Publications
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023/24
June 2024
Our Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023/24 highlights achievements and summarizes the independent assurance and trusted information we provided to the Legislative Assembly.
This is a report on our work toward the goals, objectives, and performance measures set out in our annual service plan. The annual financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and are audited by an independent auditor who also conducts a reasonable assurance review of our annual report.
Highlights this year include:
completion of office renovations led by the province’s Leading Workplace Strategies program;
significant work on a new compensation framework;
our positive results from the BC Stats’ Workplace Engagement Survey;
staff collaboration on our new three-year Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy; and
a new approach to following-up and reporting to the Legislative Assembly on past performance audit recommendations.
Examination of MNP’s Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program
June 2024
On April 8, 2024, the Legislative Assembly directed, by resolution, the auditor general to “undertake an examination of the administration of grants by MNP LLP under the Advanced Research and Commercialization Program and the Commercial Vehicle Innovation Challenge.” The resolution directed the auditor general to make public an interim report within 90 days and a final report by September 1, 2024.
Our interim report includes information on:
the auditor general’s approach to the examination;
information about the Advanced Research and Commercialization grant program;
roles and responsibilities of MNP and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation in administering the program; and
examination work completed up to June 24, and next steps.
This report does not contain any findings, as our work remains in progress.
Annual Follow-up Report: Performance Audit Recommendations (2019 – 2022)
May 2024
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.
B.C.’s Toxic Drug Crisis: Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs
March 2024
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 also audited their implementation of the first phase of prescribed safer supply.
The Audit of B.C.’s 2022/23 Summary Financial Statements: Areas of Interest
March 2024
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 for its net earnings; and
implementation of new accounting standards across government.
Managing Hazardous Spills in B.C.
February 2024
Thousands of spills are reported every year in B.C. – and the number has been going up. These spills can present potential harm to people and the environment.
Our audit examined whether the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, through the Environmental Emergency Program, had effectively managed hazardous spills.
Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan for financial statement fiscal years ending in 2025, 2026, and 2027
November 2023
The Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan outlines how the Office of the Auditor General determines which government reporting entities’ financial statements will be audited by the office directly and which entities will be audited by private accounting firms.