Departmental Performance Report (2012-2013) - Supplementary Tables
- Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
- User Fees and External Fees
- Status Report on Projects Operating with Specific Treasury Board Approval
- Details of Transfer Payment Programs
- Up-Front Multi-Year Funding
- Horizontal Initiatives
- Greening Government Operations
- Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
- Internal Audits and Evaluations
Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
May 2012
Chapter 1 – Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act: examined the government’s progress in implementing its climate change plans, and in meeting Canada’s Kyoto Protocol obligations.
No recommendation was made in this audit. The audit may be found here.
Chapter 2 - Meeting Canada’s 2020 Climate Change Commitments: examined whether Environment Canada had established an implementation plan designed to meet the 2020 national GHG emission reduction target.
Two recommendations were made to Environment Canada in this audit.
The audit and the Department's response may be found here.
Chapter 3 - Federal Contaminated Sites and Their Impacts: examined how the federal government manages and reports actions taken to address the contaminated sites in its inventory, including the financial impact of environmental damage arising from them.
Two recommendations were made to Environment Canada, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and Natural Resources Canada.
The audit and the Department's response may be found here.
December 2012
Chapter 1 – Atlantic Offshore Oil and Gas Activities: examined whether the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, along with other federal parties, have managed the environmental risks and impacts of offshore oil and gas activities according to applicable legislation, regulations, directives, best practices, and agreements with other players.
The Commissioner made 11 recommendations to the boards and to various federal departments including Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada. Of these 11 recommendations, 3 involved Environment Canada.
The audit and the Department's response may be found here.
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