–2009
Gender-Based Analysis	Policy	In progress	2008–2009
Contaminated Sites	Transfer Payment	In progress	2008–2009
Community Economic/Aboriginal Business Development	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Comprehensive Land Claim Impacts	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Specific Claims	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Self-Government Agreements	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
On-Reserve Housing	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Northern Environment	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Health Care and Counselling and Healthy Communities	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Northern Economic Development and Governance	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Representative Organizations and Consultation and Policy Development	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Regional Delivery / Functional Guidance Study	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Long-Term Capital Planning	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Treaty-Related Measures	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Registration and Administration	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Intervention Policy	Policy	Planned	2009–2010
Funding Instrument Study	Internal Management	Planned	2009–2010
Accountabilities Study	Internal Management	Planned	2009–2010
INTERNAL AUDITS
Registration and Membership	Program Development	In progress	April 2008
Office of the Federal Interlocutor	Internal Management Transfer Payment	In progress	April 2008
Grants and Contributions — Departmental Controls	Transfer Payment	In progress	June 2008
Community Economic Development Funding	Transfer Payment	In progress	June 2008
Capital Facilities and Maintenance	Transfer Payment	In progress	June 2008
Child and Family Services	Follow-up	In progress	June 2008
Aboriginal Business Canada	Follow-up	In progress	June 2008
Audit of Northern Air Stage Funding Subsidy	Internal Management Other Transfer Payment (Canada Post)	In progress	September 2008
Post-Secondary Education	Transfer Payment	In progress	September 2008
Capacity Development	Transfer Payment	In progress	September 2009
Contingent Liabilities, Environmental Liabilities, Special-Purpose Accounts (Trusts) and Payroll	Internal Management	In progress	September 2009
Regional Headquarters	Management Practices Reviews	In progress	September 2009
Human Resources Planning and Resourcing	Internal Management	In progress	September 2009
Audit of Elementary and Secondary Schools	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of Natural Resources and Environmental Management	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of Specific Claims	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of Self-Government, including Comprehensive Claims — Preliminary Survey	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of Band Support Funding	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Audits of Office of the Federal Interlocutor (OFI) Contribution Programs (Urban Aboriginal Strategy, Powley, OFI) (as required)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009
Grants and Contributions, Departmental Controls, Horizontal Departmental Audit — (Scope TBD)	Transfer Payment	Planned	2008–2009/ 2009–2010
Audit of Revenues, Loans and Accounts Receivable, and Flow-Through Funding (three auditable units)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
External Reporting (Financial Statements Audit Readiness — Audit Scope TBD)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009/ 2009–2010
Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Policy, Planning and Management Audit (Scope TBD)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009/ 2009–2010
Post-Implementation Audit of First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payment System	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of System Under Development or Application in Place — (TBD)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009/ 2009–2010
Audit of Documentation and Records Management	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Horizontal Departmental Audit of Training and Development	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Regional Headquarters (TBD) Audits (Scope TBD)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009/ 2009–2010
Audit of Entity Controls — Risk Management, Strategic Policy and Planning, and Values and Ethics	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Preliminary Survey of Internal and External Communications	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Legal Services and Litigation Management Audits (TBD)	Internal Management	Planned	2008–2009
Audit of Income Assistance	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Audit of Family Violence and Other Social Services	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Audit of Other Education	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Audit of Economic Development	Transfer Payment	Planned	2009–2010
Self-Government/Claims Audits (Scope TBD)	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 IT Security	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

Link to INAC's internal audit and evaluation reports

Link to INAC's Evaluation Plan 2007–2008 to 2011–2012

Link to INAC's Risk-Based Audit Plan 2007–2008 to 2009–2010

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