Auditor General of Alberta

Alberta Auditor General’s April 2010 Report on Occupational Health and Safety

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Alberta Auditor General’s April 2010 Report on Occupational Health and Safety

Merwan Saher, Auditor General, recommended in his April 2010 report that the Department of Employment and Immigration enforce the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employers who persistently fail to comply. On page 40 of the Report, he concluded that the Department does not systematically identify and track persistent non-compliance and does not have a clear decision ladder for escalating compliance action from promotion and education to enforcement. He reported, on page 41, that from a sample of compliance orders taken from the Department’s records, he identified 63 employers with orders open for more than one year.

Questions have now been raised in the media about the validity of this number...

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Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2010 Released

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2010

Today, Acting Auditor General of Alberta, Merwan Saher, CA, arranged for the Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2010 to be made public. The report contains 44 recommendations...

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Merwan Saher, CA, appointed Acting Auditor General of Alberta

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Merwan Saher, CA, appointed Acting Auditor General of Alberta

Mr. Fred J. Dunn, FCA, ICD.D, who was appointed as the Auditor General of Alberta on June 1, 2002, retired effective February 15, 2010. He has appointed Merwan Saher, CA, Assistant Auditor General, as the Acting Auditor General effective February 16, 2010. Mr. Saher is currently responsible for the audit work in the ministries of Education, Environment, Finance and Enterprise, and Treasury Board.

A search is underway for a new Auditor General. As an officer of the Legislature, the Auditor General is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of an all-party select search committee and the Legislative Assembly.

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2009 Released

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2009

The Auditor General of Alberta, Fred J. Dunn, FCA, released his Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2009 today. His report includes the results of five new and two follow-up major systems audits...

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Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2009 Released

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2009

The Auditor General of Alberta, Fred J. Dunn, FCA, released his Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2009 today. His report contains 22 recommendations...

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Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2008 Released

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2008

The Auditor General of Alberta, Fred J. Dunn, FCA, released his Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - October 2008 today. His report includes the results of five major systems audits...

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Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2008 Released

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2008

The Auditor General of Alberta, Fred J. Dunn, FCA, released his Report of the Auditor General of Alberta - April 2008 today. His report includes the results of four major systems audits...

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2006-2007 Annual Report Released

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMT

Release of the Annual Report of the Auditor General 2006-2007

The Auditor General of Alberta has released his two-volume 2006-2007 Annual Report today. This year we examined the government’s systems for ensuring safe and sufficient infrastructure, protecting children at risk, getting an appropriate return on non-renewable resources, and making reasonable revenue forecasts...

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Report of the Auditor General - November 2006

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

Release of the Report of the Auditor General - November 2006

The Auditor General of Alberta released his November 2006 Report today. This report contains the results of six audits that were not ready for the October 2006 Annual Report of the Auditor General. We normally report once a year, but the lessons to be learned regarding the purpose of controls in maintaining integrity are worthy of immediate consideration...

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2005-2006 Annual Report Released

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:00:00 GMT

Release of the Annual Report of the Auditor General 2005-2006

The Auditor General of Alberta released his two volume 2005–2006 Annual Report today. This year we examined the government programs for drinking water, food safety, reforestation, and regional health authority global funding. The focus of the recommendations is on two key themes:

government needs to better monitor and enforce compliance with existing standards, and
it needs the right information to assess if programs are effective.

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Report of the Auditor General on the Alberta Securities Commission's Enforcement System

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General on the Alberta Securities Commission's Enforcement System

Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, released his report today on the Alberta Securities Commission’s enforcement system. On April 13, 2005, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance asked the Auditor General to complete his audit of the enforcement system as quickly as possible, and make his report public...

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Report of the Auditor General on Alberta Social Housing Corporation - Land Sales System

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General on Alberta Social Housing Corporation - Land Sales System

Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, released his report today on the examination of the Corporation’s systems for selling land in Fort McMurray and its land sales and grants from 1999 to the present. Also, the Auditor General investigated whether the mla for Fort McMurray–Wood Buffalo interfered in the sale of land (known as Parcel E) to a consortium of developers...

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2004-2005 Annual Report Released

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Release of the Annual Report of the Auditor General 2004-2005

Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, released his 2004–2005 Annual Report today.

Mr. Dunn said that government is making satisfactory progress with last year’s key issues. Audit focus continues to be on safety and welfare of Albertans; security and use of provincial resources; and governance and ethics. The Report contains 60 recommendations—37 are numbered and require a formal response from government...

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Report of the Auditor General on Seniors Care and programs

Mon, 09 May 2005 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General on Seniors Care and programs

In his report on Seniors Care and Programs, tabled in the Assembly today, Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, recommends how the government can improve its systems to deliver care and programs to Alberta ’s seniors...

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2003-2004 Annual Report Released

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 06:00:00 GMT

Auditor General's Annual Report for year ended March 31, 2004

Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, released his 2003-2004 Annual Report today.

Mr. Dunn describes 2003-2004 as a year of resolution (significant number of recommendations implemented and fewer recommendations with unsatisfactory progress). Of the 52 recommendations in the Report, 9 are key...

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Report of the Auditor General on the Alberta government's BSE-related assistance programs

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 06:00:00 GMT

Report of the Auditor General on the Alberta government's BSE-related assistance programs (July 27, 2004)

Fred J. Dunn, FCA, Auditor General of Alberta, released his report today on the Alberta government’s BSE–related assistance programs. On March 8, 2004, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AFRD) asked the Auditor General to fast-track the work on the BSE–related programs he was already planning and answer whether the public dollars used to support the people in Alberta’s beef industry helped to achieve the intended goals of the assistance programs...

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2002-2003 Annual Report

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 06:00:00 GMT

2002-2003 Annual Report released.

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2001-2002 Annual Report

Tue, 24 Sep 2002 06:00:00 GMT

2001-2002 Annual Report released.

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2000-2001 Annual Report

Wed, 26 Sep 2001 06:00:00 GMT

2000-2001 Annual Report released.

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1999-2000 Annual Report

Tue, 03 Oct 2000 06:00:00 GMT

1999-2000 Annual Report released.

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1998-1999 Annual Report

Mon, 27 Sep 1999 06:00:00 GMT

1998-1999 Annual Report released.

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