Environment Canada’s
Risk-Based Audit and Evaluation Plan
2008–2011

May 2008

Audit and Evaluation Branch

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Abbreviations used in this report

AEB: Audit and Evaluation Branch
CAA: Clean Air Agenda
CARA: Clean Air Regulatory Agenda
CEPA 1999: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
CESD: Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
CESI: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators
DEC: Departmental Evaluation Committee
EAAC: External Audit Advisory Committee
EC: Environment Canada
GBAP: Georgia Basin Action Plan
Gs & Cs: Grants and Contributions
HMARF: Horizontal Management Accountability and Reporting Framework
HR: Human Resource
IM/IT: Information Management/Information Technology
MAF: Management and Accountability Framework
MSC: Meteorological Service of Canada
NAESI: National Agri-environmental Standards Initiatives
OAG: Office of the Auditor General
OCG: Office of the Comptroller General
QMS: Quality Management System
SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment
SPC: Strategic Planning and Coordination
TBS: Treasury Board Secretariat

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 AUDIT AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS
    2.1 Applicable Policies and Professional Standards
    2.2 Objectives and Services Offered
    2.3 Governance
    2.4 Audit and Evaluation Branch
    2.5 Resources and Capacity
3.0 PLANNING APPROACH
    3.1 Environmental Scan
    3.2 Risk Assessment
    3.3 Identification and Prioritization of Projects
4.0 PRIORITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR 2008–09
    4.1 Strategic Priorities
    4.2 Internal Audit Engagements
    4.3 Evaluation Projects
    4.4 External Audits and Studies
Table 1: Internal Audit Engagements
Table 2: Evaluation Projects
Table 3: External Audits and Studies
Appendix A – Audit Plan Summary Mapped to Risk Areas
Appendix B – Risk Assessment

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