Office of the Auditor General to attend Public Accounts Committee Meeting with Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors

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May 12, 2025

- Committee Meetings

We support the work of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Their next meeting is on Tuesday, May 13 at 8 a.m. with Transportation and Economic Corridors to discuss the ministry’s 2023–2024 annual report and six outstanding recommendations from our office:

two November 2024 recommendations from our Annual Summary of Ministry Audit Work that the department improve processes and internal controls over financial reporting, and improve asset accounting processes
two November 2024 recommendations from our Highway Maintenance Contracts performance audit that the department ensure contractors meet their requirements and improve guidance and processes to administer extra work
two June 2021 recommendations from our Processes to Provide Information About Government’s Environmental Liabilities report that the department improve processes to assess, estimate, and account for environmental liabilities, and improve processes to ensure compliance with environmental legislation

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.