Archived - Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits

Response to Parliamentary Committees

Nil Response for 2015–2016.

Response to the Auditor General (including to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)

Report 4 — Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities (Spring 2015)
The Auditor General focused on whether Health Canada had reasonable assurance that eligible First Nation individuals living in remote communities in Manitoba and Ontario had access to clinical and client care services, and medical transportation benefits. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) was only included in the audit to the extent that under the Indian Act, INAC is responsible for maintaining the Indian Register, which is the official record identifying all Registered Indians in Canada. Health Canada uses information from the Indian Registration System to update the information in its Status Verification System. No recommendations were directed to the Department.

Report 1 — Implementing Gender-Based Analysis (Fall 2015)
INAC was one of several departments included in this audit, which examined whether the selected departments performed adequate gender-based analysis to inform government decisions, and whether Status of Women Canada and the relevant central agencies (the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Privy Council Office) appropriately supported the implementation of gender-based analysis throughout the federal government. The Auditor General also examined the federal government's progress on recommendations from the 2009 Audit of Gender-Based Analysis. No recommendations were directed to the Department.

Report 3 — Implementing the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (Fall 2015)
The Auditor General focused on whether Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, and INAC were implementing selected obligations in the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (LILCA) and two related side agreements, the Fiscal Financing Agreement and the Labrador Inuit Park Impacts and Benefits Agreement for the Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada (Labrador Inuit Park Impacts and Benefits Agreement).

The Auditor General examined whether these entities monitored the status of their obligations and if the information was shared with INAC to help it coordinate and report on the implementation of the LILCA, and whether these entities, plus Environment Canada, tracked federal contracts issued in the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area and if this information was shared with INAC for public reporting purposes, as required by the Treasury Board's Contracting Policy. Two recommendations were directed to the Department.

Report 3 — The Governor in Council Appointment Process in Administrative Tribunals (Spring 2016)
The Auditor General focused on whether timely appointments of qualified individuals were being made to selected administrative tribunals to maintain continuity of service. The audit also included an assessment of progress on some of the areas for improvement identified in the 2009 Audit of the Appointment Process. The audit examined the roles played by the Privy Council Office, selected administrative tribunals, and respective portfolio departments. The Auditor General did not audit the appointment decisions or the roles played by ministers, ministers' offices, or the Office of the Prime Minister. One recommendation was directed to the Department.

INAC Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (August 31, 2015)
Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the accompanying financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015 and all information contained in these statements rests with the management of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. These financial statements have been prepared by management using the Government's accounting policies, which are based on Canadian public sector accounting standards.

Response to external audits conducted by the Public Service Commission of Canada or the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages

Public Service Commission of Canada — Not applicable

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages — Not applicable