Departmental Evaluation Plan
2025-2030 Departmental Evaluation Plan
The Departmental Evaluation Plan describes the planned engagements to be undertaken by the Internal Audit and Evaluation Directorate. The Plan is a rolling five-year instrument that is developed and updated annually.
The 2025-2026 Total Planned Program Spending column represents the spending at the program inventory level and may cover multiple programs, initiatives or activities. The Program Spending Covered by the Planned Evaluation column represents spending for a specific evaluation.
| Program from Program Inventory (2025-2026 Total Planned Program Spending) |
Planned Evaluation in the next 5 years | Date of planned evaluation approval | Program spending covered by the planned evaluation (based on 2025-2026 amounts) | Comments and rationale for not evaluating Program or spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program A: National Security Leadership ($25,358,219) |
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Division 9/National Security Inadmissibility Initiative – Horizontal Evaluation led by Public Safety Canada | 2025-2026 | $410,763 | Not applicable |
| Indo-Pacific Strategy – Horizontal Evaluation led by Global Affairs Canada | 2027-2028 | $424,777 | Not applicable | |
| Program B: Critical Infrastructure ($6,678,889) |
None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | The program will undergo another type of review during the same time frame which will address an identified information gap and meet the same needs (i.e., Office of the Auditor General of Canada audit). |
| Program C: Cyber Security ($8,570,745) |
None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Recently completed 2024 Office of the Auditor General of Canada's Audit – Combatting Cybercrime issued two recommendations for Public Safety Canada. |
| Program D: Crime Prevention ($228,205,780) |
Building Safer Communities Fund | 2025-2026 | $54,644,880 | Not applicable |
| Canada Community Security Program (previously Security Infrastructure Program) | 2027-2028 | $20,995,089 | Not applicable | |
| Canada Centre – Community Resilience Fund | 2026-2027 | $15,633,306 | Not applicable | |
| National Crime Prevention Strategy | 2027-2028 | $44,390,889 | Not applicable | |
| Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence | 2027-2028 | $83,619,661 | Not applicable | |
| Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (including the overdose crisis in Canada) – Horizontal Evaluation led by Health Canada |
2027-2028 | 947,866 $ | Not applicable | |
| Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis – Horizontal Evaluation led by Health Canada | 2027-2028 | $0Footnote i | Not applicable | |
| Program E: Law Enforcement and Policing ($556,015,574) |
Canada's Firearms Control Framework – Horizontal Evaluation led by Public Safety Canada | 2026-2027 | $2,256,459 | Not applicable |
| Memorial Grant Program for First Responders | 2026-2027 | $23,349,890 | Not applicable | |
| Joint Audit and Evaluation of the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (Phase 1 – Businesses) | 2026-2027 | $13,720,230 | Not applicable | |
| Joint Audit and Evaluation of the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (Phase 2 – Individuals) | 2026-2027 | $446,814,465 | Not applicable | |
| Parliamentary District Policing Program |
2026-2027 | $10,000,000 | Not applicable | |
| Canadian Police Arrangement - International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations Program – Horizontal Evaluation led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 2025-2026 | $0 | Not applicable | |
| Program F: Serious and Organized Crime ($49,424,989) |
Addressing Drug Impaired Driving and Communication – Horizontal led by Public Safety Canada | 2025-2026 | $1,060,643 | Not applicable |
| Enhancing the National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet | 2027-2028 | $8,690,730 | Not applicable | |
| Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy (Opioids) – Horizontal led by Health Canada | 2027-2028 | $947,866 | Not applicable | |
| Federal Gender-Based Violence Strategy – Horizontal Evaluation led by Women and Gender Equality Canada | 2027-2028 | $2,263,620 | Not applicable | |
| Biology Casework Analysis Contribution Program | 2025-2026 | $12,832,318 | Not applicable | |
| Program G: Border Policy ($7,368,362) |
None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | The program is undergoing change and there are no specific grants and contributions tied to Border Policy at this time. There are overlaps with evaluation engagements that touch on border policy and another program area. E.g. Guns and Gangs Violence Action Fund and Human Trafficking, Child Sexual Exploitation. |
| Program H: Indigenous Policing ($410,990,801) |
Funding for Investment in First Nations and Inuit Policing Facilities Program (FNIPFP) | 2025-2026 | $357,728,976 | Not applicable |
| First Nations and Inuit Policing Program including Facilities Program (FNIPP and FNIPFP) | 2028-2029 | $406,445,989Footnote ii | Not applicable | |
| Program I: Corrections ($36,580,992) |
Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative | 2025-2026 | $11,155,070 | Not applicable |
| Funding for the Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative | 2026-2027 | $14,755,726 | Not applicable | |
| Sex Offender Registration Information Act and the National Sex Offender Registry –Horizontal Evaluation led by Public Safety Canada |
2027-2028 | $0 | Not applicable | |
| Program J: Emergency Prevention/Mitigation ($32,159,200) |
Search and Rescue Initiatives | 2025-2026 | $14,363,037 | Not applicable |
| Program K: Emergency Preparedness ($13,624,510) |
None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | Two recently completed audits.
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| Program L: Emergency Response/Recovery ($698,847,865) |
Humanitarian Workforce Program | 2025-2026 | $36,073,316 | Not applicable |
| Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements Program (Modernized) | 2029-2030 | $616,003,139 | Not applicable | |
| Adaptation to Climate Change – Horizontal Roll-up – Evaluation led by Environment and Climate Change Canada | 2026-2027 | $2,888,527 | Not applicable | |
| Internal Services ($89,162,768) |
None planned | Not applicable | Not applicable | No specific requirements for evaluations in internal services and we do not have the capacity to complete evaluations beyond the mandatory requirements. |
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