2000 October Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Exhibit 11.21—On-Site Financial Monitoring—Three Highest-Value Projects

The Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress received $6.5 million for a three-year project. It had only one on-site financial monitoring visit - three months after the end of the project. Of the information provided by the sponsor, the program officers looked at 10 receipts totalling $33,000 and found no problems.
The Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress received another $5.95 million for a three-year Skills Upgrading project. It received only one on-site financial monitoring visit - nine months after the project had ended. Of the information provided by the sponsor, program officers looked at 11 receipts totalling $485,700 and were provided with information on in-kind contributions.
The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council received $2.76 million for a three-year Occupational/Skills project. It had only one on-site financial monitoring visit - two months after the project had ended. We found that HRDC did not challenge three non-compliant, untendered contracts over $25,000 or challenge $119,586 in capital expenses that were not cost-shared as required. Nor did it verify that the sector had made the required sector contribution.

Source: Analysis based on departmental records