Audit of Contingency Plans for the Meteorological Service of Canada Weather Prediction Program

July 27, 2007

Table of Contents

1. Report Clearance Steps
2. Acknowledgments
3. 1.0 Audit Background
4. 2.0 Audit Objectives
5. 3.0 Audit Scope
6. 4.0 Key Audit Findings/Risks
7. 5.0 Audit Recommendations
8. 6.0 Management Response
   1. 6.1 Recommendation 1
   2. 6.2 Recommendation 2
   3. 6.3 Recommendation 3
   4. 6.4 Recommendation 4

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Report Clearance Steps

• Planning phase completed - November 2006
  
• Report sent for management response - May 2007
  
• Management response received - July 2007
• Report completed - July 2007
• Report approved by Departmental Audit and Evaluation Committee - July 2007

This report was prepared by Environment Canada's Internal Audit Division, Audit and Evaluation Branch.

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Acknowledgments

The Audit and Evaluation Branch, Internal Audit Division, project leader, Dennis Malchuk, under the direction of Jean Leclerc, Director, would like to thank the staff of Hallux Consulting Inc. for their professional services connected with this audit. He also wishes to thank all those individuals who provided their invaluable contribution to this audit through their comments, opinions and validations.

Original signed by:

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Stephen McClellan
Chief Audit Executive