The chart is a flow chart description of the Integrated Strategic Planning Process (ISPP) which consists of six steps. The first four steps of the ISPP are known as the LTP process which is the first phase of the ISPP, and steps five and six take place during Project Implementation, which is the second phase of the ISPP.
The flow chart begins with the first column that is labeled the LTP process. The first box in the LTP process column in Stage 1: Idea Generation shows that the first step of the ISPP starts in April in each year with a Strategic Direction session to align strategic direction with priorities and emerging issues and that the second step of the ISPP is from May to June, when managers develop a high level business proposal to request funding through the LTP process. Proposals are grouped into three main categories for decision- Corporate Business Architecture (CBA) improvements and initiatives; Continuity and Quality maintenance (CQM) of existing programs; and, New Initiatives / Enhancements. Proposals supported for further consideration by Senior Management Review Board move to the second box in the LTP process column. The second box in the LTP process in Stage 2: Project Assessment shows that the third step of the ISPP is from July to October, when programs develop investment proposals which are presented in Step 4 in November at the Senior Management Review Conference for approval. This marks the end of the LTP process.
Projects approved in November from this point move to the Project Implementation column which is the second phase of the ISPP. The first two boxes in the Project Implementation column in Stage 3: Project Initiation and Stage 4: Project Planning show that the fifth step of the ISPP is from December to March when programs initiate, plan and communicate with the stakeholders about the new LTP projects. The last two boxes in the Project Implementation column in Stage 5: Project Execution and Stage 6: Project Close-out show that the sixth and final step of the ISPP is the on-going monitoring of the LTP projects.
This chart illustrates the two stages of the LTP process that falls within the Integrated Strategic Planning Process (ISPP).The first four steps of the ISPP are known as the LTP process. These four steps have been divided into two stages in the flow chart. The first two steps correspond to the first stage of the LTP process which is the Idea Generation stage and the two other steps correspond to the second stage of the LTP process which is the Project Assessment stage.
The flow chart begins with the Stage 1 Idea Generation where CBA and non-CBA business proposals are prepared by programs for review and approval. The chart illustrates that Corporate Business Architecture (CBA) proposals go through an approval process by both the CBA management committee and Field Planning Boards (FPBs). The flow chart shows that non-CBA projects only go through the FPBs for approval. Both CBA and non-CBA proposals that have been approved flow to the SMRB for gate 1 approval and consideration for funding. Proposals approved for consideration, move to Stage 2 Project Assessment. In this stage, programs must prepare a Project Complexity and Risk Assessment (PCRA), a Business Case, and Business Case Costing (BCC) template for all CBA and non-CBA proposals. The chart illustrates that CBA proposals separate from non-CBA proposals and must go back to the CBA Management Committee for approval. Once this approval is given then CBA proposals merge back with non-CBA proposals and then move to the FPBs to have the Business case and BCC forms approved. Those approved proceed to SMRB Gate 2 for approval and funding. All approved LTP proposals are recorded in the Agency’s Decision Record known as the Blue Book.
The chart is a flow chart description of the process of Assessment of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) presenting the 4 core activities involved and their outputs described just below each activity. Activities and results/outputs are differentiated by colors and forms. The flow chart is set up in 5 key steps aligned with arrows from left to right. A box groups the 4 core activities for the assessment of ICFR. The flow chart begins with the first step on the left, which is Planning & scoping. Outputs from this activity are Strategic Plans for ICFR & ITGC and work plans. From this point, the process moves at right to Documentation of in-scope business processes. Outputs from this activity are Process Narratives or Flow Charts. Going right onto the third step, the process progresses to the activity of Tests of Design of Key Controls and involves, when required, Letters of Recommendations (LoR) regarding Design. Finally, Tests of Effectiveness of Key Controls is the last activity performed within the process of Assessment of ICFR. LoRs are also an output shown for this step. With arrows from top to bottom, the chart demonstrates that ongoing monitoring and risk management are performed at each step throughout the assessment process. Once the process of the Assessment of ICFR is fully completed, there is a resulting step described outside the box, at right. Reporting to the CS, CFO and Field Senior Management includes progress towards implementing PIC, results of the assessment of ICFR, and the state of audit readiness. Finally, an arrow showing an output from reporting, which is the Statement of Management Responsibility including ICFR labelling the signatures of the CS and CFO.
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Since the registration of deaths is a legal requirement in each Canadian province and territory, reporting is virtually complete. Under-coverage is thought to be minimal, but is being monitored. Under-coverage may occur because of late registration, but this is much less common than in birth registration. Death registration is necessary for the legal burial or disposal of a body, as well as for settling estate matters, so there is a strong incentive for relatives or officials to complete a registration in a timely manner. Some deaths are registered by local authorities, but the paperwork is not forwarded to provincial or territorial registrars before a cut-off date. These cases for 2000 represent approximately 200 deaths, 7 years after the year of death (accumulated late records), or less than one-tenth of one percent of the total records.
Other late or missing registrations may occur with unidentified bodies, or for Canadians who die outside of Canada. By long-standing practice, the date of death for unidentified remains is defined as the date of discovery. These deaths of unidentified persons typically represent less than ten cases per year. For out-of-country deaths, only deaths in the United States are regularly reported to Statistics Canada, and of these, Statistics Canada receives abstracted death records from approximately 20 American states. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in the United States reveals that in 2004 there were 572 deaths of Canadian residents in the United States, compared with 259 death records received by Statistics Canada via the state registrars. Health Statistics Division is working with provincial, territorial, and state registrars to increase the inter-jurisdictional exchanges of records for statistical and administrative purposes.
Under-coverage is also present for deaths of serving members of the Canadian military. Deaths of Canadians who died overseas while serving in the Armed Forces are not included in the Statistics Canada databases because they are not registered by the provinces and territories.
Over-coverage is minimal. Deaths of non-residents of Canada are registered but are excluded from most tabulations. Duplicate death registrations are identified as part of the regular processing operations on each provincial and territorial subset, as well as by additional inter-provincial checks. Possible duplicate registrations are verified against microfilmed registrations or optical images, or by consulting with the provinces and territories.
In 2006, the response rates were 100% for most of the demographic and geographic variables on the death database (age, sex, date of birth, province and census division of residence). The birthplace of deceased and marital status have response rates around 95% to 98% nationally. Underlying cause of death response rates was 99.4% in 2006. The reporting of postal codes has improved to 95% in 2006. The birthplace of the decedent’s mother and father remain poorly reported, at only 35% of deaths nationally. Both Quebec and Ontario collect the information on the registration forms, but do not include the variable in the electronic files forwarded to Statistics Canada.
The demographers Bourbeau and Lebel have compared Canadian mortality and census data with other countries, and determined that the number of centenarians appears quite high in relation to other industrialized countries. In the absence of civil registration in Canada before 1921 and high levels of immigration to Canada, it is difficult to determine if the number of persons aged 100 and older is overestimated. On the death file, age and date of birth outliers are annually reviewed for capture errors. Reconciliation with other data sources is difficult, especially in the case of immigrants. Where birth certificates are unavailable, the overestimated age may have been used consistently on other documents such as health care registration, income tax, and census.
When a person dies, the medical certificate of cause of death is completed by the medical doctor in attendance, or the coroner, or medical examiner or other certifier. The certificate elicits the direct antecedent and underlying causes of death, other significant conditions, manner of death (for example, natural, accidental, suicide, homicide), and further information on injuries.
