Horizontal internal audits

The Internal Audit Sector at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat offers audit services to both large and small federal departments and agencies. The results of internal audit, advisory and other assurance engagements help to identify emerging issues and make recommendations for the improvement of performance across the federal public service.

Internal audit provides deputy heads with assurance as to the design and operation of the governance, risk management, and control processes in their organizations which is a lever to support the government’s efforts to provide value and accountability to Canadians.

It does the following:

• Leads or carries out government-wide audits that look at issues affecting several departments to address cross-cutting, thematic, or sectoral risks across large and/or small departments
• Performs other audits for small departments that do not have an internal audit function
• Provides audit services, including a risk-based plan, to Regional Development Agencies, as outlined in their service agreements
• Monitors implementation of management action plans resulting from the audits
• Carries out audits in Regional Development Agencies
• Shares audit results with the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Comptroller General, and the Treasury Board Secretariat Audit Committee or the Small Departments Audit Committee
• Creates a government-wide plan to audit departments based on risk, by working with key partners and stakeholders