Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations Over the Next Three Fiscal Years

Internal Audits

Title of internal audit	Internal audit type	Status	Expected completion date
Audit of the Research Portal Project	Internal controls / project management processes	Planned	December 2016
Audit of the Implementation of NSERC 2020	Internal controls / project management processes	Planned	March 2017
Audit of Integrated Planning	Internal controls / project management processes	Planned	June 2017

*Denotes audit engagements that are part of the 2014-17 Risk-based Audit Plan (RBAP). The renewal of the RBAP occurs from December to February, with approval in March 2015, therefore these audits may shift or change based on the risk assessment conducted during the renewal exercise.

Evaluations

Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture	Title of the evaluation	Planned evaluation start date	Planned deputy head approval date
1.1.6 Canada Research-Chairs	Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs	December 2014	June 2016
1.2.1 Discovery Research	Evaluation of Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR)	December 2015	March 2017
1.3.5 Commercialization of Research	Evaluation of Commercialization of Research	December 2015	March 2017
1.3.1 Research in Strategic Areas	Evaluation of Research in Strategic Areas	December 2015	June 2017
1.3.6 College and Community Innovation	Evaluation of College and Community Innovation	October 2017	March 2018
1.2 Discovery	Evaluation of Discovery	December 2017	March 2019
1.1.7 Canada Excellence Research Chairs	Evaluation of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs	January 2018	March 2019