Below are our most recent news releases. If you are looking for older releases, you can find them with the corresponding report under Publications.
September 2021
September 14 - B.C. not effectively overseeing the safety of dams
Related Report - Oversight of Dam Safety in British Columbia
August 2021
August 10 - Auditor general releases report on Connecting British Columbia
Related Report - Update on the Connecting British Columbia Program
August 6 - Office of the Auditor General of B.C. Announces New Deputy
June 2021
June 15 - Community Living BC not effectively monitoring home sharing
Related Report - Community Living BC’s Framework for Monitoring Home Sharing Providers
May 2021
May 11 - B.C. not effectively managing Conservation Lands Program
Related Report - Management of the Conservation Lands Program
April 2021
April 27 - Province doing a good job of managing its avalanche safety program, but improvements can be made
Related Report - Avalanche Safety on Provincial Highways
March 2021
March 30 - New auditor general status report provides updates for changes to upcoming audits
Related Report - Auditor General's Status Report
March 16 - Auditor general releases performance audit coverage plan, announces upcoming work
Related Report - Performance Audit Coverage Plan 2021/22 to 2022/23
March 9 - Vancouver Community College’s executive compensation disclosures comply with government’s requirements
Related Report - Vancouver Community College: Executive Compensation Disclosures Audit
March 2 - Government should follow generally accepted accounting principles, says new auditor general report
Related Report - Report on Financial Audit Work for the 2019/20 Fiscal Year
February 2021
February 9 - Provincial Health Services Authority lacking cybersecurity controls for medical devices, possibly putting patients at risk
Related Report - Management of Medical Device Cybersecurity at the Provincial Health Services Authority
February 8 - Auditor general releases annual financial statement audit coverage plan
Related Report - Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan for fiscal years ending in 2022, 2023 and 2024
January 2021
January 19 - Auditor General reports on forest service roads, IT asset cybersecurity and international education
Related Report - Management of Forest Service Roads
Related Report - IT Asset Management in B.C. Government
Related Report - Oversight of International Education Programs in Offshore and Group 4 Schools
September 2020
September 11 - Auditor general releases report on COVID-19 spending commitments, relief measures
Related Report - Summary of COVID-19 Pandemic Funding Allocations and Other Financial Relief Measures
July 2020
July 29 - Michael Pickup sworn in as British Columbia’s new auditor general
June 2020
June 2 - B.C. immigration program helps fill labour gaps, but fraud safeguards need work
Related Report - Skills Immigration Stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
October 2019
October 24 - B.C. Sheriff Service working on human resources, more needs to be done
Related Report - Managing Human Resources at the B.C. Sheriff Service
September 2019
September 25 - Statement from the Office of the Auditor General
September 19 - Gaps and weaknesses in policy framework and practices at the Legislative Assembly
Related Report - Expense Policies and Practices in the Offices of the Speaker, Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms
August 2019
August 22 - SD36 managing its executive expenses well
Related Report - Executive Expenses at School District 36
August 13 - Key controls in place to prevent unauthorized access to government systems
Related Report - The B.C. Government’s Internal Directory Account Management
July 2019
July 30 - Ministry of Health, PHO need to do more to ensure safety of drinking water
Related Report - The Protection of Drinking Water
July 19 - Government should follow generally accepted accounting principles
Related Report - Understanding Our Audit Opinion on B.C.’s 2018/19 Summary Financial Statements
July 10 - LDB contract files not in compliance with government policy
Related Report - BC Liquor Distribution Branch Directly Awarded Contracts
June 2019
June 28 - Auditor general outlines performance, goals and priorities
Related Report - Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018/19
June 19 - Government not effectively overseeing contracted residential services
Related Report - Oversight of Contracted Residential Services for Children and Youth in Care
June 18 - New progress audit on education of Indigenous students
Related Report - Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
April 2019
April 17 - BC Hydro could do more to improve cybersecurity on its power system
Related Report - Detection and Response to Cybersecurity Threats on BC Hydro’s Industrial Control Systems
March 2019
March 19 - Auditor General's goals for coming year
Related Report - Service Plan 2019/20 - 2021/22
March 14 - Growing number of unrestored oil and gas sites increases environmental and financial risks
Related report - The BC Oil and Gas Commission’s Management of Non-Operating Oil and Gas Sites
February 2019
February 27 - Patient access to emergency health services needs improvement
Related report - Access to Emergency Health Services
February 26 - Government’s progress since 2015 audit on correctional facilities and programs
Related Report - Progress Audit: Correctional Facilities and Programs
February 6 - Rate-regulated accounting at BC Hydro, explained
Related Report - Rate-regulated Accounting at BC Hydro
January 2019
January 31 - Auditor General releases two reports on program controls
Related Reports - Master Supplier File Maintenance and The Short Term Illness and Injury Plan
January 31 - Auditor General releases list of projects for next three years
Related Reports - Performance Audit Coverage Plan 2019/20 - 2021/22 and Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan 2019/20 - 2021/22
December 2018
December 11 - Government needs to do much more to ensure commercial vehicle safety
Related Report - An Independent Audit of Commercial Vehicle Safety
December 5 - BC Hydro managing its billions in capital assets well
Related Report - Independent Audit of Capital Asset Management in BC Hydro
October 2018
October 9 - Government can improve its reporting of tax expenditures
Related Report - Understanding Tax Expenditures
August 2018
August 29 - Government should follow generally accepted accounting principles
Related Report - Understanding Our Audit Opinion on B.C.'s 2017/18 Summary Financial Statements