Translation of "Bureau Strategic Planning and Risk Management " (English → French) :

13. Acknowledges from the Authority that in February 2012, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an in-depth risk assessment in the Authority with the aim of determining its audit priorities for the coming years; notes that the IAS defined the most important risks related to the Authority’s processes and defined a Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015, which includes a list of future audit topics; notes that the Authority developed an action plan to address the identified ...[+++]high risk areas and that this plan was discussed with, and agreed upon, by the IAS; observes that the relevant actions undertaken by the Authority are to be followed up by the IAS during the next in-depth risk assessment; notes that the IAS Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015 was approved by the Authority's Director and its Management Board; notes that in future, the IAS has decided to carry out a limited review on the implementation of internal control standards by the Authority, in line with its Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015;

13. Acknowledges from the Authority that in February 2012, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an in-depth risk assessment in the Authority with the aim of determining its audit priorities for the coming years; notes that the IAS defined the most important risks related to the Authority’s processes and defined a Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015, which includes a list of future audit topics; notes that the Authority developed an action plan to address the identified ...[+++]high risk areas and that this plan was discussed with, and agreed upon, by the IAS; observes that the relevant actions undertaken by the Authority are to be followed up by the IAS during the next in-depth risk assessment; notes that the IAS Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015 was approved by the Authority's Director and its Management Board; notes that in future, the IAS has decided to carry out a limited review on the implementation of internal control standards by the Authority, in line with its Strategic Audit Plan for 2013-2015;

Because the entity referred to in the response to Q-972 was involved in active projects in several countries, CIDA took the following specific measures to protect the interests of the Crown: CIDA established a multi-disciplinary task force to oversee a common, integrated and corporate approach to managing the situation and mitigating potential risks; discussions and meetings were held with senior representatives of the organization, who provided detailed information on the extent and severity of the financial situation, and the likel ...[+++]y operational impacts; based on the initial information received, as well as a review of the current status of project implementation, management arrangements and contractual terms and conditions, CIDA completed an internal review and assessment of the fiduciary and other risks across each program; a proactive monitoring and integrated risk management approach was developed and agreed with the organization, which featured open and direct channels of communication at a senior level to provide regular updates on the financial situation and recovery as well as to facilitate the dissemination of information on operational progress across the agency and decision-making on individual projects; in projects where the organization was part of a consortium, the agency agreed, on a non-objection basis, to the transfer or assignment of the lead implementation role to other well-established members or partners, who were jointly and severally liable; for projects where the organization was solely responsible for delivery or implementation, the agency took steps to ensure that all financial and performance guarantees were enforceable, in case of need; as part of its efforts to continue operations and remain a going concern, the organization presented a comprehensive business plan and financial projections that were developed with legal and financial third party advisors, a plan was subsequently validated by independent auditors as part of the due ...

Question No. 621 Ms. Hélène Laverdière: With regard to the planned reductions in departmental spending for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) announced in Budget 2012, for fiscal years 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015: (a) what is the total dollar amount of reductions for each of the program activities, specifically, (i) International Policy Advice and Integration, (ii) Diplomacy and Advocacy, (iii) International Commerce, (iv) Consular Services and Emergency Management, (v) Passport Canada, (vi) Go ...[+++]vernance, Strategic Direction and Common Service Delivery; (b) what are the total reductions for full-time equivalents (FTEs) for each of the program activities, specifically, (i) International Policy Advice and Integration, (ii) Diplomacy and Advocacy, (iii) International Commerce, (iv) Consular Services and Emergency Management, (v) Passport Canada, (vi) Governance, Strategic Direction and Common Service Delivery; (c) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to the Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor for the Extractive Sector; (d) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Afghanistan, Middle East and Maghreb, broken down by (i) Afghanistan Inter-Departmental Communications and Information Services Bureau, (ii) Director General, Afghanistan Task Force, (iii) Middle East and Maghreb Bureau; (e) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas, broken down by (i) Director General, Latin America and Caribbean, (ii) Hemispheric Policy Bureau, (iii) North American Platform Program, Executive Coordinator and Senior Advisor, (iv) North America Policy Bureau, (v) North America Programs and Operations Bureau, (vi) North American Leaders' Summit Division; (f) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to the Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Eurasia and Africa, broken down by (i) Africa Bureau, Director Gen ...

24. Believes that the drawing-up of risk maps and management plans should not be restricted to flooding, as in the Commission's current proposal for a directive, but should cover drought and forest fires, with maps being drawn up of areas at high risk of fires and drought within the EU together with the corresponding management plans;

That the Senate urges the Government, in the February 1998 Budget, to propose an amendment to the Income Tax Act that would increase to 30 %, by increments of 2 % per year over a five-year period, the foreign property component of deferred income plans (pension plans, registered retirement savings plans and registered pension plans), as was done in the period between 1990 to 1995 when the foreign property limit of deferred income plans was increased from 10 % to 20 %, because: (a) Canadians should be permitted to take advantage of potentially better investment returns in other markets, thereby increasing the value of their financial assets held for retirement, reducing the amount of income supplement that Canadians may need from government ...[+++]sources, and increasing government tax revenues from retirement income; (b) Canadians should have more flexibility when investing their retirement savings, while reducing the risk of those investments through diversification; (c) greater access to the world equity market would allow Canadians to participate in both higher growth economies and industry sectors; (d) the current 20% limit has become artificial since both individuals with significant resources and pension plans with significant resources can by-pass the current limit through the use of, for example, strategic investment decisions and derivative products; and (e) problems of liquidity for pension fund managers, who now find they must take substantial positions in a single company to meet the 80 % Canadian holdings requirement, would be reduced.