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Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.’s Audited Financial Statements
This report serves as a navigation tool for legislators and members of the public who have an interest in reviewing British Columbia’s financial statements.
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Service Plan 2025/26–2027/28
For each fiscal year, the AG must present a service plan with goals, objectives, and performance measures required to perform their duties in the upcoming year.
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Ensuring the Quality of Legal Aid Representation Services
April 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 Ensuring the Quality of Legal Aid Representation Services.…
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Accessibility Plan
Table of contents Land acknowledgement The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of British Columbia acknowledges with respect that we conduct our work on Coast Salish territories. Primarily, this is on the Lekwungen-speaking people’s (Esquimalt and Songhees) traditional lands, now known as Victoria, and the WSÁNEĆ people’s (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout and Tseycum) traditional lands, now…
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After the audit
Report reviewing by the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts All of our reports are referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) of the Legislative Assembly. The committee may decide to review any report as part of their proceedings. When PAC chooses to review a report, they: • invite the auditor general…
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Summary Financial Statements
Our office conducts the annual audit of the government’s Summary Financial Statements, as required by the Auditor General Act, which consolidate the financial results for the government reporting entity (GRE). The GRE includes all organizations controlled by, or accountable to, the provincial government (e.g., ministries, Crown corporations, universities, colleges, school districts, and health authorities). The…
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Executive team
Bridget Parrish, CPA, CA Auditor General Bridget started at the office as the as the director of professional practices. She leveraged her private sector experience to modernize the office’s audit practices, while developing her deep knowledge of auditing standards. She also brought her commitment to the values of credibility, accountability and transparency to her strong…
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Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 1
We sent a questionnaire to 23 Crown organizations, post-secondary institutions, school districts, health authorities and associations, to understand how they perceive and manage the risk of fraud. This information will help our auditors plan our annual audit of the Province’s summary financial statements — the largest financial statement audit in B.C.
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Vancouver Community College: Executive Compensation Disclosures Audit
This audit assessed whether Vancouver Community College’s annual compensation disclosures for executives complied with the Financial Information Act (FIA) and the Public Sector Employers Act (PSEA).
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Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan – Fiscal Years ending in 2021, 2022 and 2023
My office’s annual audit of government’s Summary Financial Statements is the largest financial audit in B.C. It encompasses central government plus over 140 other government organizations, including Crown corporations, universities, colleges, school districts, health authorities and similar entities that are controlled by or accountable to the provincial government. This Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan outlines how…