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Appendix B – Linkages to Departmental Priorities

Linkages to Departmental Priorities
Project Operational Priorities Management Priorities
Reducing GHG emissions domestically and through international agreements Protecting Canadians from air pollution and toxic substances Strengthening the meteorological and environmental services to Canadians Taking action to improve biodiversity and water quality Enhancing the enforcement program to improve environmental outcomes Continuing to take leadership on horizontal environmental initiatives Strengthening the support to Program Activities through enhancement of key enabling functions
Internal Audit Projects
Carry-over from 2008-2009
Occupational Health and Safety             X
Hydrometric Monitoring Stations – Federal-Provincial Agreements       X   X  
Efficiency of the Contracting Process             X
Specified Purpose Accounts             X
Costing and Pricing (Vote Netted Revenue)             X
Accounts Payable at Year-end             X
2009-2010
Physical Security             X
Life-cycle Management of Assets             X
Governance of Information Management             X
Governance of Specialized IT Resources             X
Management of Additional Funding Received – Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators             X
Management of Additional Funding Received – Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan             X
Management of Additional Funding Received – Modernizing Federal Laboratories     X X     X
Management of Additional Funding Received – Arctic Research Infrastructure     X       X
Weather Predictions Program     X        
CAE Holistic Opinion             X
Internal Audit Follow-ups             X
2010-2011
Classification             X
Values and Ethics             X
Financial Audits             X
Governance Framework/ Operational Planning and Reporting             X
Assets and Inventory             X
Business Continuity             X
Greening Initiatives/ Sustainability           X X
IMIT Project (TBD)             X
Official Language Policy             X
Management of Additional Funding Received – Mackenzie Gas Pipeline (MGP) Project             X
Water Management       X      
Stakeholder and Partnership Management X         X  
Performance Information in Strategic Planning and Reporting Documents             X
Greenhouse Gas Data Collection, Management and Reporting X         X  
Financial Audit – Continuous Auditing             X
CAE Holistic Opinion (elements TBD)             X
2011-2012
Financial Audits             X
Departmental Resources and Capacity             X
Vehicle Scrappage X X          
Migratory Birds       X      
Vehicles and Engines X X          
Protected Areas Management       X      
International Environmental Interests             X
Financial Audit – Continuous Auditing             X
Evaluation Projects
Carry-over from 2008-2009
Clean Air Agenda – Evaluation Oversight X X       X  
Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA) – Thematic Evaluation Plan X X       X  
Weather Predictions – Evaluation Plan     X        
Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan   X       X  
EcoAction Funding       X   X  
Habitat Stewardship Contribution Program       X   X  
Environmental Damages Fund       X   X  
Grants to Support Environmental Research and Development             X
Contributions to support Environmental Research and Development             X
Contributions to support Environmental and Sustainable Development Initiatives             X
Contributions to support Canada’s International Commitments             X
Invasive Alien Species       X      
Enforcement Program         X    
National Agri-environmental Standards Initiative (NAESI)           X  
Chemicals Management Plan – Evaluation Plan   X       X  
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)   X   X   X  
Building Public Confidence in Pesticide Regulation and Improving Access to Pest Management Products (BPC)   X       X  
2009-2010
Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA) Thematic Evaluation X X       X  
International Actions Thematic Evaluation X X       X  
Clean Air Community Partnerships Thematic Evaluation X X       X  
Evaluation of the National Air Quality Health Index   X       X  
Improved Climate Change Scenarios Evaluation X X       X  
Clean Air Agenda (CAA) Management and Accountability Thematic Evaluation X X       X  
Chemicals Management Plan   X       X  
Great Lakes Action Plan       X      
Federal Species at Risk – Evaluation Plan       X   X  
Renewable Fuels – Evaluation Plan X X          
Freshwater Initiatives – Evaluation Plans       X      
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games     X X   X  
Weather Predictions Program     X        
Water Management – Evaluation Plan       X      
Wildlife Habitat Canada Foundation       X      
Evaluation Follow-ups             X
2010-2011
Adaptation Thematic Roll-Up X X       X  
Clean Air Agenda (CAA) Horizontal Roll-Up X X       X  
Federal Species at Risk Program       X   X  
Lake Simcoe Freshwater Initiative       X      
Lake Winnipeg Freshwater Initiative       X      
Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy Program       X      
Policy on Green Procurement             X
Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan   X       X  
Regulatory Improvements for Major Resource Projects   X          
Ice Program     X        
Stakeholders and Partnership Management           X X
Water Management       X      
Weather Prediction Program – Dissemination Systems and Service Delivery     X        
Greening Initiatives/ Sustainability           X X
Grant or Contribution (TBD)              
Grant or Contribution (TBD)              
Performance Information in Strategic Planning and Reporting Documents             X
Greenhouse Gas Data Collection, Management and Reporting X         X  
2011-2012
Renewable Fuels X X          
Industrial Sector Emissions Program X X          
Water Science and Technology Laboratory Network and Technology (Services and Knowledge Transfer)       X      
Vehicle Scrappage X X          
National Aboriginal Strategy           X X
Grant or Contribution (TBD)              
Grant or Contribution (TBD)              
External Audit Projects
2009-2010
PSC Audit of the Federal Student Work Program             X
OAG Audit of Protecting Fish Habitat       X      
CESD Kyoto Protocol Implementation Audit X         X  
CESD Audit of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)              
CESD Audit of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy – Review and Comment under C-474           X X
CESD Audit of the Management of Toxic Substances   X          
CESD Audit of the National Pollutant Release Inventory   X          
CESD Study of Analytical Methods for Integrated Decision-making and Sustainable Development           X X
OAG Government Wide Performance Audit of Evaluation             X
OAG Audit of Land Management on Reserves       X   X X
OCOL Report Card on Compliance with Official Languages             X
2010-2011
OAG Audit of Implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act           X  
CESD Climate Change Follow-up X         X  
CESD/OAG Audit of Sustainability in the Northwest Territories           X X
CESD Audit of Pollution and Accidents at Sea   X          
CESD Audit of Management of Water Resources       X      
OCOL Follow-up audit of Automated Bilingual Weather and Environmental Information     X       X
2011-2012
CESD Severe Weather Follow-up     X        
CESD Audit of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act X         X  
CESD Audit of Environmental Data Collection and Reporting X X X X X   X
CESD Audit of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy under C-474           X X
CESD Audit of Environmental Enforcement and Compliance         X    
CESD Audit of Land-based Pollution Emergencies   X          
CESD Audit of Electronic Waste   X          
CESD Report Card on compliance with Official Languages Requirements             X

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