Horizontal internal audits

The Internal Audit Sector provides a range of audit services to large and small federal departments and agencies.

Its work includes the following:

• developing a government-wide Risk-Based Internal Audit Plan for large and small departments in consultation with key stakeholders
• performing or directing horizontal internal audits in large and small departments
• performing other audits in small departments, including core control audits
• delivering internal audit services to Regional Development Agencies according to their Service Level Agreements, including developing a Risk-Based Audit Plan
• performing internal audits in Regional Development Agencies
• reporting to the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Comptroller General, and the Government of Canada Audit Committee (GCAC) and/or the Small Departments Audit Committee (SDAC) on the results of its auditing activities