Survey Following a Special Examination—Chief Executive Officer or President of the Crown corporation
The example survey is provided for reference only. Following the audit or examination, please complete the personalized version of the survey that will be emailed to you.
Name of organization:
Report date:
Head of organization
1. Value of the Examination
| Strongly disagree 1 |
Partially disagree 2 |
Neither agree, nor disagree 3 |
Partially agree 4 |
Strongly agree 5 |
No opinion/ Don’t know/ Not ApplicableN/A |
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| 1.a During discussions and through reports, the auditors identified valuable opportunities to strengthen systems and practices. | ||||||
| 1.b The recommendations focused on the most significant issues identified in the examination. |
2. Management of the Examination
| Strongly disagree 1 |
Partially disagree 2 |
Neither agree, nor disagree 3 |
Partially agree 4 |
Strongly agree 5 |
No opinion/ Don’t know/ Not ApplicableN/A |
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| 2.a The examination covered key corporate management practices, operational activities and areas of significant risk within our organization. | ||||||
| 2.b The auditors completed their work according to the agreed timelines. | ||||||
| 2.c The auditors’ requests for information were relevant to the examination and represented reasonable expectations. | ||||||
| 2.d The auditors provided staff with a reasonable amount of time to comply with requests for documentation. | ||||||
| 2.e The auditors provided staff with a reasonable amount of time to comment on examination findings and respond to recommendations. |
3. Communications
| Strongly disagree 1 |
Partially disagree 2 |
Neither agree, nor disagree 3 |
Partially agree 4 |
Strongly agree 5 |
No opinion/ Don’t know/ Not ApplicableN/A |
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| 3.a The auditors actively engaged the organization in the examination process and maintained appropriate communications during the examination. | ||||||
| 3.b The auditors proactively identified, communicated, and resolved issues and significant differences of views in a timely manner. | ||||||
| 3.c The auditors reported examination findings objectively and fairly. | ||||||
| 3.d The auditors prepared clear and concise reports. |
4. Professional Relations and Competencies
| Strongly disagree 1 |
Partially disagree 2 |
Neither agree, nor disagree 3 |
Partially agree 4 |
Strongly agree 5 |
No opinion/ Don’t know/ Not ApplicableN/A |
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| 4.a The auditors collectively demonstrated sufficient understanding of the organization and its environment relevant to the examination. | ||||||
| 4.b The auditors collectively demonstrated sufficient technical competencies relevant to the examination. | ||||||
| 4.c The auditors conducted themselves professionally, including demonstrated independence, objectivity, non-partisanship, and professional skepticism (that is, maintained a respectful but questioning approach), throughout the examination. |
5. Overall
| Strongly disagree 1 |
Partially disagree 2 |
Neither agree, nor disagree 3 |
Partially agree 4 |
Strongly agree 5 |
No opinion/ Don’t know/ Not ApplicableN/A |
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| 5.a Overall, we were satisfied with how the examination was conducted. |
6. Additional Comments
6.a Please provide any other comments you may have on your experience with the examination.
6.b Please provide suggestions on how we could bring more value to your organization.