Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.28
Liaison Cynthia Philippe
Submission Date May 12, 2021

STARS v2.2

Université du Québec à Montréal
PA-4: Reporting Assurance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Daniel Lacroix
Internal auditor
Bureau de l'audit interne
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Please note that assured reports are still subject to review by AASHE staff prior to publication, which may require additional revisions. AASHE reserves the right to withhold points for this credit if it is determined that the assurance process was clearly unsuccessful in identifying and resolving inconsistencies or errors (e.g., when AASHE staff identify a significant number of issues that were either not mentioned in the completed review template or not resolved successfully).

Has the institution completed an assurance process that provides independent affirmation that the information in its current STARS report is reported in accordance with credit criteria?:
Yes

Did the assurance process include internal review, an external audit, or both?:
Internal review

The name, title, and organizational affiliation of each reviewer:
Daniel Lacroix, CPA Auditor, CA, Senior Internal Auditor, Bureau de l'Audit interne de l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A brief description of the institution’s assurance process:
The report was compiled and reviewed by Cynthia Philippe, Sustainability Coordinator. She documented all data sources and responses in accompanying folders. Daniel Lacroix then independently reviewed all data and responses to assure that they matched ASSHE STARS definitions and criteria. When applicable, I flagged the issues in the Review Template, which Cynthia reviewed and corrected. Daniel Lacroix then made one final review of all changes and signed the final report.

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to submitting it to AASH​E:
STARS_Assurance_letter_2021_UQAM_IA_Daniel_Lacroix.docx

Completed STARS Review Template:
STARS_2.2_Review_Template_01.21.20_UQAM_IA_QUV5XTD.xlsx

Optional

Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE (2nd review):
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Completed STARS Review Template (2nd review):
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Affirmation from the reviewer(s) that the report has been reviewed in full and that all identified inconsistencies and errors have been successfully addressed prior to ​submitting it to AASHE​ (3rd review):
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Copy of completed STARS Review Template (3rd review):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s reporting assurance is available:
https://bureauauditinterne.uqam.ca/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Office of Internal Audit is an independent function within the organization, and reports directly to the University's Audit Committee.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.