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 focused on whether the design of Export Development Canada’s Environmental and Social Review Directive was suitable, whether its requirements are being implemented, and whether it is aligned with Government of Canada environmental and social commitments.

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 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada managed the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator to decarbonize the manufacturing industries in accordance with Canada’s climate goals and with due regard to value for money for Canadians.

The Royal Canadian Mint made public the report of a special examination completed by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. The corporation’s main responsibility is to produce, distribute, and recycle Canadian coins, thereby supporting the smooth operation of the country’s economy. The...

This audit will focus on whether Fisheries and Oceans Canada obtained dependable and timely fisheries catch monitoring information, and whether the department used the information in support of its decisions to sustainably manage the harvesting of commercial marine fisheries.

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 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...

Our objective for this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at Farm Credit Canada were providing the corporation with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and efficiently, and...

Our objective for this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at the Federal Bridge Corporation were providing it with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and efficiently, and...

This audit focused on whether Environment and Climate Change Canada ensured that carbon pricing systems in Canada were applied effectively, fairly, and transparently.

This audit focused on whether Natural Resources Canada, working with Employment and Social Development Canada and partners, had prepared to support workers and their communities for a just transition to a low-carbon economy. It also examined whether Natural Resources Canada, Employment and Social...

Our objective for this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at the Canadian Commercial Corporation were providing it with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and efficiently,...

Our objective for this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board were providing the corporation with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed...

Our objective for this audit was to determine whether the systems and practices we selected for examination at the Canadian Dairy Commission were providing the corporation with reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and...

This report is not an audit report. Instead, it highlights the results of the financial audits we—the Office of the Auditor General of Canada—conducted in federal organizations for fiscal years ended between July 2020 and April 2021. (We refer to these as the 2020–2021 financial audits.) This...

This audit focused on whether selected regional development agencies and the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) designed, delivered, and managed the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund program effectively and...

This audit focused on whether Natural Resources Canada designed the Onshore Program of the Emissions Reduction Fund to ensure that the anticipated reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas sector after 2023 would be credible and sustainable. The report also examined whether the...

This audit focused on whether Employment and Social Development Canada and the Department of Finance Canada provided analysis to support the initial design and subsequent adjustments to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. This audit also focused on whether Employment and Social Development...

On 29 January 2020, the House of Commons passed a motion asking the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the Investing in Canada Plan. This audit focused on whether Infrastructure Canada and key federal organizations could demonstrate that the Investing in Canada Plan was meeting its objectives...