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Audit of the Financial Information Strategy, 2007

Appendix C

Sample Details: Survey

A sample of responsibility managers at the LAC who have custodianship of more than five moveable capital assets were surveyed to obtain their feedback on the management of capital asset. The survey responses received represented approximately $27 million in historical cost of assets which was 85% of the total moveable capital assets at the National Capital Region as shown in Table C-1 below. The sample responses came from 31% of the responsibility centers at the National Capital Region and represented 73% of the total number of assets.

Table C-1

RC CodesNumber of
Assets
Cost ($)
Population581108   31,878,633
Sample29106031,417,936
Survey responses Received1877827,034,177
Survey responses as a percentage of
sample
62%73%86%
Survey responses as a percentage of
population
31%70%85%

The survey was administered in May 2006 and responses were received from seven branches at the LAC as follows:

Survey Respondents
BranchResponses<-- %% -->Cost ($)
Accommodation & Security15.56%0.88%236,654
Applications Management15.56%20.45% 5,529,756
Client Services Management15.56%1.67%450,899
Collection Services211.11%28.60%7,732,625
Conservation Division15.56%2.11%570,417
Corporate Performance15.56%0.20%54,552
Digital Collection Technology15.56%0.26%71,253
Financial Management15.56%0.08%20,511
Informatics Infrastructure Management15.56%20.75%5,610,481
Program Services422.22%2.63%711,185
Programs15.56%2.11%569,769
Regional IM Services15.56%1.06%285,781
Sounds and Images211.11%19.20%5,190,294
Total18100.00%100.00%27,034,177

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