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Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing partyAuditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.PoliticsDec 2
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‘Significant gaps’ in government’s cybersecurity services: auditor generalAuditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.CanadaOct 21
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CRA gave accurate tax info to 17% of individual callers: AG reportAuditor General Karen Hogan's report said most callers waited an average of 31 minutes, with just 18 per cent of calls meeting the CRA service standard of within 15 minutes.CanadaOct 21
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Ford government picked low-scoring projects pushed by lobbyists for training fund: AGThe funding received by low-scoring applications with lobbyists “can create an appearance of real or potential preferential treatment by the minister’s office,” the auditor said.PoliticsOct 1
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Ontario auditor general sets date to release reports on skills development fund, child careIn a statement on Wednesday, Auditor General Shelley Spence's office announced the special reports would be made public on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m.CanadaSep 24
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Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilitiesThe auditor general plans to audit hiring, retention & promotion of people with disabilities in the federal public service, with a report due in 2026.CanadaJul 26
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Canada’s international student program to face auditor general probeA report on Canada's international student program is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2026, a spokesperson for Auditor General Karen Hogan's office told Global News.CanadaJul 21
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Alberta failing to ensure daycares use funds to cut fees for parents: auditor generalThe Auditor General found several Alberta daycares delivered misleading numbers on things like attendance records, while others filed duplicate records for kids.PoliticsJul 17
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‘Scant progress’ offloading federal office space for affordable housing: AGAuditor General Karen Hogan found Public Services and Procurement Canada reduced only two per cent of its office footprint between 2019 and 2024.CanadaJun 10
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Feds moving too slow to process First Nations status applications: AGAuditor General Karen Hogan found that more than eight in 10 applications processed by the department exceeded the six-month service standard.CanadaJun 10
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