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2014–15 Report on Plans and Priorities

Supplementary tables and information

Internal audits planned

Name	Type	Status	Expected completion date
Internal audits¹
Human resource planning	Management process	In progress	March 2014
Document management	Compliance	In progress	June 2014
Security	Compliance	Planned	2015
Practice reviews—recurring and periodic
Periodic reviews¹
Annual reviews
Report on the Review of the Annual Audit Practice of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada	Compliance— annual audit practice	Winter
Report on the Review of the Performance Audit and Special Examination practices of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada	Compliance— performance audit practice	Spring
¹ The Office has a rolling three-year Practice Review and Internal Audit Plan, which is posted on our website.

The Practice Review and Internal Audit Plan 2013–14 to 2015–16 can be found on the Office of the Auditor General website.

Green procurement

Target 7.2: Green Procurement As of 1 April 2014, the Government of Canada will continue to take action to embed environmental considerations into public procurement, in accordance with the federal Policy on Green Procurement.
Scope and Context
Approach The Office’s approach to implementing green procurement is to target the use of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) procurement instruments and to train key management and procurement personnel. Our main contribution to green procurement is the influence that our audit work and our recommendations for improvement have on the actions of federal departments and agencies and Crown corporations. Management Processes and Controls The Office’s procurement needs are predominantly for commodity goods, such as computers, printers and copiers, office supplies, and furniture, and for professional services, including construction services (at times). For all significant purchases, the Office maximizes its Green Procurement by taking advantage of PWGSC’s procurement instruments, such as National Master Standing Offers or Departmental Standing Offers. In so doing, the Office achieves the levels of Green Procurement that have been negotiated by PWGSC. The use of PWGSC procurement instruments allows the Office to incorporate environmental performance considerations in its procurement planning. Since 2010–11, the Office has followed PWGSC’s Federal Electronic Waste Strategy for electronic and electrical equipment (for example, for acquiring ENERGY STAR high-efficiency appliances and equipment, and for the disposal of electronic equipment and appliances).
Performance Measurement
Expected Result
Environmentally responsible acquisition, use and disposal of goods and services.
Performance Indicator	Targeted Performance Level
Number and percentage of specialists in procurement and/or materiel management who have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course or equivalent, in the given fiscal year.	100%
Additional Activities	Targeted Performance Level
Ensure that purchases of paper contain post-consumer fibre, are certified by Eco-Logo and processed chlorine free, are certified as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) recycled, and are manufactured using biogas energy.	100% of paper purchases
Ensure that purchases of notebook computers, servers, and software are made through PWGSC consolidated procurement instruments, where available.	100% of purchases
Ensure that the Auditor General’s vehicle (Office vehicle fleet) is replaced using the PWGSC National Master Standing Offer, when required. The Executive Vehicle Policy states that executives’ vehicles will be hybrid-electric; factory-equipped for natural gas, propane, or E-85 ethanol fuel; or factory-equipped, four-cylinder, with a conventional engine emitting below 4,200 kg of CO₂ emissions per year.	100% of fleet
Ensure that acquisitions of electronic equipment and appliances are ENERGY STAR-rated high efficiency.	100% of acquisitions
Additional Activities
Promote the increasing acquisition of eco-friendly products (such as binders, pens, staplers, hole punches) from companies with a “green catalogue” when it makes economic sense to do so.