Ottawa, October 13, 2026—Mr. Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General of Canada, will be in Yellowknife on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to present to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly the Auditor General’s report on early learning and child care in the territories. Mr. Hayes will also appear before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday, October 22, 2026 to discuss the Auditor General’s previous audit report, focusing on child and family services in the Northwest Territories, which was released in May of this year.
Report release - Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Access to electronic embargoed report
2:00 pm Mountain Time (MT)
Journalists accredited by a recognized media organization who wish to receive an embargoed electronic copy of the report must register by emailing infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca before 4:30 pm MT on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Embargoed copies will be provided at 2:00 pm MT on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Please note that the embargoed report will be available only electronically; there will be no in-person media lock-up.
The report will be available on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada website once it has been tabled by the Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly at approximately 3:30 pm MT.
Online technical briefing
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm MT
Subject matter experts will be available online to answer technical or background questions (no attribution).
News conference
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm MT
Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General of Canada, will hold a news conference at the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, in the Eagle Room, located at 4570–48 Street in Yellowknife. Journalists may attend in person or via Microsoft Teams. Please email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca for instructions to connect remotely to the news conference.
Hearing - Thursday, October 22, at 7:30 am MT
The Deputy Auditor General of Canada, Andrew Hayes, will appear before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the 2026 Child and Family Services in the Northwest Territories audit report.
Interviews
To book an interview, please call 1-888-761-5953 or email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca.
Included in this release:
Early Learning and Child Care in the Northwest Territories. This audit seeks to determine whether the Department of Education, Culture and Employment fulfilled its key early learning and child care responsibilities to meet the needs of families in the Northwest Territories.
Contact:
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