Evaluations and internal audits

 

Evaluations

AIF Atlantic Innovation Fund BDP Business Development Program CF Community Futures ICF Innovative Communities Fund
To view the Agency’s evaluation reports, consult the ACOA website.

Name of Evaluation[1]	PAA Program	Status	Completion Date
Innovation and Commercialization Evaluation Report (AIF/BDP)	Enterprise Development	In progress	October 2014
ACOA Community-based Business Development Evaluation Report (BDP/CF/ICF)	Community Development	Completed	June 2014
Community Investment and Community Mobilization Evaluation Report (ICF/BDP)	Community Development	Completed	February 2014

Internal Audits

A service-level agreement has been established between the Internal Audit Sector of the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada (OCG) and the federal regional development agencies (RDAs), including ACOA. This agreement became effective April 1, 2012, and details the provision of internal audit services by the OCG to the RDAs.

A three-year Risk-Based Audit Plan was approved in 2013-14, outlining planned audit engagements until 2015-16.

During 2013-14, ACOA took part in the Regional Development Agencies Audit of the Management Control Framework over Monitoring and Reporting for Selected Grants and Contributions Programs. The final report can be accessed on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website.

In addition, during 2013-14, ACOA was part of the Horizontal Internal Audit of Financial Forecasting in Large and Small Departments and part of the Regional Development Agencies Audit of the Management Control Framework over the Recipient Selection Process for Selected Grants and Contributions Programs.

As approved audit reports become available, they are made accessible through the ACOA website.

 

[1] Five-year evaluation plans are susceptible to change due to various factors. The plans are, therefore, updated annually to reflect the variability in reporting requirements.