Office of the Auditor General of Canada

This report provides a commentary based on the results of the Auditor General of Canada’s financial audits of federal organizations for the fiscal years ended between 31 July 2022 and 30 April 2023 (referred to here as the 2022–2023 financial audits).

This audit looked at whether Sustainable Development Technology Canada managed public funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contribution agreements and with its legislative mandate. The audit also looked at whether Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s oversight...

This audit looked at whether professional services contracts were awarded to McKinsey & Company in accordance with applicable policies and whether value for money for those contracts was obtained.

Canada Lands Company Limited has released the report of a special examination conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, which focused on corporate management practices and the management of operations. The report concluded that Canada Lands Company Limited had good corporate...

This audit focused on whether Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, and Infrastructure Canada used the Government of Canada’s purchasing power effectively to support and prioritize the use of low embodied carbon construction...

This audit will focus on whether Indigenous Services Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation supported First Nations to close the housing gap by improving housing conditions and increasing First Nations’ capacity to manage housing. In addition, we will examine whether Indigenous...

This audit focused on whether actions and the progress made in 6 federal organizations fostered an inclusive organizational culture and corrected the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by racialized employees. The 6 organizations we looked at were Canada Border Services Agency,...

The OAG Accessibility Plan 2022–25 was published on 19 December 2022 and provides an overview of our mandate, our accessibility initiatives, and our commitments to removing and preventing barriers to access over 3 years. This report details the progress made during the first year of the plan’s...

This audit will focus on whether Environment and Climate Change Canada, in consultation with Natural Resources Canada, Privy Council Office, and the Department of Finance Canada, designed a credible and inclusive 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan and whether responsible entities had implemented...

This audit will focus on whether National Defence, Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Canada Border Services Agency contributed to meeting the target of zero-emission vehicles in the federal administrative fleet under the Greening Government goal in the 2019–2022 Federal...

The objective of this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at the Canadian Race Relations Foundation were providing it with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and...

This audit examined whether the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, according to its roles and responsibilities, incorporated climate-related financial risks into its risk management systems and frameworks of federally regulated financial institutions and federally...

This audit focused on whether Environment and Climate Change Canada took a timely and evidence based approach to informing the Minister of Environment and Climate Change’s recommendations to apply the safety net and emergency order provisions of the Species at Risk Act for terrestrial wildlife...

This audit focused on whether Public Services and Procurement Canada effectively managed the cost, schedule, and scope of the Centre Block Rehabilitation Program while balancing the requirements of Parliament, the heritage character of the building, sustainability, and equitable access for...

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada Accessibility Plan 2022–25 provides an overview of our mandate, our accessibility initiatives to date, and our commitments for the coming 3 years.

This audit focused on whether the Canada Revenue Agency and Employment and Social Development Canada ensured that COVID‑19 benefit payments were accurate and paid to eligible applicants and undertook timely procedures to recover overpayments and/or payments made to ineligible recipients. The...

This audit focused on whether Public Services and Procurement Canada provided adequate procurement support to secure COVID‑19 vaccines, the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada efficiently provided access to COVID‑19 vaccines, and the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada’s...

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada’s annual Departmental Results Report presents its accomplishments, its actual results in relation to its performance measures, its financial performance, and its financial statements for the previous year.

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) is required, under section 147 of the Financial Administration Act, to disclose its costs incurred in preparing annual audit and special examination reports on Crown corporations. The costs stated for joint audits include only the costs incurred...

This report highlights the results of the financial audits we—the Office of the Auditor General of Canada—conducted in federal organizations for the fiscal years ended between 31 July 2021 and 30 April 2022. (We refer to these as the 2021–2022 financial audits.) This report provides a commentary...