Internal Audit Publications

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Protecting information assets: Top security considerations for internal audit
Read this publication to learn what you need to know to protect your organization from cyber crime, theft and destruction from an increasingly malicious internet.

Audit Committee Matters - Summer 2011: Audit committees’ role in countering cybercrime
This issue of Audit Committee Matters discusses how the issue of cybercrime can affect the board of directors of your Canadian organization.

2012 State of the internal audit profession study
PwC’s 8th annual study, conducted in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, highlights stakeholder expectations and the role internal audit could play in risk management.

A Matter of Primary Importance: Making the Most of Audit Committees in Primary and Secondary Education Institutions
This paper sets out a series of leading and emerging practices to assist school boards and other education institutions establish and implement effective audit committees.

Improving the effectiveness of an internal audit function case study
Read this case study to find out how PwC helped an oil and gas sector client improve the effectiveness of its internal audit function.

Internal Audit in Brief
Internal Audit in Brief is a newsletter designed to give internal audit leaders a summary of the topical issues we are seeing in the market.

Positioning for Future Success
The following publication discusses how you can transform your internal audit department from being focused on compliance and financial reporting into a component of strategic risk management.

Internal Audit Perspectives
The following paper provides key questions that Canadian businesses should be asking about supply chain disruption and how a strong internal audit function can address and mitigate those challenges.

A new Strategic Position - Redefining Internal Audit in an Economic Downturn
This paper discusses how the financial crisis is shifting the focus on internal audit from regulatory compliance to managing operations and risks more effectively.

Achieving Audit Committee Effectiveness
Sarbanes-Oxley, Bill 198 and other regulatory changes have put tremendous demands on audit committees. They must learn how to work smarter and to allow enough time to complete their ever-lengthening list of duties, according to a new PwC study.

2010 State of the Internal Audit Profession Study