Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Office of Audit and Evaluation evaluated the Rural and Co-operative Development programs. The purpose of the evaluation was to examine the programs' relevance and performance as required by the Treasury Board Policy on Evaluation.
The AgriMarketing program - Market Development stream (AMP MD) is aimed at building and promoting Canada's ability to expand domestic and export markets, undertake promotional activities to help position and differentiate Canadian products and producers, and ensure industry's ability to meet market requirements. The annual budget allocation for AMP MD is $21.23M. Projects are cost-shared between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and recipients, with AAFC's maximum contribution generally not exceeding 50% of the total eligible costs. AMP MD is managed within the Programs Branch, Competitiveness Division. The audit of AMP MD was included in the 2015-2018 Risk-Based Audit Plan. The audit focused on management control framework related activities, addressing governance, risk management and controls, associated with AMP MD. The audit determined that effective controls were in place to support the management and delivery of AMP MD.
The evaluation of AgriRisk Initiatives Program was undertaken by Agriculture and AgriFood Canada's (AAFC) Office of Audit and Evaluation (OAE) as part of the 2016-17 to 2020-21 Departmental Evaluation Plan. The evaluation specifically assessed program activities and results achieved by the Program from 2013-14 to 2017-18. To assess the Program's relevance and performance, the evaluation collected and analysed program documents, performance and financial data, relevant literature, interviews with internal and external key informants, a survey of program recipients, and case studies on specific projects.--Document.
AgriRisk is a five-year program within the suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, designed to facilitate the development and adoption of new private sector or producer-funded agricultural risk management tools. The Audit of AgriRisk Initiatives Program was approved as part of the 2017-21 Integrated Audit and Evaluation Plan for fiscal year 2017-18. The objective was to provide assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in place to support the management and delivery of AgriRisk. This document includes an executive summary, introduction, and observations, recommendations and management responses.--Includes text from document.
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