1. 1 Project Director’s Report 1999 AGM May 31, 1999

2. 2 PROGRAM GROWTH

3. 3 CURRENT PARTICIPATION A. PE PROGRAM Sector RegionPublicPrivateTotal B.C.175269 Prairie 93039 Ontario 236285 Quebec 123 Atlantic 72431 Total:57170227 B. SITE VISIT PROGRAM Sector RegionPublicPrivateTotal B.C.21113 Prairie 72229 Ontario 83846 Quebec 213 Atlantic 31013 Total:2282104 C. ACTIVE ASSESSORS Sector RegionPublicPrivateTotal B.C.4610 Prairie 5712 Ontario 24630 Quebec 044 Atlantic 314 Total:362460

4. 4 CAEAL ASSESSOR PROGRAM Active assessors 4860 NQI certified auditorszero22 –lead auditor 8 –auditor 14 Applicant assessors 138 Assessor training –IRCA registered course√√ –CAEAL course√ 19981999

5. 5 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS Internal Auditor Course (November, 1998) Special Presence/Absence Study (October, 1998) Review of PE Concentration Ranges Update CAEAL Program to ISO 17025 –Rating Guide –Laboratory Advisory –Assessor Advisory Your input is important