This report was prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 6.6.1.2 of the Directive on Internal Auditing in the Government of Canada, which specifies that the report must:
•summarize the results of the committee's reviews of areas of responsibility;
•provide the independent members' assessment, and make recommendations as needed on the capacity, independence and performance of the internal audit function;
•express views that are entirely and exclusively those of the independent members.