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Audit and Evaluation
Evaluation of WD's Official Languages Action Plan 2000/2004
WD shares the responsibility for meeting the requirements of the Official Languages Act (OLA). WD's contribution to the implementation of the Official Languages Act is guided by a four-year Action Plan, which targets Part VII of the Act, particularly Section 41. The objectives of Section 41 are to enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada; support and assist their development; and foster the full recognition and use of both English and French in Canadian society. The objective of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, success and effectiveness, including strengths and weaknesses, of the implementation and outcomes of WD's Official Languages Action Plan.
- Evaluation of WD's Official Languages Action Plan 2000/2004
- May 2004 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plan
- March 2004 HTML | PDF
Contribution Audit Policies and Processes for Western Diversification Program ( WDP) and Innovation and Community Investment Program ( ICIP)
WD's Audit and Evaluation Branch undertook this project to help management develop new contribution audit policies and processes for the Western Diversification Program (WDP) and the Innovation and Community Investment Program (ICIP). The project considered contribution audit policies for both programs and any mandatory processes necessary to implement the policies. The policies pertain to contribution audits and do not cover program audits or audits such as those that would be performed by WD's Audit and Evaluation Department.
- Contribution Audit Policies and Processes for WDP & ICIP
- March 2004 HTML | PDF
In the Spirit of the Vancouver Agreement – A Governance Case Study
The Vancouver Agreement (VA) Management Committee leads initiated this evaluation process to develop an evaluation framework that would describe the VA in terms of its original intentions, actual operations and people's perceptions of it, and to make recommendations for a governance framework, including the basis for accountability and evaluation. The unusual nature of the VA as a collaborative partnership makes it a difficult initiative to describe especially in terms of special benefits and particular results that derive from different governments with different jurisdictions and mandates that also have common clients and interests. The challenge in the study was to go beyond traditional models and approaches in order to assess and evaluate governance issues.
- Vancouver Agreement - Governance Case Study
- February 2004 HTML | PDF
Audit of WD Contracting Standards
The objective of this audit was to conduct an assessment of contracting practices in place at WD and their compliance with established Government policies and regulations. Weaknesses and best practices were identified and relevant recommendations presented. The audit assessed the adequacy of the management framework for the procurement function and processes in WD.
- WD Audit of Contracting Standards
- January 2004 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plan
- March 2004 HTML | PDF
Risk-Based Review of WD's Project Monitoring & Payment Function
WD's Audit and Evaluation Branch conducted a risk-based review of the department's Projects Monitoring and Payment (M&P) function. This report presents the findings and recommendations from the review, and outlines the WD's planned actions to implement the recommendations.
- Risk-Based Review of WD's Project M&P Function
- November 2003 HTML | PDF
- Monitoring and Payment Function and Quality Assurance Programs Overview
- July 2004 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plan
July 2004 HTML | PDF
Report on the Review of WD's Quality Assurance Review Process
WD's Audit and Evaluation Branch conducted a review of WD's Quality Assurance Review (QAR) process. The QAR process is intended to address specific requirements in Treasury Board's Transfer Payment Policy. The report provides an assessment of the degree to which the process is meeting its objective and identifes opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the process.
- Review of WD's Quality Assurance Review Process
- November 2003 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of WD's Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2004
The evaluation of WD's Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2004 is an independent examination and assessment of the relevance, success and effectiveness of WD's SDS 2000 from development through to implementation. The evaluation focused on the time period from late 2000 (when WD's SDS 2000 was implemented) to July 2003 when preparation for SDS 2003 began. Considerations for the development of SDS 2003 are provided.
- Evaluation of WD's Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2004
- October 2003 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plans
- May 2004 HTML | PDF
Audit of the Community Futures Program
The audit of the Community Futures Program evaluates WD's management control and monitoring systems in each of the four western provinces. The focus of the audit was the relationship between WD and the CFDCs, and not the control systems of the CFDCs themselves. The report includes conclusions, recommendations and an assessment of the implementation of initiatives resulting from the 2001 report of the Office of the Auditor General.
- Audit of the Community Futures Program
- April 2003 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plans
- September 2004 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of the Community Futures Program
This evaluation of the Community Futures Program provides an independent
examination and assessment of strategic directions and priorities,
management and results of the Community Futures Program in each
of the four western provinces as well as provides recommendations
for future program delivery.
- Evaluation of the Community Futures Program
- April 2003 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plan
- June 2004 HTML | PDF
WD Canada-British Columbia (BC) Infrastructure Program Internal Audit Report
Consulting and Audit Canada (CAC) was contracted by the BC region to conduct this assessment of the internal controls within the management framework for each of the stages in the management of the WD Canada-British Columbia (BC) Infrastructure Program project cycle. Observations and recommendations are based on WD internal reviews conducted in February and March 2003.
- WD Canada-British Columbia (BC) Infrastructure Program Internal Audit Report - April 2003 HTML | PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plans
- January 2004 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of the Western Diversification Program (WDP)
The evaluation of WD’s Western Diversification Program is
an independent examination and assessment of the relevance, success
and cost-effectiveness of the WDP and provides recommendations for
future delivery of the program.
- Evaluation of the Western Diversification Program
- February
2003 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of the Loan Investment Fund Program (LIFP)
The evaluation of WD’s Loan Investment Fund Program is an
independent examination and assessment of the relevance, success
and cost-effectiveness of the LIFP and provides recommendations
for future delivery of the program.
- Evaluation of the Loan Investment Fund Program
July 2002 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) in Western Canada
The evaluation of Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) provides
an independent examination and assessment of the relevance, success
and cost-effectiveness of the Canada Business Services Centres in
each of the four western provinces as well as recommendations for
future program delivery.
- Evaluation of Canada Business Service Centres in Western Canada
- July 2002 HTML | PDF
- Summary of CBSC Evaluation Report
- July 2002 HTML
| PDF
- Recommendations and Action Plans
- February 2004 HTML | PDF
Western Economic Partnership Agreements : Final Program Evaluation
Western Economic Partnership Agreements (WEPAs) promote
economic growth and employment opportunities in Western Canada.
Cost shared on a fifty-fifty basis, these federal-provincial agreements
focus on areas of strategic mutual interest and have resulted in
a $160 million investment in the West over five years. These agreements,
which expired in 2002, provided a broad framework of operation while
building on national and provincial economic development priorities
and polices.. The Final Program Evaluation identifies how the agreements
met their goals and targets, and provides recommendations for future
WEPAs.
- Western Economic Partnership Agreements: Final Program Evaluation
- May 2002 HTML | PDF
Evaluation of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) &
Pacific Fisheries Adjustment
Working in partnership with BC’s coastal Community Futures
Development Corporations (CFDCs) and the Fisheries Legacy Trust
(FLT), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) has been actively
involved in fisheries adjustment programs that encourage business
development and diversification since 1997. The evaluation of WD’s
Pacific Fisheries Adjustment assesses program effectiveness in the
delivery of four broad classes of fisheries adjustment initiatives,
summarizing the results in terms of program success, design and
delivery and providing recommendations for future program direction.
- Evaluation of WD & Pacific Fisheries Adjustment
- January
2002 HTML | PDF
Quality Assurance Review Step II: The Best Practices Report
The Quality Assurance Review Step II provides best practices in
grant and contribution management. Best practices are presented
in reference to four major issue areas: due diligence, clear objectives,
measurement and reporting of performance against objectives, and
management of funds in a responsible manner.
- Quality Assurance Review Step II: The Best Practices Report
- June 2000 HTML | PDF
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