Upcoming reports
Upcoming audits
Find topics and dates of upcoming reports to Parliament, Northern Legislative Assemblies, and Crown corporations. Click on the triangle for more information about these upcoming audits. Information is regularly posted / updated. Please note that audit topics and dates are subject to change.
Performance Audits of Government Services and Programs
Anticipated publication: 2023 |
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Benefits Delivery ModernizationEntities: Employment and Social Development Canada, Shared Services Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Public Services and Procurement Canada Context Employment and Social Development Canada reported that in the 2021–22 fiscal year, it made $1.47 billion in overpayments to Employment Insurance and Old Age Security recipients. In addition, the department estimates that $2.5 billion in Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, and Old Age Security benefits are unclaimed each year. The Benefits Delivery Modernization programme plans to transform how Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, and Old Age Security benefit services are delivered to Canadians. Audit objective Anti-racism, Equity, and Inclusion in the Federal Public ServiceEntities: Canada Border Services Agency, Correctional Service Canada, Department of Justice Canada, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Public Service Commission of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Context As an employer, the public service is mandated to ensure that its employees are representative of the people it serves. In keeping with this mandate, the Government of Canada must offer an inclusive, respectful environment that addresses systemic racism and discrimination. This audit will examine the systems, controls, and practices that affect the organizational culture of selected organizations regarding the inclusion of racialized employees and progress achieved in increasing their representation, participation, and influence in the workplace. This audit will examine past results using disaggregated data at the lowest possible levels for racialized employees (referred to as “visible minorities” in the Employment Equity Act) and assess actions taken to address racial discrimination. Audit objective Antimicrobial ResistanceEntities: Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Context Audit objective Processing Immigration ApplicationsEntity: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Context By September 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada reported that its application inventory had grown to more than 2 million applications with processing delays across all programs. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada committed to improving the speed at which applications are processed. Audit objective The permanent resident programs covered by this audit are the following:
ArriveCANEntities: Canada Border Services Agency, Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada Context On 2 November 2022, a motion called on the Auditor General of Canada to conduct a performance audit of ArriveCAN, including payments, contracts, and subcontracts for all aspects of the ArriveCAN tool. Audit objective Modernizing Information Technology SystemsEntities: Office of the Chief Information Officer under the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Shared Services Canada Context Since our 2010 audit report, Link opens a PDF file in a new browser windowAging Information Technology Systems, the Government of Canada has identified about 7,500 business applications in production. According to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, only 35% of them are in good condition. The other 65% require attention because of poor technical condition, low business value, or insufficient funding. In 2022, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat released the Government of Canada’s Digital Ambition 2022 with the goal of enabling government service delivery in the digital age by providing modernized and accessible information technologyIT tools and services to all Canadians. Audit objective |
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
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Professional Services Contracts Combatting Cybercrime Culture Change in National Defence Transportation Corridors and Supply Chain Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Obtaining a Criminal Record Suspension Programs to Assist Seniors Digital Credentials Follow-up on Pandemic Preparedness Industrial and Technological Benefits Establishing a New Fiscal Relationship With First Nations Immigration Detention Housing on First Nations Reserves Policing in Indigenous Communities |
Environmental and Sustainable Development Audits
Anticipated publication: 2023 |
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Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure ProgramEntity: Natural Resources Canada Context Since 2016, the federal government has allocated funding for the deployment of electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen refuelling stations across Canada. Natural Resources Canada is responsible for implementing the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. In Budget 2022, the federal government committed to contributing to the deployment of an additional 50,000 new zero-emission vehicle chargers and hydrogen refuelling stations by 31 March 2029. Audit objective Monitoring Fisheries CatchEntity: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Context In the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s 2016 report, Sustaining Canada’s Major Fish Stocks, we found that Fisheries and Oceans Canada did not have national standards for fishery monitoring in Canada, leading to inconsistencies and data quality issues that affected Canada’s ability to sustainably manage fish populations. In November 2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada approved and committed to implementing its first Fishery Monitoring Policy with the aim of addressing the critical need to gather dependable data on the number of fish and marine mammals removed from the oceans as a result of fishing activities. Audit objective Net-Zero Emissions AccountabilityEntities: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Privy Council Office, Department of Finance Canada Context In March 2022, the government published the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, the first plan under the act. The plan includes implementation measures to meet the target of a 40% to 45% reduction in Canada’s annual total greenhouse gas emissions below the 2005 level by 2030. Audit objective Export Development Canada’s Environmental and Social Review DirectiveEntity: Export Development Canada Context The corporation’s Environmental and Social Review Directive is one of the processes through which the corporation manages environmental and social risks as they pertain to project-related reviews. Audit objective Departmental Progress in Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies Environmental Petitions Annual ReportContext Read last year’s report to see what it’s all about. |
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
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Agriculture and Climate Change Single-use Plastics Industrial Strategies Contaminated Sites Green Procurement Climate Change Accountability Activities Critical Minerals and Batteries Assessment and Reassessment of Species at Risk Federal Sustainable Development Strategy Departmental Progress in Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies Environmental Petitions Annual Report |
Audits of Northern Territories
Yukon
Anticipated publication: 2023 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine DistributionEntities: Department of Health and Social Services, Department of Community Services, Executive Council Office Context Audit objective |
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
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Yukon Contracting and Procurement |
Northwest Territories
Anticipated publication: 2023 |
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Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal ProjectEntities: Department of Finance, Department of Infrastructure, Department of Health and Social Services, Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority Context In 2014, the Government of the Northwest Territories approved the procurement of the Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project under a public-private partnership to expand and improve the original Stanton Territorial Hospital to meet the current and future health care needs of residents of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Audit objective |
Nunavut
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
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Nunavut Public Housing |
Audits of Crown Corporations
Anticipated publication: 2023 |
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Anticipated publication: 2024 |
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