Federal audits into accessibility, First Nations funding set to be released
Auditors said departments missed gaps in funding oversight and vaccine planning, including $6.5 billion in First Nations grants and 95% of avian flu doses expiring.
- On Monday, Auditor General Karen Hogan and Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco released five federal audits covering workplace accessibility, avian flu vaccine management, First Nations funding, and climate strategy oversight.
- Indigenous Services Canada failed to effectively monitor more than $6.5 billion in 10-year grants under the 'New Fiscal Relationship' with First Nations, as only 14 of 36 required reports provided annual financial updates.
- Public servants with disabilities face delays in accommodation requests at seven federal organizations, including the Canada Revenue Agency and Shared Services Canada, Hogan reported; inconsistent data collection practices hindered timely support.
- After purchasing 800,000 avian flu vaccine doses without analyzing actual needs in June 2024, the Public Health Agency of Canada allowed 95 per cent of them to expire by February.
- Oversight of the Greening Government Strategy had "significant gaps," DeMarco reported, while federal flood-mapping efforts lag behind schedule and fail to account for climate change impacts on federal assets.
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Auditor General report finds Canada 'fell short' on transforming funding for First Nations
The Auditor General of Canada says the federal government 'fell short' in transforming how it delivered long-term funding to First Nations communities and organizations. The New Fiscal Initiatives for First Nations program meant to deliver long-term socio-economic grants to First Nations communities and organizations over 10 years.
Ottawa repackaged First Nations funding, but left reform unfinished
A report from Auditor General Karen Hogan says Ottawa invested the money it promised as part of a decade-long effort to build a new fiscal relationship with First Nations, but failed to put the deeper pieces in place. “Last year… I talked about the government needing to really transform the way it interacts with First Nation communities and I was hopeful that the new fiscal initiatives would be different. I think that it fell short in meeting it…
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Federal audits into accessibility, First Nations funding set to be released
OTTAWA - Two federal watchdogs are set to release a series of audits today, including probes into federal workplace accessibility and funding arrangements for First Nations.
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