13. Acknowledges from the Agency that in 2012 the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) conducted a light risk assessment, which was agreed by the Agency; notes that the IAS also performed an audit on stakeholder relations and external communication, that the Agency accepted all the recommendations of the final audit report and created an action plan to implement them and that the IAS considered the plan to be adequate; notes that the IAS also reviewed its earlier recommendations and concluded which of those have been implemente ...[+++]d and closed them; observes that follow-up audits on action plans revealed that five recommendations remain partially implemented, of which two were prioritised as very important;

(Return tabled) Question No. 237 Hon. Stéphane Dion: With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO): (a) what is the Department’s information management (IM) strategy; (b) on what date was the IM strategy established; (c) who participated in the development of the IM strategy; (d) which groups or organizations were consulted or gave input in developing the IM strategy; (e) which departments, agencies or offices were consulted or gave input in developing the IM strategy; (f) which individuals were consulted or gave input in developing the IM strategy; (g) what is the DFO Records Retention Plan; (h) on what date was the ...[+++] Records Retention Plan established; (i) who participated in the development of the Records Retention Plan; (j) which groups were consulted or gave input in developing the Records Retention Plan; (k) which departments, agencies and offices were consulted or gave input in developing the Records Retention Plan; (l) which individuals were consulted in developing the Records Retention Plan; and (m) what are the benchmarks for record retention?

25. Acknowledges from the Joint Undertaking's reply to the Court of Auditors that the roles of the Joint Undertaking's internal audit function and the IAS were clarified and formalised through the approval, in March 2011, of the IAS and IAC Audit Charters; also takes note that a coordinated strategic audit plan for the period 2012-2014 is also being prepared to ensure that the impact of planned audits is optimised and any duplication of audit work between the IAS and IAC is minimised; calls therefore on the Joint Undertaking to info ...[+++]rm the discharge authority about the state of preparation and implementation of the strategic audit plan for the period 2012-2014;

Question No. 92 Ms. Irene Mathyssen: With respect to the development of an Action Plan to advance the equality of women across Canada, announced in Budget 2008: (a) what is the time frame for the development of the Action Plan; (b) what department or departments are responsible for developing the Action Plan; (c) what monetary resources are being allocated to develop an Action Plan; (d) how many full time employees are being allocated to develop an Action Plan; (e) will there be any public consultation on the development of an Act ...[+++]ion Plan; (f) what organizations have been consulted; (g) what organizations will be consulted; (h) will Canada's commitment under the 1995 Beijing Declaration serve as the basis for the Action Plan; (i) what mechanisms of accountability will be built into the Action Plan; and (j) will eliminating systemic discrimination against women be the main objective of the plan?

Question No. 244 Mrs. Irene Mathyssen: With respect to the development of an action plan to increase the equality of women across Canada, announced in the Budget 2008: (a) what is the time frame for the development of the action plan; (b) what department will be responsible for developing the action plan; (c) what monetary resources will be allocated to develop the action plan; (d) how many full-time equivalents will be allocated to develop the action plan; (e) will there be any public consultation on the development of the action ...[+++] plan; (f) what organizations have been consulted; (g) what organizations will be consulted; (h) will Canada's commitment under the 1995 Beijing Declaration serve as base for the action plan; (i) what mechanisms of accountability will be built into the action plan; and (j) will eliminating systemic discrimination against women be the main objective of the plan?

Experts from the consortia will spend 3-8 months on-site at the companies, providing the following kinds of assistance: - Development of business plans and management systems, as well as controls on the flow of capital; - The improvement of accounting systems and internal auditing; - The implementation of a system for market surveys and the study of competitiveness of the companies' products; - Development of a management plan and improvemenets to the financing for social welfare; - Help with attracting investment by identifying p ...[+++]otential investment partners.