Auditor General of Canada
| Auditor General of Canada | |
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Government of Canada Office of the Auditor General of Canada | |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada upon resolution of the House of Commons and Senate |
| Term length | 10 years during good behaviour, non-renewable |
| Formation | 1878 |
| Salary | $334,500/year (Equal to that of a Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada)[1][2] |
The role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of federal government operations. The Auditor General reports to the House of Commons, not to the government. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account.
Office
Auditors General are appointed by the Governor General in Council (cabinet) on address of the House of Commons and Senate for a non-renewable term of ten years. An Auditor General may only be removed for cause by the Governor in Council with the approval of both the House of Commons and Senate.
On November 4, 2011, the Prime Minister appointed Michael Ferguson, former Auditor General of the province of New Brunswick, as Auditor General of Canada, effective November 28, 2011.
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc. five years in a row (2008-2012), and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine.[3]
The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, was created by Parliament in 1995 as an aide to the AGC, and has offices within the precinct of the AGC. The Commissioner is empowered under the 1995 amendments to the Auditor-General Act to receive " petitions on environmental and sustainable development matters and [to] require ministers to respond to them."[4] The petition process requires the Ministry to respond in 120 days, although the process may be delayed by litigation.[4]
History
The role of Auditor General was introduced in 1878.
In 1971, the Auditor General's Office hosted VII INCOSAI, the seventh triennial convention of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.[5]
List of Auditors General of Canada
| Auditor General | Appointed | Departed |
| John Langton | 1867 | 1878 |
| John Lorn McDougall | 1878 | 1905 |
| John Fraser | 1905 | 1919 |
| Edward Davenport Sutherland | 1919 | 1923 |
| Georges Gonthier | 1924 | 1939 |
| Robert Watson Sellar | 1940 | 1959 |
| Andrew Maxwell Henderson | 1960 | 1973 |
| James J. Macdonell | 1973 | 1980 |
| Michael H. Rayner (acting) | 1980 | 1981 |
| Kenneth M. Dye | 1981 | 1991 |
| Denis Desautels | 1991 | 2001 |
| Sheila Fraser | 2001 | 2011 |
| John Wiersema (interim) | 2011 | 2011 |
| Michael Ferguson | 2011 | present |
See also
- Auditor General Act
- Financial Administration Act
- Parliament of Canada
- Auditor General of British Columbia
References
- ↑ "Organization Profile - Office of the Auditor General of Canada".
- ↑ "Supreme Court of Canada - Questions and Answers". Supreme Court of Canada. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ↑ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition".
- 1 2 Backgrounder on powers of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- ↑ INTOSAI: 50 Years (1953-2003). Vienna: International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. 2004. p. 51.
External links
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada
- Auditor General Act of Canada
- Financial Administration Act of Canada
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