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Ministry of Forests: Calculating Carbon Projections
Date: March 18, 2025 Our audit report looks at the Ministry of Forests, its commitment to climate change mitigation, and how the ministry knows if some of its forest management decisions have an impact on B.C.’s forest carbon balance. Forest management can help mitigate climate change. It can enhance how forests – and forest products…
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Ministry of Forests: Calculating Forest Carbon Projections
March 2025 An independent audit report 623 Fort StreetVictoria, B.C.V8W 1G1 The Honourable Raj ChouhanSpeaker of the Legislative AssemblyProvince of British ColumbiaParliament BuildingsVictoria, British ColumbiaV8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honour to transmit to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the report, Ministry of Forests: Calculating Carbon Projections. We conducted…
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Financial Audit Coverage Plan for fiscal years ending in 2026, 2027, and 2028
Date: March 12, 2025 The Financial Audit Coverage Plan for fiscal years ending in 2026, 2027, and 2028 outlines which government organizations the auditor general proposes to audit directly and which will be audited by appointed auditors. As auditor for the consolidated Summary Financial Statements, the Office of the Auditor General (the office) requires an…
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Child Care Licensing Capacity
Date: February 27, 2025 The Province of British Columbia’s 2018 ChildCareBC plan included a commitment to add capacity in regional health authorities to license, monitor, and investigate child care facilities. Child care facility licensing is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and the five regional health authorities. But the Ministry of Education and Child…
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Child Care Licensing Capacity
February 2025 An independent audit report 623 Fort StreetVictoria, B.C.V8W 1G1 The Honourable Raj ChouhanSpeaker of the Legislative AssemblyProvince of British ColumbiaParliament BuildingsVictoria, British ColumbiaV8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honour to transmit to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the report, Child Care Licensing Capacity, with two independent audits.…
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B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment Process
Date: February 25, 2025 Government oversees the process to appoint members to the boards of about 230 public sector organizations. Each organization has a board to ensure the appropriate use of resources, and that the organization serves the public interest. There are about 2,000 public sector board members who are appointed by government. Our audit…
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B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment Process
February 2025 An independent audit report 623 Fort StreetVictoria, B.C.V8W 1G1 The Honourable Raj ChouhanSpeaker of the Legislative AssemblyProvince of British ColumbiaParliament BuildingsVictoria, British ColumbiaV8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honour to transmit to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the report, B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment…
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Annual Report 2023/24
June 2024 623 Fort StreetVictoria, B.C.V8W 1G1 The Honourable Raj ChouhanSpeaker of the Legislative AssemblyProvince of British ColumbiaParliament BuildingsVictoria, British ColumbiaV8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the pleasure of submitting the Office of the Auditor General’s Annual Report 2023/24, as required under section 22 of the Auditor General Act. Michael A. Pickup, FCPA, FCAAuditor…
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Final Report on the Examination of MNP’s Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program
August 2024 623 Fort StreetVictoria, B.C.V8W 1G1 The Honourable Raj ChouhanSpeaker of the Legislative AssemblyProvince of British ColumbiaParliament BuildingsVictoria, British ColumbiaV8V 1X4 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honour to transmit to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the Final Report on the Examination of MNP’s Administration of the Advanced Research and…
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Final Report on the Examination of MNP’s Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program
On April 8, 2024, the Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution directing our office to do an independent examination of MNP, a professional services firm administering a provincial grant program for the zero-emission vehicle sector, after conflict-of-interest allegations were made. Our examination found no evidence that MNP wrote grant applications for ARC program applicants, influenced…
