Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Audit and Evaluation Plan, 2023 to 2028
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is the lead federal department on a wide range of environmental and climate change issues. The Department's programs focus on minimizing threats to Canadians and their environment from pollution and climate change, equipping Canadians to make informed decisions on weather, water and climate conditions, and on conserving and restoring Canada's natural environment. They reflect the interdependence between environmental sustainability and economic well-being in response to the wide range of risks and opportunities inherent in a large and diverse organization.
The ECCC Audit and Evaluation Plan (AEP) sets out the planned internal audit, advisory, evaluation and known external audit engagements over the next 5 fiscal years. The plan aligns with the Department’s mandate, priorities and key corporate risks. It also meets Treasury Board Policy on Internal Audit and Policy on Results requirements. The aim is to conduct work and produce reports that include advice and recommendations that add value to ECCC and the broader Government of Canada.
Developing the Audit and Evaluation Plan
To develop this plan, we reviewed various departmental documents and elements of the audit and evaluation universe. This information supported our risk analysis that led to the identification of audit, advisory and evaluation projects. The intent was not to duplicate departmental corporate and branch level risk management activities. Rather, our analysis builds on the corporate risk processes in place and leads to the scheduling of projects that will support the Department in managing its risks as it works towards achieving its objectives. By taking a risk-based approach, the Audit and Evaluation Branch (AEB) is able to identify areas that may require relatively more oversight. This approach allows for efficient use of internal audit and evaluation resources.
The AEB’s process for developing the plan includes 5 steps:
- Risk identification: based on an analysis of corporate risk and planning documents, refine the internal audit and evaluation universe and develop a preliminary list of potential audit, advisory and evaluation engagements
- Consultations: validate the list of risk areas and the potential list of engagements with senior management, the Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Results Committee and the Departmental Audit Committee
- Project selection: develop a list of the most appropriate and value-added internal audit and evaluation projects, based on the information gathered through the document review and the consultations, available information on planned audits by external assurance providers and AEB and departmental capacity to carry out the projects in a timely manner
- Mapping risk coverage: map the planned audit and evaluation engagements for fiscal year 2023 to 2024 to the corporate risks, to confirm risk coverage
- Develop the plan: build on these 4 steps to develop the ECCC Audit and Evaluation Plan; present the plan to the Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Results Committee and the Departmental Audit Committee for discussion and recommendation to the Deputy Minister for approval; submit the plan to the Deputy Minister for approval
Planned audits and evaluations for fiscal year 2023 to 2024
The list of engagements planned for tabling in fiscal year 2023 to 2024 includes 4 internal audit projects, 7 evaluation projects and 9 external audit projects.
Planned internal audit projects
Audit of ECCC risk management practices
- Anticipated DAC tabling date: Q1 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Corporate Services and Finance Branch
Audit of administration of grants and contributions programs at ECCC
- Anticipated DAC tabling date: Q2 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Corporate Services and Finance Branch
Comparative Analysis of ECCC Indigenous Community Engagement Processes
- Anticipated DAC tabling date: Q3 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Strategic Policy Branch
Internal audit of the system of internal controls over financial reporting
- Anticipated DAC tabling date: Q4 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Corporate Services and Finance Branch
Planned evaluation projects
St. Lawrence Action Plan Program
- Type of project: Internal evaluation (Federal component)
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q1 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Strategic Policy Branch
St. Lawrence Action Plan Program
- Type of project: Joint with Government of Québec
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q1 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Strategic Policy Branch
Green Municipal Fund
- Type of project: Horizontal evaluation, Natural Resources Canada lead
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q2 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Science and Technology Branch
Species at Risk
- Type of project: Horizontal evaluation, ECCC lead
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q2 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Canadian Wildlife Service
Chemicals Management Plan
- Type of project: Horizontal evaluation, Health Canada lead
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q4 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Environmental Protection Branch
Emergency Management Strategy Floodplain Mapping and Alerting System for Coastal Areas
- Type of project: Internal evaluation
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q4 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Meteorological Service of Canada
Conservation Exchange Pilot Project
- Type of project: Internal evaluation
- Anticipated PMERC tabling date: Q4 of 2023 to 2024
- Office of primary interest: Canadian Wildlife Service
Planned external audit projects
As external assurance providers update their plans, we will inform ECCC senior management and the Departmental Audit Committee.
CESD Audit on Safety Net and Emergency Order Provisions to Protect Species at Risk on Non-Federal Lands (aka discretionary powers to protect Species at risk)
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Spring 2023
- Office of primary interest: Canadian Wildlife Services
CESD Audit on Forests and Climate Change
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Spring 2023
- Office of primary interest: Science and Technology Branch
CESD Audit on the Implementation of Greenhouse Gas regulations
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Spring 2023
- Office of primary interest: Environmental Protection Branch
CESD Follow-up audit on the Recovery of Species at Risk
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Spring 2023
- Office of primary interest: Canadian Wildlife Services
PSC System-Wide Staffing Audit
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Summer 2023
- Office of primary interest: Human Resources Branch
CESD Audit on the contribution of Departmental Sustainable Development Strategies to the FSDS (audit scope and lead TBD)
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Fall 2023
- Office of primary interest: Corporate Services and Finance Branch
CESD Audit on the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Fall 2023
- Office of primary interest: Climate Change Branch
CESD Audit on Zero Emission Vehicles
- Anticipated tabling to Parliament: Fall 2023
- Office of primary interest: TBD
OAG Audit of Consolidated Financial Statements (for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023)
- Anticipated tabling date to Parliament: Fall 2023
- Office of primary interest: Corporate Services and Finance Branch
Audit and Evaluation Branch resources and capacity
To implement this plan in fiscal year 2023 to 2024, the AEB has a planned budget of about $3.1 million in salary and about $800,000 in operations and maintenance, for a total of about $3.9 million. The planned budget represents the resources required to maintain the AEB's core capacity and deliver the Audit and Evaluation Plan. For both Salary and Operations and Maintenance (O&M), the budget includes A-base and B‑base funds, with the latter representing 16.5% of branch funding. The AEB currently has 37 active employees, excluding employees on assignment in other organizations or absent from the workplace. The AEB continues to be fully representative of the available work population for all 4 equity groups.
Appendix A: 5-year evaluation coverage, by core responsibility and programs from the Departmental Program Inventory
Core responsibility: Taking action on clean growth and climate change
Inventory program: Clean Growth and Climate Change Mitigation ($777,847,538)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Low Carbon Economy Fund (formative evaluation) |
2024-2025 |
$666,075,833 |
N/A |
Required by the FAA |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program Evaluation of the Clean Fuel Standard |
2025-2026 |
$59,635,536 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Natural Climate Solutions Fund (including 2 Billion Trees) (Horizontal - NRCan lead) |
2025-2026 |
$15,706,164 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Federal Carbon Pollution Pricing System (Horizontal - ECCC lead) Evaluation of the Carbon Pricing Proceeds Return |
2026-2027 |
$14,903,435 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Climate Lens and the Sustainable Finance Action Council |
2024-2025 |
$4,847,504 |
N/A |
Climate Lens component: Commitment in TB submission. Sustainable Finance Action Council component: Departmental Priority |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative |
2024-2025 |
$200,689 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Evaluation of the Census for Environment (Horizontal - Statistics Canada lead) |
2026-2027 |
$172,716 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for the Climate Action Awareness Fund, Net-Zero Advisory Body and Net-Zero Challenge |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for Communication and Engagement on Climate Change |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for Biosphere of Montreal |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for Clean Technology Enabling Measures |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for PCF Expert Panel |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: Climate Change Adaptation ($25,102,331)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation Roll-up (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$12,514,646 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Climate Change Adaptation Gap Analysis, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Canadian Centre for Climate Services |
2024-2025 |
$7,995,779 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for the Retrofit of the Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory in Alert, Nunavut |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: International Climate Change Action ($73,803,338)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the International Environment and Climate Action Program |
2024-2025 |
$73,803,338 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the International Climate Change Cooperation Program, 2020-2021 |
Core responsibility: Preventing and managing pollution
Inventory program: Air Quality ($70,289,578)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$68,488,773 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program |
2025-2026 |
$1,206,829 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$593,976 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: Community Eco-Action ($16,721,050)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Sustainability Reporting and Indicators Program |
2025-2026 |
$10,128,433 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Sustainability Reporting and Indicators Programs, 2015-2016 |
Evaluation of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (Horizontal - ESDC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$6,073,598 |
N/A |
Required by the FAA |
Evaluation of the Horizontal Youth Employment Strategy, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$519,019 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Inventory program: Compliance Promotion and Enforcement – Pollution ($52,682,140)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative Evaluation of the Enforcement Officer Development Program |
2024-2025 |
$33,563,142 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$9,201,120 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Oceans Protection Plan (Horizontal - TC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$3,627,053 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Environment and Climate Change Canada's components of the Oceans Protection Plan, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Chemicals Management Plan (Horizontal - HC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$2,606,232 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Chemicals Management Plan, 2019-2020 |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program |
2025-2026 |
$2,265,155 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Core Climate Change Mitigation Program, 2022-2023 |
Excluded - No evaluation planned of the Public safety and anti-terrorism (PSAT) program |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: Substances and Waste Management ($150,235,461)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Oceans Protection Plan (Horizontal - TC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$44,654,439 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Environment and Climate Change Canada's components of the Oceans Protection Plan, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan: Phase IV (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$42,549,362 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (Phase II and Phase III), 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of the Chemicals Management Plan (Horizontal - HC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$20,937,390 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Chemicals Management Plan, 2019-2020 |
Evaluation of Advancing a Circular Plastics Economy (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$19,379,543 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Federal Leadership Towards Zero Plastic Waste in Canada Initiative, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$12,921,551 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Addressing Air Pollution Horizontal Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative |
2024-2025 |
$2,573,753 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Evaluation of the Genomic Research and Development Initiative (Horizontal - NRC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$1,027,063 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Genomics Research and Development Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$618,573 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$410,221 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes Horizontal Initiative, 2021-2022 |
Excluded - No evaluation planned of the Public safety and anti-terrorism (PSAT) program |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Inventory program: Water Quality and Ecosystems Partnerships ($130,507,819)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Freshwater Action Plan (including Canada Water Agency) |
2025-2026 |
$72,334,869 |
N/A |
Centrally-led / requested |
Evaluation of the Great Lakes Program, 2021-2022; Evaluation of the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative, 2021-2022 |
Evaluation of the Water Quality and Ecosystems Health Program, including joint Oil Sands Monitoring |
2024-2025 |
$22,453,694 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of Water Quality and Ecosystems Health, 2017-2018 |
Evaluation of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (Horizontal - ESDC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$14,985,021 |
N/A |
Required by the FAA |
Evaluation of the Horizontal Youth Employment Strategy, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$14,002,292 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Genomic Research and Development Initiative (Horizontal - NRC lead) |
2025-2026 |
$6,386,911 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Genomics Research and Development Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for Pesticides |
N/A |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Core responsibility: Conserving nature
Inventory program: Biodiversity Policy and Partnerships ($6,471,424)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$5,881,973 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program, 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of the Biodiversity Policy and Partnership Program |
2024-2025 |
$382,242 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of Biodiversity Policy and Priorities, 2012-2013 |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative |
2024-2025 |
$207,209 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Inventory program: Compliance Promotion and Enforcement – Wildlife ($21,923,550)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative Evaluation of the Enforcement Officer Development Program |
2024-2025 |
$10,438,580 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$9,137,176 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program, 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds and other Wildlife Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,582,594 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds Program, 2017-2018 |
Evaluation of the Oceans Protection Plan (Horizontal - TC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$607,808 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Environment and Climate Change Canada's components of the Oceans Protection Plan, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Enhanced Nature Legacy, including Canada Nature Fund |
2025-2026 |
$157,392 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Canada Nature Fund, 2021-2022 |
Inventory program: Environmental Assessment ($27,242,096)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$25,556,111 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$1,685,985 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: Habitat Conservation and Protection ($410,122,087)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Enhanced Nature Legacy, including Canada Nature Fund |
2025-2026 |
$261,915,904 |
Also: Evaluation of the Conservation Exchange Pilot (FY 2023-24), a carve-out of the Enhanced Nature Legacy funding |
Required by the FAA |
Evaluation of the Canada Nature Fund, 2021-2022 |
Evaluation of the Natural Climate Solutions Fund (including 2 Billion Trees) (Horizontal - NRCan lead) |
2025-2026 |
$123,746,770 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Habitat Conservation and Protection Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$18,728,801 |
N/A |
Required by the FAA |
Evaluation of the Protected Areas Program, 2014-15; Evaluation of the Canada Nature Fund, 2021-2022 |
Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$2,314,804 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program, 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds and other Wildlife Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,313,107 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds Program, 2017-2018 |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative |
2024-2025 |
$1,102,701 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Inventory program: Migratory Birds and other Wildlife ($57,931,708)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$18,791,924 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program, 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of the Oceans Protection Plan (Horizontal - TC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$14,787,973 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Environment and Climate Change Canada's components of the Oceans Protection Plan, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$8,778,717 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds and other Wildlife Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,172,693 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Migratory Birds Program, 2017-2018 |
Evaluation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2024-2025 |
$3,846,910 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Modernization Initiative |
2024-2025 |
$3,553,491 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of the Enforcement Program, 2009-2010 |
Inventory program: Species at Risk ($153,718,879)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Enhanced Nature Legacy, including Canada Nature Fund |
2025-2026 |
$102,057,912 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Canada Nature Fund, 2021-2022 |
Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program (Horizontal - ECCC lead) |
2023-2024 |
$48,512,221 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Horizontal Evaluation of the Species at Risk Program, 2018-2019 |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$3,148,746 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Core responsibility: Predicting weather and environmental conditions
Inventory program: Hydrological Services ($38,476,325)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of the Emergency Management Strategy Floodplain Mapping and Alerting System for Coastal |
2023-2024 |
$10,233,624 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$279,018 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Evaluation of the Hydrological Service |
2027-2028 |
$27,852,009 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Hydrological Service, 2022-2023 |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for the Major Projects Management Office |
N/A |
N/A |
Evaluation completed in 2020-21. Next evaluation will be determined in collaboration with NRCan. |
N/A |
Evaluation of the Major Projects Management Office Initiative, 2020-2021 |
Inventory program: Weather and Environmental Observations, Forecasts and Warnings ($191,110,135)
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of Weather and Environmental Services Program |
2026-2027 |
$152,741,124 |
N/A |
Departmental Priority |
Evaluation of the Weather Observations, Forecasts and Warnings Program, 2021-2022 |
Evaluation of the Oceans Protection Plan (Horizontal - TC lead) |
2026-2027 |
$18,237,485 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Environment and Climate Change Canada's components of the Oceans Protection Plan, 2020-2021 |
Evaluation of the Emergency Management Strategy Floodplain Mapping and Alerting System for Coastal |
2023-2024 |
$1,057,074 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Never Evaluated |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation (Horizontal - IAAC lead) |
2027-2028 |
$136,412 |
N/A |
Commitment in TB submission |
Evaluation of Impact Assessment and Regulatory Regime Implementation, 2022-2023 |
Excluded - No evaluation planned for the Infrastructure Investment at the Eureka Site |
Exempt |
N/A |
Not a departmental priority. Low risk, low materiality. This is an infrastructure project, not a program per se. |
N/A |
Never Evaluated |
Inventory program: Internal Services
| Activities identified for evaluation coverage | Fiscal year of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the evaluation (2023-2024 amounts) | Rationale for not evaluating | Reason for evaluation | Last evaluation of the program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exempt |
Exempt |
$241,892,170 |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Summary
- Total Departmental Funding without Internal services: $2,204,185,505
- Total Evaluation Coverage without Internal services: 98%
- Total Departmental Funding with Internal services: $2,446,077,675
- Total Evaluation Coverage with Internal services: 88%
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