- Committee Meetings
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 25 at 8 a.m. with Jobs, Economy and Trade about the ministry’s 2023–2024 annual report and the outstanding recommendations from our office. The Office of the Auditor General will attend the meeting as support to the committee members.
There are three outstanding recommendations to the department, including:
- a March 2023 recommendation from our Critical Worker Benefit Program performance audit that the department complete payment verification processes
- a November 2022 recommendation from our Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant Program performance audit that the department complete eligibility verification of approved applications
- a May 2022 recommendation from our Indigenous Economic Participation performance audit that the department improve performance reporting process
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.