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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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Financial Audit Coverage Plan for fiscal years ending in 2026, 2027, and 2028
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.
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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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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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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…
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Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023/24
Our Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023/24 highlights achievements and summarizes the independent assurance and trusted information we provided to the Legislative Assembly. We report on our work toward the goals, objectives, and performance measures set out in our annual service plan. Highlights include: completion of office renovations led by the province’s Leading Workplace Strategies…
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Examination of MNP’s Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program
On April 8, 2024, the Legislative Assembly directed the auditor general to “undertake an examination of the administration of grants by MNP LLP under the Advanced Research and Commercialization Program (ARCP) and the Commercial Vehicle Innovation Challenge.” The resolution directed an interim report within 90 days and a final report by September 1, 2024. Our…
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Annual Follow-up Report: Performance Audit Recommendations (2019 – 2022)
This report provides an update on the status of 130 audit recommendations that government organizations committed to implementing to improve their programs and services. The follow-up process covers 24 performance audits conducted between 2019 and 2022.
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B.C.’s Toxic Drug Crisis: Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs
Since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016, more than 14,000 people have died due to the toxic drug supply. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Ministry of Health lead B.C.’s response, including two harm reduction programs. We audited the ministries’ implementation of overdose prevention and supervised consumption services. We…
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The Audit of B.C.’s 2022/23 Summary Financial Statements: Areas of Interest
This report follows our audit of the $80 billion of financial activity reported by more than 150 government entities last fiscal year. The topics we’ve identified warrant attention because of their potential influence on the accuracy of government’s financial reporting. They relate to: government’s method for estimating personal and corporate income tax revenues; BC Hydro’s accounting and implications…
