Media advisory—Tabling of the 2015 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada

Media advisory—Tabling of the 2015 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada

Ottawa, 6 January 2016—The 2015 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, Michael Ferguson, will be tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 February 2016.

Media lock-up:

6:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m. (ET)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa
(for journalists accredited by the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery only).

When you arrive, please go to the OAG’s desk on the main floor and someone from the OAG will greet you. Please bring a photo ID.

Journalists must respect the media embargo until the report is tabled in the House of Commons shortly after 10:00 a.m. However, journalists will be allowed to leave the media lock-up at 9:45 a.m. Internet access will be available for filing stories once the reports have been tabled.

News conference:

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (ET)
National Press Theater, 150 Wellington Street, Ottawa

Interviews:

To book an interview, please call 1-888-761-5953.

The 2015 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada:

Report 1—Implementing Gender-Based Analysis. We examined whether the selected departments performed adequate gender-based analysis to inform government decisions, and whether Status of Women Canada, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, and the Privy Council Office appropriately supported the implementation of gender-based analysis throughout the federal government. This audit also examined the government’s progress on our 2009 recommendations.

Report 2—Controlling Exports at the Border. We examined whether the Canada Border Services Agency and its key federal partners had the necessary information, practices, and controls at the border to enable the Agency to implement its enforcement priorities, prevent the export of goods that contravened Canada’s export laws, and facilitate legitimate trade.

Report 3—Implementing the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement. We examined whether Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada were implementing selected obligations in the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (LILCA) and two related side agreements, the Fiscal Financing Agreement and the Labrador Inuit Park Impacts and Benefits Agreement. The audit also examined whether these entities and Environment Canada tracked federal contracts within the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area and shared this information with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada for public reporting.

Report 4—Information Technology Shared Services. We examined whether Shared Services Canada (SSC) has made progress in implementing key elements of its transformation plan and maintained the operations of existing services. We focused on SSC’s objectives of maintaining or improving IT services, generating savings, and improving IT security, while transforming IT services. We also looked at how the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat assisted and provided governance and leadership on the strategic vision for SSC and how it fits into the government IT landscape.

Report 5—Canadian Armed Forces Housing. We assessed whether the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces managed military housing in a manner that supported housing requirements, that was consistent with government regulations and policies, and that was cost-effective.

Report 6—Canada Pension Plan Disability Program. We examined whether Employment and Social Development Canada assessed applications for the Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) benefit in a consistent and timely manner. The audit also examined whether the Social Security Tribunal of Canada, supported by the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, decided CPPD appeals in a timely manner.

Report 7—Establishing the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia. We undertook this work to inform Parliament about how efforts by British Columbia First Nations and Health Canada overcame the structural impediments identified in the 2011 June Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, Chapter 4—Programs for First Nations on Reserves, as they established the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia. We also assessed whether the First Nations Health Authority had established and implemented selected elements of an accountability and governance framework.

Special Examinations of Crown Corporations—2015. Our report also includes copies of our reports on the special examinations of the following Crown corporations: the Canadian Tourism Commission, and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.