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Audit and Evaluation Annual Report 2009–2010
- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. 1 Introduction
- 3. 2 Findings and Recommendations – Network Governance
- 4. 3 Findings and Recommendations – Network Sustainability and Configuration
- 5. 4 Management Response
- 6. 5 Conclusion
- 7. Annex 1 - Network Configuration
- 8. Annex 2 - Network Configuration Benchmarking
- 9. Annex 3 - Documentation References – Network Governance
- 10. Annex 4 - Network Configuration
- 11. Annex 5 - Interviews – Network Governance
- 12. Annex 6 - Interviews – Network Configuration
Annex 3 - Documentation References – Network Governance
Annex 3 - Documentation References – Network Governance
| # | Refe-rence | Document Name | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A2.1 | Hydrometric Agreement Renewal: Presentation to the Weather and Environmental Services Board | National Hydrometric Program, Environment Canada | January 23, 2007 |
| 2. | A2.2 and A2.3 | Outcome Project Plan: Hydrometric (Water Quantity) Monitoring Network – c1a3 | Atmospheric Monitoring and Water Survey Directorate, Environment Canada | 2005–06 |
| 3. | A2.4 | An Analysis of Canadian and Other Water Conservation Practices and Initiatives: Issues, Opportunities and Suggested Directions for the Water Conservation and Economics Task Group, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment | J. Kinkead Consulting, A. Boardley and M. Kinkead | 2006 |
| 4. | A2.5 | National Administrators Table (NAT), Briefing Note: Kelowna Meeting | National Hydrometric Program, Environment Canada | October 10–11, 2007 |
| 5. | A2.6 | Business Impact Analysis: Data Capture Worksheets; Service/Activity Analysis Worksheet; Critical Services Analysis Worksheet; Downtime, Staff Requirements and Minimum Service Levels Worksheet; Dependencies Analysis Worksheet; Recovery Strategies and Resource Requirement Analysis Worksheet | Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 6. | A2.7 | Fact Sheet: Canada–Ontario Cost Share Agreement for Water Quantity Surveys | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Science and Technology Strategies, Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 7. | A2.8 | Summary of Hydrometric Network | Canada Water Act reports, Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 8. | A2.9 | Program Assessment: Key Questions for Guidance of Template Completion: 2.1.1.3 Inland Water Monitoring (2A1C) | Environment Canada | May 9, 2008 |
| 9. | A2.11 | Canada Water Act | Department of Justice Canada | June 25, 2008 |
| 10. | A2.12 | The Canada Water Act Annual Report 2005–2006 | Environment Canada | 2005–06 |
| 11. | A2.13 | Alberta’s Water Resources Summary | Alberta Environment | April 28, 2003 |
| 12. | A2.14 | Hydrometric Program: A National Partnership | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Not Available |
| 13. | A2.16 | Hydrometric Program: Pacific and Yukon Hydrometrics | Pacific and Yukon Region, Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 14. | A2.17 | Summary of Provincial/ Federal Agreement Status | Not Available | January 23, 2007 |
| 15. | A2.19 and A2.21 | 2008–2009 Planning and Financial Strategies– Outcome Project Group 2A1 Weather and Environmental Monitoring | Environment Canada | March 17, 2008 and April 8, 2008 |
| 16. | A2.22 | An Optimal Hydrometric Program for Canada | The Hydrometric Monitoring Business Case Team, Weather and Environmental Services Board, Environment Canada | June 8, 2006 |
| 17. | A2.23 | Weather and Environmental Monitoring Networks: Hydrometric Monitoring | Environment Canada | May 30, 2007 |
| 18. | A2.24 | Outcome Project Group Summary: 2A1 Monitoring and Reporting–Environmental Monitoring Allows EC to Identify, Analyze and Predict Weather, Air, Water and Climate Conditions | Monitoring and Reporting, Weather and Environmental Services Board, Environment Canada | June 10, 2005 |
| 19. | A2.25 | Outcome Project Summary: 2A1c–Inland Water Levels and Flows are Monitored (C1a3) | Weather andEnvironmental Services Board, Environment Canada | August 8, 2005 |
| 20. | A2.26 | Outcome Project Plan Template: Inland Water Levels and Flows are Monitored / Environmental Monitoring Allows EC to Identify, Analyze and Predict Weather, Air, Water and Climate Conditions | Tim Goos, 2A1 monitoring team lead, outcome project leads, and sub component managers | May 17, 2005 |
| 21. | A2.27 | About the Water Survey of Canada Hydrometric Program Hydrometric Monitoring – A Brief Overview | Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada Manager, Water Survey of Canada, Atlantic Region, Environment Canada | June 16, 2004 January 8, 2007 |
| 22. | A2.28 | Hydrometric Main Estimates: - Table 10: | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 23. | A2.30 | 2007–2008 Recorded “Hydrometric” Revenues | Rapport Disco (in house),Audit and Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada | November 4, 2008 |
| 24. | A2.31 | Handbook/Guideline: Implementing the WES Quality Management System – 2A1c Hydrometric Monitoring (WSC), Version 2Dv01 | Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada 2A1c Core Team: Pat McCurry – team leader Annette Verley, Guy Morin, Stuart Hamilton, Rene Savoie, Chris Thomson, Mark Maslen | July 10, 2008 |
| 25. | A2.32 | Memorandum – Note de Service – Letter of Agreement between Water Survey of Canada (WSC) and Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. – Amendment to Letter of Agreement between Qulliq Energy and Water Survey of Canada(WSC) | Manager, Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada | December 8, 2008 |
| 26. | A2.33 | The Canada Water Act Annual Report, 2005–2006 | Environment Canada | 2005–06 |
| 27. | A2.34 | Canada – Alberta Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring | Alberta Environment | November 29, 2006 |
| 28. | A2.35 | The Northern Hydrometric Network: 100th Anniversary of the Water Survey of Canada, 2A1 Weather and Environmental Monitoring | Weather and Environmental Services Board Meeting – A/Manager, Hydrologic Applications and Services, Water Survey of Canada; and Manager, Prairie and Northern Region, Water Survey of Canada, Outcome Project Group 2A1 Environment Canada | August 5, 2008 |
| 29. | A2.36 | Hydrometric Monitoring Business Case – Financial Priority | Ted R.Yuzyk, Weather and Environmental Services Board, Environment Canada | August 29, 2006 |
| 30. | A2.37 | Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Department of the Environment for Northwest Territories / Nunavut Water Quantity Surveys | Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada | August 2008 |
| 31. | A2.38 | Canada – Manitoba Memorandum of Agreement for Water Quantity Surveys | Manitoba Hydro; Manitoba Water Stewardship; Environment Canada | 2001–04 |
| 32. | A2.39 | Changing the Flow: A Blueprint for Federal Action on Freshwater Water Quantity Monitoring in British Columbia: A Business Review of the BC Hydrometric Programs | Gordon Water Group of Concerned Scientists and Citizens Resource Information Department, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, British Columbia | Not Available April 2003 |
| 33. | A2.40 | Hydrometric Monitoring Program | Not Available | June 15, 2006 |
| 34. | A2.41 | Corporate Governance Maturity Model | Open Compliance and Ethics Group and the National Association of Corporate Directors | 2006–07 |
| 35. | A2.42 | Policy Research Working Paper 4370 – Governance Indicators: Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going? | The World Bank: World Bank Institute, Global Governance Group, Development Research Group, and Macroeconomics and Growth Team | October 1, 2007 |
| 36. | A2.43 | Governance Matters 2008: Worldwide Governance 1996–2007 | The World Bank Group | 2008 |
| 37. | A2.44 | Confidential Study: Public Sector | The World Bank Group | 2006 |
| 38. | A2.46 | Assessing Governance: Diagnostic Tools and Applied Methods for Capacity Building and Action Learning | Daniel Kaufmann, Francesca Recanatini and Serge Biletsky, the World Bank | June 2002 |
| 39. | A2.47 | Public Officials – Survey Diagnostic: Questionnaire Overview | The World Bank Group | 2007 |
| 40. | A2.48 A2.49 A2.50 A2.51 A2.52 | Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons: Chapter 1: Placing the Public’s Money Beyond Parliament’s Reach Chapter 10: Exhibit 10.5 – Governance Solutions to Identified Problems Chapter 2: Governance of Small Federal Entities Chapter 7: Governance of Crown Corporations Chapter 1: Natural Resources Canada – Governance and Strategic Management | Office of the Auditor General of Canada | April 2002 October 1, 1995 December 2008 February 2005 April 2005 |
| 41. | A2.53 | Special Examinations Manual: 5. Understanding the Business and Corporate Governance | Office of the Auditor General of Canada | November 15, 2007 |
| 42. | A2.54 A2.55 | The Governance Self-Assessment Test Good Governance Model | Governance International | Not Available |
| 43. | A2.56 | Audit of Governance and Performance | Western Economic Diversification Canada | April 8, 2008 |
| 44. | A2.57 | Organizational Governance: Embracing Internal Audit’s Role | The Institute of Internal Auditors | Not Available |
| 45. | A2.58 | Hydrometric Monitoring Business Case: Financial Priority (v4.0) | Weather and Environmental Services, Environment Canada | August 29, 2006 |
| 46. | A2.59 | Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Department of the Environment for Northwest Territories / Nunavut Water Quantity Surveys – Annual Report 2007/2008 | Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada | August 2008 |
| 47. | A2.60 | The Canada Water Act – Annual Report 2005–2006 | Environment Canada | 2007 |
| 48. | A2.61 | Priority Management and Enabling Boards Submission Template | A/Manager, Hydrologic Applications and Services, Water Survey of Canada; and Manager, Prairie and Northern Region Water Survey – Outcome Project Group 2A1, Environment Canada | August 5, 2008 |
| 49. | A2.62 | The Northern Hydrometric Network: 100th Anniversary of the Water Survey of Canada | Manager, Prairie and Northern Region; and A/Manager, Hydrologic Applications and Services, Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada | August 5, 2008 |
| 50. | A2.63 | Climate and Atmospheric Research Directorate Councils: Capabilities Assessment Instrument and Guide | Office of the Auditor General of Canada | March 31, 1999 |
| 51. | A2.64 A2.65 A2.66 | Tableau de bord des Ressources Humaines, et Sciences et Technologie Our Workforce Human Resources Dashboard, and Science and Technology Our Workforce Human Resources Dashboard 2, and Science and Technology | Environment Canada | Not Available |
| 52. | A2.68 | Schedule C of Memorandum of Agreement between Government of Canada and Government of Alberta 2008–2009 (Version 1) | Alberta Environment; Water Survey of Canada, Alberta District; Environment Canada | February 7, 2008 |
| 53. | A2.71 | Quality Management System Overview Process Map | Weather and Environmental Services – Water Survey of Canada Handbook, Outcome Project Lead – 2A1c, Environment Canada | July 10, 2008 |
| 54. | A2.73 | ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Readiness Training, 2A1c Hydrometric Monitoring | Weather and Environmental Services, Environment Canada | July 10, 2008 |
| 55. | A2.83 | Hydrodynamic and Environmental Modelling of the St. Lawrence River | Meteorological Service of Canada and Water Survey of Canada Centennial Workshop, Environment Canada | October 20–23, 2008 |
| 56. | A2.85 | Internal Control Systems | Encyclopedia of Business and Finance | 2009 |
| 57. | A2.88 and A2.89 | Customer Need or Product Requirement V6 and V7 | Alberta Environment | Not Available |
| 58. | A2.90 | Hydrometric Network Standards: A Systematic Approach to Problem-Solving | Alberta Environment | September 4, 2008 |
| 59. | A2.91 | National Hydrometric Program: Comments on Customer Requirements and Products Exercise | Alberta Environment | October 6, 2008 |
| 60. | A2.92 | A Strategic Plan for Environment Canada’s Weather and Environmental Monitoring Program | Director, Network Strategies and Design, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada | March 2007 |
| 61. | A2.94 | Draft Minutes of the NAT Face-to-Face | Whitehorse, Yukon | September 16–17, 2009 |
| 62. | C9.2 to C9.9 | Compendium of Practices, Interpretations and Administrative Procedures for the Water Quantity Survey Agreements | Water Quantity Surveys; Federal-Provincial Cost Sharing Agreements; Environment Canada | July 1985 |
| 63. | C9.10 C9.11 C9.12 C9.13 C9.14 C9.15 C9.16 C9.17 | Canada – Alberta Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring Canada – British Columbia Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring Canada – Saskatchewan Memorandum of Understanding on Hydrometric Monitoring Canada – Yukon Memorandum of Agreement on the Hydrometric Monitoring Program for the Yukon Memorandum of Understanding on Hydrometric Monitoring for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec concerning Hydrometric Monitoring in Quebec Canada – Ontario Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring Canada – Manitoba Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring | Alberta Environment and Environment Canada British Columbia Environment and Environment Canada Administrator for Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Watershed Authority; Environment Canada Minister of the Environment, Government of Yukon; Environment Canada Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; Environment Canada Administrator for Quebec, Government of Quebec; Environment Canada Ontario Minister of Natural Resources; Environment Canada Minister of Water Stewardship, Manitoba | November 29, 2006 July 2008 April 25, 2005 January 25, 2008 November 30, 2006 December 11, 2006 January 11, 2007 November 29, 2006 |
| 64. | C9.18 | Comparison of Bilateral Agreements | Audit and Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada | Fall 2009 |
| 65. | C9.19 | Hydrometric Program: Budget Comparison | Audit and Evaluation Branch, Environment Canada | Fall 2009 |
| 66. | C9.21 | Water Quantity Monitoring: Networks and Information Needs Workshop | Water Survey Division, Environment Canada; Manitoba Water Stewardship; Manitoba Hydro | January 17–18, 2007 |
| 67. | C9.22 | Monitoring Committee–Water Survey, Terms of Reference | Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada | June 14, 1999 |
| 68. | C9.23 | 6th Teleconference of the National WSC Federal-Provincial Web Task Group – Minutes | Environment Canada | June 27, 2001 |
| 69. | C9.24 | Water Quantity Monitoring: Networks and Information Needs Workshop – Seminar Report | Terriplan Consultants | January 17–18, 2006 |
| 70. | C9.25 | Water Survey of Canada (2A1c) National Management Committees – Water Survey of Canada Centennial Workshop | Operational Management Committee–Hydrometric; Subcommittee on Field Operations; Data Control Subcommittee; Subcommittee on Field Safety–Hydrometric; National Hydrometric Program Coordinators Committee | October 2008 |
| 71. | C9.26 C9.27 C9.28 | Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act, Chapter I-6 Dominion Water Power Act, Chapter W-4 | Department of Justice Canada | June 17, 2009 |
| 72. | C9.29 | Water Monitoring Business Plan – Northwest Territories and Nunavut: Northern Affairs Program Water Management | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | 2006 |
| 73. | C9.30 | Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act | Department of Justice Canada | June 18, 1998 |
| 74. | C9.31 | Northwest Territories Waters Act | Department of Justice Canada | June 23, 1992 |
| 75. | C9.32 | Terms of Reference – Federal-Provincial Agreement on Water Quantity Surveys | Water Quantity Surveys National Program Working Group | August 15, 2001 |
| 76. | C9.33 | National Hydrometric Program – Quality Policy Manual (Version: 1.0) | Environment Canada | October 15, 2004 |
| 77. | C9.34 | Strategic Plan Framework – National Administrators Table: Canada/Territorial/Provincial Hydrometric Program | Administrator, Province of Ontario; Administrator, Environment Canada Quebec Region | May 7, 2009 |
| 78. | C9.35 to C9.46 | National Administrators’ Teleconference, Operational Management Committee and Face-to-Face Meetings – Minutes ( 88 documents) | National Hydrometric Program, Environment Canada | 2004–2009 |
| 79. | A2.94 | Food and Water | EarthTrends – Environmental Information, World Resources Institute | 2008 |
| 80. | A2.95 A2.96 A2.97 A2.98 A2.99 A2.100 A2.101 | World Development Indicators 2009 – Key Development Data and Statistics, Country Profiles: – Australia – Canada – France – Germany – Japan – United Kingdom – United States | World Development Indicators database, The World Bank Group | September 2009 |
| 81. | A2.102 | Economic Indicators – Canada | EarthTrends – Economics, Business, and the Environment, World Resources Institute | 2003 |
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