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1999 September Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Foreword

I am pleased to present the September and November volume of my 1999 Report. This Foreword is followed by "Matters of Special Importance—1999" and the Main Points from all of this year's chapters. Tabling of chapters 11 through 19 had been planned for September, but was deferred when the session of Parliament ended. This volume of my Report contains the following 23 chapters:

11. Agriculture Portfolio—User Charges

12. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada—A New Crop: Intellectual Property in Research

13. National Defence—Hazardous Materials: Managing Risks to Employees and the Environment

14. National Health Surveillance: Diseases and Injuries

15. Management of a Food-Borne Disease Outbreak

16. Revenue Canada—Goods and Services Tax: Returns Processing and Audit

17. Canada Infrastructure Works Program: Phase II and Follow-up of Phase I Audit

18. Public Works and Government Services Canada—Alternative Forms of Delivery: Contracting for Property Management Services

19. Industry Portfolio—Investing in Innovation

20. Fisheries and Oceans—Pacific Salmon: Sustainability of the Fisheries

21. Financial Information Strategy: Departmental Readiness

22. Attributes of Well-Managed Research Organizations

23. Involving Others in Governing: Accountability at Risk

24. The Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund: An Example of Involving Others in Governing

25. Preparedness for Year 2000: Final Preparation

26. National Defence—The Proper Conduct of Public Business

27. National Defence—Alternative Service Delivery

28. Canadian International Development Agency—Financial Controls Over Projects

29. Federal Support of Health Care Delivery

30. Sole-Source Contracting for Professional Services: Using Advance Contract Award Notices

31. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade—Delivery of Capital Projects in Four Missions

32. Follow-up of Recommendations in Previous Reports

33. Other Audit Observations

My Office issued the first volume of the 1999 Report in April, containing 10 chapters.

In addition, this year my Office has provided:

  • an auditor's report and observations on the Financial Statements of the Government of Canada;
  • an auditor's report and observations on the Statement of Transactions of the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account; and
  • some 90 auditor's reports and observations on federal Crown corporations, federal departmental corporations and other entities, territorial governments, corporations and other entities and international organizations.
In 1998-99 my Office completed special examinations of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Defence Construction (1951) Limited, National Arts Centre Corporation, Via Rail Canada Inc., Pacific Pilotage Authority, Canadian Commercial Corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Business Development Bank of Canada. Further, in the subsequent period of April to November 1999, my Office also completed special examinations of National Museum of Science and Technology Corporation, Standards Council of Canada, Canada Development Investment Corporation, Export Development Corporation, Marine Atlantic Inc., Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

Under section 11 of the Auditor General Act I may undertake, from time to time, assignments at the request of the Governor in Council. No such requests were made in 1999.