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Environment Canada has an adequate management control framework in place that includes a departmental policy and a clear accountability framework. Some inconsistencies in the monitoring practices and communication and training tools across the regions were identified however; these are being addressed as part of the transformation of the travel process currently underway. The extent of the departmental compliance with the Treasury Board Travel Directive and Environment Canada Travel Policy is generally high. Although the audit identified some weaknesses in administrative practices including pre-authorization of travel and documentation in support of travel expenses, all trips were assessed as being business related. The extent of the departmental compliance with the Treasury Board Guidance document, Proactive Disclosure of Travel Expenses, is also generally high, although a small number of reported travel dates contained errors. Improvements should be made to ensure the accuracy of the reported dates of travel.
Finance and Corporate Branch is currently working on the transformation of the travel process. Many elements of the new process will address the issues highlighted in the audit report. As such, Audit and Evaluation has made recommendations only in areas not addressed in the new process. However, AEB will conduct a follow-up in six months to ensure that all elements of the new process are implemented as expected.
In our professional judgement, sufficient and appropriate audit/evaluation procedures have been conducted and evidence gathered to support the accuracy of the conclusions reached and contained in this report. The conclusions were based on a comparison of the situations as they existed at the time against the audit/evaluation criteria.