Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 5—Follow-up Audit on Rail Safety—Transport Canada, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 6 May 2021

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 4—Canada Child Benefit, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 4 May 2021

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 3—Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 29 April 2021

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 6— Canada Emergency Response Benefit, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 15 April 2021

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 8—Pandemic Preparedness, Surveillance, and Border Measures, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 20 April 2021

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 7—Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 22 April 2021

This audit focused on whether Indigenous Services Canada provided sufficient personal protective equipment, nurses, and paramedics to Indigenous communities and organizations in a co‑ordinated and timely manner in order to protect Indigenous peoples against COVID‑19.

The audit focused on whether the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada, before and during the COVID‑19 pandemic, helped to meet the needs of provincial and territorial governments for selected Personal Protective Equipment (N95 masks and medical gowns) and medical devices (testing...

Briefing Package for the hearing on Report 4—Oversight of Government of Canada Advertising, of the 2019 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 23 February 2021.

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...

This audit focused on whether Health Canada ensured that natural health products available for sale in Canada were safe and accurately represented to consumers.

This audit focused on whether Employment and Social Development Canada and selected organizations were implementing a national approach for achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and had made progress toward achieving selected national targets that would result in...

This audit focused on whether the Public Health Agency of Canada was prepared to effect a pandemic response that would protect public health and safety and would be supported by accurate and timely public health surveillance information. This audit also focused on whether the Public Health Agency...

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...

This audit focused on whether the Department of Finance Canada provided analysis on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, taking into account the Government’s objective of providing financial relief to employers and facilitating a return to economic activity. This audit also focused on whether the...

This audit focused on whether the Canada Revenue Agency ensured that Canada Child Benefit recipients were eligible for the benefit and that payments were made in a timely and accurate manner.

This audit focused on whether Employment and Social Development Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Shared Services Canada, and Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat planned and carried out procurements for complex IT solutions that support the achievement of business outcomes and the...

This audit focused on whether the large vessel fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard were being renewed in a timely manner. We examined whether shipbuilding was on schedule and whether the new ships were being delivered in time for the retirement of the old ships. We also...

This audit focused on whether Indigenous Services Canada provided adequate support to First Nations communities to ensure that they have access to safe drinking water. We also examined whether the department determined and provided the amount of funding necessary to operate and maintain drinking...

This audit focused on whether Transport Canada implemented selected recommendations from our 2013 audit regarding the department’s oversight of the safe transportation of people and goods. In particular, we examined the risk-based planning process and whether the department confirmed that railway...