Quality Assurance Audit of

Audit of Innovation (BDP, ISDI, PBS) ACOA Internal Audit Directorate Final Report July 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Assurance Statement ............................................................................................ 1 Executive Summary .............................. 2 Background ........................................................................................................... 3 Audit Risk .............. 4 Audit Objectives .................................................................................................... 5 Audit Scope And Methodology .............. 5 Audit Results ......................................................................................................... 7 Objective 1: ... 7 Objective 2: ................................................................................................. 13 Objective 3: . 14 Objective 4: ................................................................................................. 15 ASSURANCE STATEMENT President, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency We have completed the Quality Assurance Audit of Innovation, which included the Business Development Program (BDP), the Innovation Skills Development Initiative (ISDI) and the Productivity and Business Skills Initiative (PBS). The overall objective of this audit was to provide assurance ...