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Catalogue No. :
BT31-4/57-2004
ISBN:
0-660-62662-4


DPR 2003-2004
Office of the Auditor General of Canada



Sheila Fraser, FCA
Auditor General of Canada
Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., MP
Minister of Finance


Section I-Message from the Auditor General of Canada

 

Management's representation statement of responsibility

 

2003-04 performance highlights

Section II-Context

 

Who we are: An Officer of Parliament

 

What we do: Legislative auditing

 

Who we serve

 

Our governance structure

 

How we maintain our accountability

 

How we assess our work

 

What were our unintended impacts?

Section III-Reporting on Results

 

Our strategic outcome and results chain

 

Performance results

 

Reporting to Parliament

 

Useful to Parliament

 

Engaging Parliament

 

Contributing to legislative and oversight work

 

Endorsement of our recommendations by Parliament

 

How well our recommendations are implemented

 

Progress toward sustainable development

 

Perceptions of our performance from the organizations we audit

 

Communicating our message to the media and public

 

Territorial governments

 

Legislative auditors and professional organizations

 

The Fellowship Program

 

The Office employs professionals

 

Employee satisfaction

 

Employment equity

 

Official languages

 

Operating effectively

Section IV-Financial Performance

 

Parliamentary appropriations used

 

Full-time equivalents used

 

Cost of operations

 

Performance audits and studies

 

Annual financial audits of Crown corporations, territorial governments, and other organizations

 

Audit of the summary financial statements of the Government of Canada

 

Sustainable development monitoring activities and environmental petitions

 

Special examinations of Crown corporations

 

Assessments of agency performance reports

 

Professional practice

 

Space renewal

 

Financial tables

 

Financial statements

 

Notes to the financial statements for year ended 31 March 2004

Section V-Other Information

 

What's new in the 2003–04 Performance Report

 

Statutory reports

 

Web site references

 

Methodological endnotes