Auditor General

• Ontario will inspect all private truck schools after scathing audit found major gaps

  A scathing report from auditor general Shelley Spence found a series of issues with how colleges were teaching drivers, including some students not completing mandatory training.

  Canada

  May 13
  
• Manitoba ‘unlikely to meet’ child-care needs: auditor general

  A report from Manitoba’s auditor general found the province is unlikely to meet its child-care targets, including those on inclusivity, by the initial March 31 deadline.  

  Education

  Mar 27
  
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• Alberta committee backs Phillip Peters to replace Doug Wylie as auditor general

  Phillip Peters is currently the general counsel and ethics officer at the Alberta auditor general's office, and he previously worked for the justice ministry as a tax lawyer.

  Politics

  Mar 25
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• Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing party

  Auditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
• ‘Significant gaps’ in government’s cybersecurity services: auditor general

  Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2025
• CRA gave accurate tax info to 17% of individual callers: AG report

  Auditor General Karen Hogan's report said most callers waited an average of 31 minutes, with just 18 per cent of calls meeting the CRA service standard of within 15 minutes.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2025
• Ford government picked low-scoring projects pushed by lobbyists for training fund: AG

  The funding received by low-scoring applications with lobbyists “can create an appearance of real or potential preferential treatment by the minister’s office,” the auditor said.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2025
• Ontario auditor general sets date to release reports on skills development fund, child care

  In a statement on Wednesday, Auditor General Shelley Spence's office announced the special reports would be made public on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2025
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• Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities

  The auditor general plans to audit hiring, retention & promotion of people with disabilities in the federal public service, with a report due in 2026.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2025
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• Canada’s international student program to face auditor general probe

  A report on Canada's international student program is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2026, a spokesperson for Auditor General Karen Hogan's office told Global News.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2025