Publications
| December 2019 - Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael A. Pickup, released his December 10, 2019 reports to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The reports include two audit chapters - one looking at Reducing Regulatory Burden to Nova Scotia businesses and a second covering the QEII New Generation Project – Halifax Infirmary and Community Outpatient Centre. A separate Mid-mandate Report was also released that provides insights into the work of the Office over the first half the Auditor General’s 10-year term. Chapter 1: Reducing Regulatory Burden Chapter 2: QEII New Generation Project – Halifax Infirmary Expansion and Community Outpatient Centre Mid-mandate Report: https://oag-ns.ca/sites/default/files/publications/MidmandateDec2019.pdf Full Report: |
| October 29, 2019 - Financial Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael A. Pickup released his October 29, 2019 Financial Report to the House of Assembly. The report provides information on the audit of the March 31, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements of the Province of Nova Scotia, as well as the results from audits of government organizations. The report also provides highlights on the Province’s financial condition and information about cybersecurity and the use of purchasing cards within Government, as well as updates on the status of prior year observations – fraud risk management, public sector pensions, internal meetings and employee social events expenses. Chapter 1: Financial Audit Work Results Chapter 2: Nova Scotia’s Finances from 2019 Public Accounts Chapter 3: Cybersecurity, Purchasing Cards, and Follow-up of Prior Year Observations Full Report: |
| June 19, 2019 - Joint ALC Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael Pickup, released his April 2019 joint follow-up report to the House of Assembly. The report was completed in conjunction with his counterparts in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. The report deals with the status of implementing 25 recommendations made to Atlantic Lottery Corporation’s management, Board, and shareholder governments. |
| May 28, 2019 - Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael Pickup, released his May 28, 2019 report to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The report includes three audit chapters, one covering diversity and inclusion efforts by the Public Service Commission along with the Departments of Agriculture, Community Services and Justice; a second chapter looking at the processes to manage the selection and quality of bridge projects at the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; and the third is the second phase of our work at Workers’ Compensation Board, assessing their management of workplace injury claims. Chapter 1: Diversity and Inclusion in the Public Service
Chapter 2: Selection and Quality Management of Bridge Projects in Central and Western Districts
Chapter 3: Worker's Compensation Board: Claims Management
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| March 26, 2019 - Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael Pickup, released his March 2019 Report to the House of Assembly. This report deals solely with follow-up of 2015 and 2016 performance audit recommendations. The topics followed up are:
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| January 15, 2019 - Report |
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Nova Scotia Auditor General, Michael Pickup, released a special report today, January 15, 2019, to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. This report looks at the implementation of new technologies for information access and privacy and considers how those impacted the eventual privacy breach at the Department of Internal Services. Information Access and Privacy Information Technology Projects Full Report: |