Departmental Performance Report 2015–16
Internal Audits and Evaluations

Internal Audits Completed in 2015–16

Title of internal audit Internal audit type Completion date

Audit of Human Resources Management (Staffing)

[Joint audit with Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)]

Human resources

 December 2015

Evaluations in Progress or Completed in 2015–16

Title of the evaluation Status Deputy head approval date Link to the organization’s programs
SSHRC Fellowships Evaluations Completed June 2015 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Evaluation of the Networks of Centres of Excellence Completed October 2015 Networks of Centres of Excellence
Evaluation of the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence Completed October 2015 Networks of Centres of Excellence
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Completed October 2015 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Institutional Research Capacity Grants Evaluation Completed November 2015 Institutional research capacity grants
Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants Evaluation In progress July 2016 Individual, team and partnership research grants
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Canada Research Chairs Program In progress July 2016 Canada Research Chairs
Tri-Agency Evaluation of the Canada Graduate Scholarships In progress October 2016 Canada Graduate Scholarships
Evaluation of Research-Based Knowledge Culture In progress March 2017 Research-Based Knowledge Culture
Evaluation of the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research In progress March 2017 Networks of Centres of Excellence