Departmental Evaluation Plan
The Departmental Evaluation Plan describes the planned engagements to be undertaken by the Internal Audit and Evaluation Directorate. The Plan is a rolling five year instrument that is developed and updated annually.
The 2023-24 Total Planned Program Spending represents the spending at the program inventory level and may cover multiple programs, initiatives or activities. The Program Spending Covered by the Planned Evaluation column represents spending for a specific evaluation.
| Program from Program Inventory (2023-24 Total Planned Program Spending) | Planned Evaluation in the next 5 years | Date of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the planned evaluation (based on 2023-24 amounts) | Comments and Rationale for not evaluating Program or spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program A: National Security Leadership ($19,730,746) | Funding to Build Canada’s Research Security Capacity | 2024-25 | $2,522,117 | Not applicable |
| Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Division 9/National Security Inadmissibility Initiative – Horizontal led by Public Safety Canada | 2025-26 | $409,482 | Not applicable | |
| Program B: Critical Infrastructure ($6,452,341) | None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Program was recently evaluated and there are no mandatory evaluation requirements. |
| Program C: Cyber Security ($3,942,695) | None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Program was recently evaluated, no mandatory evaluation requirement, and there is currently an Office of the Auditor General Audit on Combatting Cybercrime. |
| Program D: Crime Prevention ($159,292,191) | National Crime Prevention Strategy | 2023-24 | $45,358,344 | Not applicable |
| Building Safer Communities Fund | 2025-26 | $87,281,210 | Not applicable | |
| Joint Internal Audit and Evaluation of the Security Infrastructure Program | 2025-26 | $5,693,813 | Not applicable | |
| Canada Centre - Community Resilience Fund | 2025-26 | $13,272,252 | Not applicable | |
| National Crime Prevention Strategy | 2027-28 | No planned coverage as already accounted for under 2023-24 planned evaluation. | Not applicable | |
| Program E: Law Enforcement and Policing ($94,422,426) | Joint Internal Audit and Evaluation of the Nation’s Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program | 2024-25 | $3,000,000 | Not applicable |
| Memorial Grant Program for First Responders | 2026-27 | $79,556,452 | Not applicable | |
| Firearms Buyback Program | 2026-27 | $10,737,679 | Not applicable | |
| Program F: Serious and Organized Crime ($59,423,945) | National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking – Horizontal led by Public Safety Canada | 2023-24 | $5,215,125 | Not applicable |
| Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy, including the Substance Use and Addictions Program, and Opioid Response - Horizontal led by Health Canada | 2023-24 | $1,593,162 | Not applicable | |
| Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (outcomes) – Horizontal led by Women and Gender Equality | 2023-24 | $1,262,632 | Not applicable | |
| Addressing Drug-Impaired Driving and Communication – Horizontal led by Public Safety Canada | 2024-25 | $17,004,170 | Not applicable | |
| Program G: Border Policy ($6,365,884) | None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Program was recently evaluated and there are no mandatory evaluation requirements. |
| Program H: Indigenous Policing ($385,968,654) | Funding for Investment in First Nations and Inuit Policing Facilities Program | 2023-24 | $46,984,976 | Not applicable |
| First Nations and Inuit Policing Program | 2026-27 | $336,428,229 | Not applicable | |
| Program I: Corrections ($26,157,887) | Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative | 2024-25 | $16,968,739 | Not applicable |
| Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program | 2025-26 | $12,145,107 | Not applicable | |
| Program J: Emergency Prevention/Mitigation ($21,080,498) | None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Program was recently evaluated and there are no mandatory evaluation requirements. |
| Program K: Emergency Preparedness ($30,536,626) | Avalanche Canada | 2023-24 | $0 | Not applicable |
| Program L: Emergency Response/Recovery ($1,764,699,413) | Search and Rescue (SAR) Initiatives | 2024-25 | $14,462,093 | Not applicable |
| Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies | 2025-26 | $16,287,309 | Not applicable | |
| Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements Program | 2026-27 | $1,724,947,562 | Not applicable | |
| Internal Services ($68,768,929) | None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | No specific requirements for evaluations in internal services and we do not have the capacity to complete evaluations beyond the mandatory requirements. |
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