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: 2024 |
---|
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 Professional Services ContractsEntities: Government of Canada, Crown corporations Context As part of the study, the committee recommended that the Auditor General of Canada audit the contracts awarded to McKinsey and Company since 1 January 2011 by any department, agency, or Crown corporation to determine whether the government received value for money. Audit objective Combatting CybercrimeEntities: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Communications Security Establishment Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Public Safety Canada Context The Government of Canada has invested approximately $137.5 million for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to establish a National Cybercrime Coordination Centre, which is intended to address the need for effective co-ordination and information sharing both among law enforcement agencies within Canada and with international partners. The RCMP has also invested a further $78.9 million to increase the RCMP’s Federal Policing capacity, including the establishment of specialist Cybercrime Investigative Teams across the country. Audit objective Transportation Corridors and Supply ChainEntity: Transport Canada Context Launched in 2017, the National Trade Corridors Fund is a program that helps fund infrastructure projects in Canada. These projects aim to improve the transportation system, including helping it to withstand the effects of climate change, better adapt to new technologies and innovation, and better address the transportation needs of Arctic and northern communities. Audit objective Canada Summer Jobs Obtaining a Criminal Record Suspension Programs to Assist Seniors Government of Canada Digital Credential Ecosystem Follow-up on Pandemic Preparedness Industrial and Technological Benefits Immigration Detention Housing in First Nations CommunitiesEntities: Indigenous Services Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Context To meet housing needs in First Nations communities, a recent study estimates that an additional 134,000 new homes must be built and 81,000 homes must be renovated. Audit objectives
First Nations and Inuit Policing ProgramEntities: Public Safety Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Context In addition to our 2014 audit report on the program, the 2019 Council of Canadian Academies expert panel on Indigenous policing services and the 2022 Public Safety Canada program evaluation highlighted challenges with the program. These included (but were not limited to) insufficient program funding, an inflexible funding model, staffing challenges, and a lack of relevant performance indicators. Audit objectives
|
Anticipated publication: 2025 |
---|
Culture Change in National Defence Establishing a New Fiscal Relationship With First Nations |
Environmental and Sustainable Development Audits
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
---|
Agriculture and Climate Change MitigationEntity: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Context Various national and international strategies, policies, plans, and commitments lay the foundation for taking action on climate change across the economy, including in the agriculture sector. They include targets for the sector, such as the national target for reducing fertilizer emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. These plans recognize the critical role that the agriculture sector has to play in helping Canada reach its climate targets. Audit objective
Zero Plastic WasteEntities: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Statistics Canada Context Earlier, in November 2018, the federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers, through the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, agreed to work toward a common goal of having zero plastic waste. To this end, they approved in principle the Canada-wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste. Audit objective Decarbonizing Manufacturing IndustriesEntity: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Context The manufacturing industries (heavy industry and light manufacturing) are a key component of the plan, as they were the fourth-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021. In that year, they accounted for 13.6% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The Net Zero Accelerator Initiative of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund is one of the key initiatives that the federal government is undertaking to decarbonize the manufacturing industries. The initiative has $8 billion of funding to support decarbonization efforts. Audit objective Contaminated SitesEntities: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Context The federal government has committed to identifying and remediating contaminated sites specifically in areas where Indigenous, lower income, or racialized communities live. If the contaminated sites are not effectively managed, the risks and liabilities could increase as contaminants spread through soil, groundwater, or air, making these sites more challenging to remediate. Audit objective Greening of Construction Materials in Public InfrastructureEntities: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Infrastructure Canada Context In its 2006 Policy on Green Procurement, the Government of Canada acknowledged that, as the largest public buyer in Canada, it can reduce the substantial investment risks associated with decarbonizing manufacturing processes for low embodied carbon construction materials by using its purchasing power to stimulate market demand and reinforce the supply of these materials. Audit objective 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: 2024 |
---|
Yukon Contracting and Procurement |
Northwest Territories
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
---|
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 |
---|
Nunavut Public Housing |
Audits of Crown Corporations
Anticipated publication: 2024 |
---|