Internal audit key compliance attributes – June 30, 2019

Report - June 30, 2019

Key Compliance AttributesResults - April 1st to June 30th 2019
  1. (a). % of staff with an internal audit or accounting designation (Certified Internal Auditor [CIA], Chartered Professional Accountant [CPA]).
  2. (b). % of staff with an internal audit or accounting designation in progress (CIA, CPA).
  3. (c). % of staff holding other designations (Certified Government Auditing Professional [CGAP], Certification in Risk Management Assurance [CRMA], etc.).
  1. (a). 48% of staff have an internal audit or accounting designation.
  2. (b). 44% of staff with an internal audit or accounting designation in progress.
  3. (c). 26% of staff holding other designations
  1. (a). Date of last comprehensive briefing to the Departmental Audit Committee on the internal processes, tools, and information considered necessary to evaluate conformance with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Code of Ethics and the Standards and the results of the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP).
  2. (b). Date of last external assessment.
  1. (a). The last briefing to Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) on the internal processes, tools, information necessary to evaluate conformance with the IIA Standards and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) was on June 4, 2019.
  2. (b). The last external assessment was completed in March 2016.
  1. Risk-Based Audit Plan (RBAP) and related information:
    1. name/status of audit for the current fiscal year of the RBAP
    2. date the audit report was approved
    3. date the audit report was published
    4. original planned date for completion of all management action plan (MAP) items
    5. status of MAP items
  1. Approved 2019-20 RBAP and related information (see table 1) :
    See table 2 for the audits from 2018-19 (additions and adjustments to the internal audits listed in the Plan may have occurred in order to address emerging risks and priorities of the organization).
  1. Average overall usefulness rating from senior management (ADM-level or equivalent) of areas audited.
  1. Senior management of areas audited rated the overall usefulness of our work as "Good".
Table 1 - 2019-20 Risk-Based Audit Plan – as of June 30, 2019
Internal AuditAudit statusReport approved dateReport published dateOriginal planned MAP completion dateImplementation status
1.Field Support ServicesIn progress----
2.Training Management FrameworkIn progress----
3.Audit of Management Practices of Mission - BeirutIn progress----
4.Audit of Management Practices of Mission - ManilaIn progress----
5.Fleet ManagementIn progress----
6.Consulting Engagement - Global Affairs Canada Renovation ProjectIn progress----
7.Grants and Contributions (carry forward)In progress----
8.Foreign Service Directive - EducationIn progress----
9.Information ManagementIn progress----
10.International BankingIn progress----
11.Emergency Preparedness and ResponseIn progress----
12.Continuous Audit – Acquisition Cards (carry forward)In progress----
13.Audit of management practices of mission – AbidjanIn progress----
14.Foreign Service Directive - RelocationPlanned----
15.Peace and Stabilization Operations ProgramPlanned----
16.Audit of management practices of mission - HaitiPlanned----
17.Consulting Engagement – Digital Data StrategyPlanned----
Table 2 - 2018-19 Internal audits status and related information – as of June 30, 2019
Internal audit titleAudit statusReport approved dateReport published dateOriginal planned MAP completion dateImplementation status
1.Continuous Audit – Foreign Service Directives SeriesCarried forwardN/AN/AN/AN/A
2.Continuous Audit - ContractingCarried forwardN/AN/AN/AN/A
3.Continuous Audit - Vehicle Operations & MaintenanceCarried forwardN/AN/AN/AN/A
4.Continuous Audit - Property Operations & MaintenanceCarried forwardN/AN/AN/AN/A
5.Continuous Audit – OvertimeTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
6.G7 Summit Management OfficeTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
7.Branch Management OfficesTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
8.Trade Commissioner ServicesCompletedJanuary 2019April 2019June 201925%
9.International Humanitarian AssistanceTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
10.Occupational Health and SafetyTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
11.Human Resources DeliveryTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
12.Common Service Delivery PointsTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
13.IT Security Threat & Vulnerability ManagementTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
14.G&C Monitoring & OversightCarried forwardN/AN/AN/AN/A
15.Climate Change InitiativesCancelledN/AN/AN/AN/A
16.Audit of management practices of mission – Beijing, ChinaCompletedJanuary 2019April 2019March 201975%
17.Audit of management practices of mission – SingaporeCompletedJanuary 2019April 2019March 202140%
18.Audit of management practices of mission – BogotaTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
19.Audit of management practices of mission – Guatemala CityTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
20.Audit of management practices of mission – Addis AbabaTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
21.Audit of management practices of mission – PretoriaTabledN/AN/AN/AN/A
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