The Auditor General will deliver 3 performance audit reports to the House of Commons

Ottawa, 28 February 2024—On Tuesday 19 March 2024, the Auditor General of Canada, Karen Hogan, will deliver 3 performance audit reports to the House of Commons. Tabling in Parliament is expected at approximately 10:00 am (Eastern timeET). Descriptions of the reports are provided below.

Embargoed reports

If you are a journalist accredited by a recognized media organization and wish to receive an embargoed electronic copy of the report at 8:00 am (ET) on 19 March 2024, please email Infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca. You must be registered by 5:00 pm (ET) on 15 March 2024 to receive an embargoed copy. Please note that print copies of the reports are not available. Subject matter experts will be available online as of 8:30 am (ET) on 19 March 2024 to answer technical questions (no attribution).

News conference

Journalists accredited by the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery are invited to attend a news conference with Auditor General, Karen Hogan, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET) by Zoom or in person (Room 325–180 Wellington Street, Ottawa). Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

Interviews

To book an interview, please call 1‑888‑761‑5953 or email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca.

Included in this release:

Report 2—Housing in First Nations Communities. This audit will focus on whether Indigenous Services Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation supported First Nations to close the housing gap by improving housing conditions and increasing First Nations’ capacity to manage housing. In addition, we will examine whether Indigenous Services Canada, in partnership with First Nations, made progress to transfer the control of housing to First Nations.

Report 3—First Nations and Inuit Policing Program. This audit will focus on whether Public Safety Canada, under the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, worked in partnership with Indigenous communities to provide equitable access to policing services that are tailored to the needs of those communities and, whether the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, under the program, worked in partnership with Indigenous communities to deliver dedicated and tailored policing services that supplement the services provided to provinces and territories under police service agreements.

Report 4—National Trade Corridors Fund—Transport Canada. This audit will focus on whether Transport Canada designed, implemented, and monitored the National Trade Corridors Fund effectively to improve the fluidity and resiliency of transportation corridors.

Performance audit reports of the Auditor General of Canada are made available on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada website immediately following tabling in Parliament.