- Committee Meetings
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 14 to discuss the Auditor General’s November 2024 Processes to Assess and Manage the Condition of Affordable Housing Performance Audit.
The audit looked at the processes that the Department of Seniors, Community and Social Services (now Assisted Living and Social Services) uses to assess and manage the condition of its provincially owned affordable housing. The Auditor General made three recommendations to the department, including:
- obtain complete and accurate information on the condition of its housing facilities
- improve its oversight processes by:
- implementing a maintenance strategy
- ensuring capital maintenance projects are prioritized consistently with supported rationale
- implement performance measures to report on the condition of its housing facilities
You can watch the meeting at Assembly Online.
Understanding the roles of the Auditor General and PAC
The Auditor General works as a trusted advisor to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) in its review of government spending. The committee, made up of MLAs from all political parties, uses our reports to examine how government has accounted for and used public funds, and how it is acting on our recommendations. The value of our work is fully realized when our recommendations are acted on. Visit our website to learn more about our recommendations to government and our work in progress.
The Office of the Auditor General is independent (nonpartisan) of government and those it audits. Its work is mandated in legislation, and is not negotiated under contract, ensuring its independence of what it audits and how it reports the results of its work. This ensures the work is objective. The Office of the Auditor General is a credible and trusted source of information on government spending and activities.