Queen's Park Update: 
2017 Auditor General Report Released

 The office of the auditor general released it 2017 annual report. The Report, presented in two volumes, contains results of value-for-money audits of provincial spending in agriculture, emergency management, energy, health care, education, services for newcomers, government owned real estate, and social housing.

Volume 1 of the Report contains 14 value-for-money audits while Volume 2 contains follow-up reports on the recommendations made by the auditor general  in 2015.

Ontario Chamber of Commerce policy staff will review the Auditor General report in the coming months and it will inform upcoming policy work such as the provincial pre-budget submission. If you identify something in the report that you would like to flag for our policy staff, please be in contact with Karl Baldauf.

About the Office of the Auditor General:
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly that conducts value-for-money and financial audits of the provincial government, its ministries and agencies. They also audit organizations in the broader public sector that receive provincial funding, such as hospitals and long-term care homes, universities and colleges, and school boards. Their work helps ensure that taxpayers receive value for their tax dollars

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