Audit of The Administration of the Resettlement Assistance Program

2.0 Audit Conclusions

We found that:

• the governance framework was appropriate; in addition, structures were introduced prior to the completion of our audit which served to further strengthen the framework;
• the performance measurement framework was still under development;
• internal controls in place over RAP were not as we expected, but the Department has begun to take the steps necessary to strengthen the controls in place over CAs and income support payments. However, the audit found that further revisions were required for income support payments; and
• progress on the implementation of past recommendations did not meet our expectations, but new recommendations, management responses and action plans have replaced these recommendations.

As part of our audit of the administration of settlement programs, we made nine recommendations. Because of the shared governance structures of the settlement programs and RAP, the management responses and action plans resulting from our settlement audit and organizational changes that occurred subsequent to the conclusion of our field work for our RAP audit have served to strengthen the governance framework and internal controls for G&C programs within the Department, including RAP.

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