2015–16 Reports on Plans and Priorities: Supplementary Information Tables – Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations over the next three fiscal years

A. Internal Audits

Name of Internal Audit Internal Audit Type Status Expected Completion Date
Internal audit of learning and training Assurance Ongoing March, 2015
Internal audit of institute support grants Assurance Ongoing March, 2015
Reforms – ongoing assurance Consulting – ongoing Ongoing N/AFootnote 1
Internal audit of strategic planning – Roadmap IIFootnote 2 Assurance Pending approval March, 2016
OCG Horizontal audit of information managementFootnote 3 Assurance Pending approval March, 2016
Reforms – ongoing assurance Consulting – ongoing Ongoing N/AFootnote 1
Internal audit of stakeholder relationshipsFootnote 2 Assurance Pending approval March, 2017
Internal audit of corporate data for planning and reporting Assurance Pending approval March, 2017
Reforms – ongoing assurance Consulting – ongoing Ongoing N/AFootnote 1
Internal audit of program delivery Assurance Pending approval March, 2018
Internal audit of IT infrastructure Assurance Pending approval March, 2018

B. Evaluations

Link to Departmental Program Alignment ArchitectureFootnote 4 Proposed Title of EvaluationFootnote 5 Planned Evaluation Start DateFootnote 5 Planned Deputy Head Approval DateFootnote 5
1.2.2 – Horizontal Health Research Initiatives Networks of Centres of Excellence and Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence Programs Joint Evaluation (NSERC/SSHRC Lead) September 2013 April 2015
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Institute Sponsored Initiatives Evaluation September 2013 June 2015
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Institute Support Grants Evaluation September 2013 June 2015
1.1.2 – Training and Career Support Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Evaluation (CIHR Lead) March 2013 July 2015
1.1.2 – Training and Career Support Banting Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Evaluation (CIHR Lead) December 2013 July 2015
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Initiative Evaluation October 2014 March 2016
1.1.2 – Training and Career Support Canada Research Chairs Evaluation (NSERC/SSHRC Lead) December 2014 March 2016
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Evaluation April 2015 October 2016
1.1.2 – Training and Career Support CIHR Fellowships Program Evaluation April 2015 October 2016
1.1.1 – Operating Support, 1.2.1 Institute-driven Initiatives Directed Grants Initiative Evaluation April 2015 October 2016
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Evidence Informed Healthcare Renewal Initiative Evaluation April 2015 October 2016
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium Evaluation April 2015 October 2017
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives International Collaborative Research Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease Evaluation October 2015 March 2017
1.1.1 – Operating Support Open Operating Grant Program Evaluation October 2015 March 2017
1.1.2 – Training and Career Support Salary/Career Awards Programs Evaluation October 2015 March 2017
1.2.2 – Horizontal Health Research Initiatives National Anti-Drug Strategy Treatment Research Initiative Evaluation (Justice Canada Lead) October 2015 March 2017
1.2.2 – Horizontal Health Research Initiatives Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research Program Evaluation (NSERC Lead) December 2015 March 2017
1.1.1 – Operating Support College and Community Innovation Program Evaluation (NSERC Lead) April  2016 September 2017
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Personalized Medicine Initiative Evaluation April 2016 October 2017
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Community-Based Primary Healthcare Initiative Evaluation October 2016 March 2018
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Inflammation in Chronic Disease Initiative Evaluation April 2017 October 2019
1.2.1 – Institute-driven Initiatives Pathways to Health Equity in Aboriginal People Evaluation April 2017 October 2018
1.1.1 – Operating Support Evaluation of the Collaborative Health Research Projects Program Evaluation October 2017 March 2019
1.2.2 – Horizontal Health Research Initiatives Evaluation of the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada April 2018 March 2019

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The ongoing assurance project is expected to continue until the completion of the CIHR Reform of Open Programs and Peer Review; specific projects will be assessed and prioritized within each year depending on the risks and timing of individual Reforms projects.

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Footnote 2

These projects are subject to change pending the approval of the updated 2015–18 Risk-Based Audit Plan in March, 2015.

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Footnote 3

This audit is part of the Office of the Comptroller General's Horizontal Risk-Based Audit Plan; CIHR's involvement is subject to change depending on the sample of departments selected for participation by the OCG.

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Footnote 4

As per CIHR's 2014–15 PAA.

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Footnote 5

As per CIHR's 2014–15 Evaluation Plan: evaluations and dates may be revised in 2015–16 Evaluation Plan, which is currently under development.

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