A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial controller is a senior-level executive who acts as the head of accounting, and oversees the preparation of financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements
An auditor general is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
The role of the Auditor General of Ontario is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of provincialgovernment operations. The office was created in 1869.
Office
Auditor General is appointed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (formerly by the Governor in Council) for 10 year term. Removal of the Auditor General requires the approval by the Legislature.
History
The auditor's office was created in 1869. Before 1886 the Auditor’s Office was an adjunct of Treasury Department. Since the passage of the 1886 Audit Act then the office has evolved (after the 1950 Audit Act) into an independent provincial agency. The office is located in Toronto, Ontario. With the passage of the 1978 Audit Act, the auditor general no longer submitted his findings to the provincial cabinet, but to the Speaker of the Legislature of Ontario (and thereby report back to the Legislature).
List of Auditors General of Ontario/Provincial Auditors
Most recent auditors general are chartered accountants by profession and early appointments did not necessarily have an accounting or audit background.
This is a list of past and present Senators of Canada representing the province of Ontario. Ontario has had an allocation of 24 senators since the time of Confederation. The province is also one of four regional Senate divisions under Section 26 of the Constitution Act that allows for the expansion of the Senate by one or two senators per region.
Current
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1 Senators are appointed to represent Ontario. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Ontario as his or her division. 2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada in the Queen's name on the recommendation of the prime minister. 3 Division designated as Toronto Centre from 000000001984-01-13-0000January 13, 1984 to 000000002001-02-14-0000February 14, 2001 and Toronto Centre-York from 000000002001-02-15-0000February 15, 2001 to the present.
Historic
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'No evidence' Greenbelt land needed for housing goal, Ontario auditor general finds
A scathing report released by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found that choosing protected land on the Greenbelt was not needed to meet the Ontario government's housing target, a claim that had been made by the Ford government's Housing Affordability Task Force.
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Highlights from Ontario auditor general annual report
The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights:
– One in five emergency visits involved patients going to the ER for non-urgent issues because they didn’t have a family doctor or access to other services.
– Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, northern hospitals increased usage of nurses from staffing agencies by 25 times – the agencies charge three times the rate of an hourly nurse – compared to an increase of about 2 1/2 times for hospitals in the rest of the province.
– Between July 2022 and June 2023, there were more than 200 unplanned temporary emergency department closures involving 23 hospitals, mostly in rural or remote areas and mostly due to nursing and doctor shortages.
– Nursing and doctor shortages led to obstetrics serv...
published: 07 Dec 2023
Doug Ford tells auditor general to "stay in her lane" after Ontario casino sting operation
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the province's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk after she released her annual report this week, where she said the province's gambling agency needed to improve safeguards against money laundering.
Ford said she "has to stay in her lane" after it was reported she hired "mystery shoppers" for a sting operation at four Ontario casinos, which angered the provincial police.
Ford added Lysyk should focus on "value for money."
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Ford attacks auditor general’s report on pandemic response
Ontario's auditor general presented a scathing assessment of the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing it of poor preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system. The findings were quickly attacked by Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott.
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Did the Auditor General Find That Ontario Spent Wisely? | The Agenda
Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code discrimination by auto insurance companies, the auditor general has been busy trying to determine whether Ontarians are getting adequate value for their tax dollars. Lysyk discusses the report with Steve Paikin.
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Ontario’s auditor general breaks down why the province wasted millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses
Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk shares what happened to cause millions of COVID-19 vaccines to go to waste in the province.
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11:30am EST: Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk releases 2021 report
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Ontario’s Auditor General says businesses received COVID provincial aid they weren’t eligible for
The Auditor General of Ontario says nearly one billion dollars in COVID relief went to thousands of businesses which were not entitled to get it. And others actually received more money than they claimed they lost. Nicole Martin tells us more.
published: 02 Dec 2021
Ontario’s auditor general discusses her report on province’s response to COVID-19 – Nov. 25, 2020
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s auditor general, discusses findings contained in her report on the province’s handling of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Her report identifies a number of systemic problems with both the planning and management of Ontario’s response to the pandemic. It reveals that the emergency measures management plan was not up to date when the pandemic started. The report also criticizes the leadership of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, and blames the government for not taking immediate action to ramp up testing capacity.
A scathing report released by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found that choosing protected land on the Greenbelt was not needed to meet the Ontario govern...
A scathing report released by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found that choosing protected land on the Greenbelt was not needed to meet the Ontario government's housing target, a claim that had been made by the Ford government's Housing Affordability Task Force.
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The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights:
– One in five emergency visits involved patients g...
The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights:
– One in five emergency visits involved patients going to the ER for non-urgent issues because they didn’t have a family doctor or access to other services.
– Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, northern hospitals increased usage of nurses from staffing agencies by 25 times – the agencies charge three times the rate of an hourly nurse – compared to an increase of about 2 1/2 times for hospitals in the rest of the province.
– Between July 2022 and June 2023, there were more than 200 unplanned temporary emergency department closures involving 23 hospitals, mostly in rural or remote areas and mostly due to nursing and doctor shortages.
– Nursing and doctor shortages led to obstetrics services closing at 10 hospitals in the north between July 2022 and September 2023. Four were still closed as of September, with three of those closed for more than one year.
– Emergency room patients wait on average two hours to be assessed by a physician, up 30 minutes in the last 10 years, and wait more than 24 hours if they require an inpatient bed.
– The government made decisions about the Ontario Science Centre’s move to Ontario Place with preliminary and incomplete cost information, and insufficient input from key stakeholders.
– The government made “significant” changes to energy, land-use planning and housing policies without enough environmental consultation.
– International students account for 18 per cent of York University’s total enrolment, but almost half of its revenue. “Reliance on international students for tuition revenue exposes the university to financial risks if enrolment declines due to factors such as shifts in relationships with other countries, or limits on travel for health reasons,” the auditor’s report said.
– In 2022, drivers who received two or more suspensions in the previous year had a fatal collision rate six times higher than the general driver population.
– Only 35 per cent of the aggregate pits and quarries – where sand, gravel, stone and rock needed for construction are gathered – that the auditor’s office reviewed had been inspected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in the last five years. “Despite high rates of non-compliance, inspectors rarely referred cases for enforcement,” the report found.
– The Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Ottawa Convention Centre have lost the opportunity to host 19 events since 2018 that could have brought an estimated $52 million in economic impact to the regions, because they had set their bid price too high.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport doesn’t always approve tourism support in a timely way for arts, food and music festivals, resulting in cancellations.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport gave at least $1.1 million in COVID-19 support to recipients in the tourism industry that were not eligible.
– The Travel Industry Council of Ontario’s Travel Industry Compensation Fund costs $1 million to administer and gave $350,000 on average each year in compensation to consumers over the past 10 years.
– Thirty per cent of the province’s registered travel agencies and wholesalers haven’t been inspected by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario in the last 10 years and some haven’t been inspected in more than 20 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2023.
The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights:
– One in five emergency visits involved patients going to the ER for non-urgent issues because they didn’t have a family doctor or access to other services.
– Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, northern hospitals increased usage of nurses from staffing agencies by 25 times – the agencies charge three times the rate of an hourly nurse – compared to an increase of about 2 1/2 times for hospitals in the rest of the province.
– Between July 2022 and June 2023, there were more than 200 unplanned temporary emergency department closures involving 23 hospitals, mostly in rural or remote areas and mostly due to nursing and doctor shortages.
– Nursing and doctor shortages led to obstetrics services closing at 10 hospitals in the north between July 2022 and September 2023. Four were still closed as of September, with three of those closed for more than one year.
– Emergency room patients wait on average two hours to be assessed by a physician, up 30 minutes in the last 10 years, and wait more than 24 hours if they require an inpatient bed.
– The government made decisions about the Ontario Science Centre’s move to Ontario Place with preliminary and incomplete cost information, and insufficient input from key stakeholders.
– The government made “significant” changes to energy, land-use planning and housing policies without enough environmental consultation.
– International students account for 18 per cent of York University’s total enrolment, but almost half of its revenue. “Reliance on international students for tuition revenue exposes the university to financial risks if enrolment declines due to factors such as shifts in relationships with other countries, or limits on travel for health reasons,” the auditor’s report said.
– In 2022, drivers who received two or more suspensions in the previous year had a fatal collision rate six times higher than the general driver population.
– Only 35 per cent of the aggregate pits and quarries – where sand, gravel, stone and rock needed for construction are gathered – that the auditor’s office reviewed had been inspected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in the last five years. “Despite high rates of non-compliance, inspectors rarely referred cases for enforcement,” the report found.
– The Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Ottawa Convention Centre have lost the opportunity to host 19 events since 2018 that could have brought an estimated $52 million in economic impact to the regions, because they had set their bid price too high.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport doesn’t always approve tourism support in a timely way for arts, food and music festivals, resulting in cancellations.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport gave at least $1.1 million in COVID-19 support to recipients in the tourism industry that were not eligible.
– The Travel Industry Council of Ontario’s Travel Industry Compensation Fund costs $1 million to administer and gave $350,000 on average each year in compensation to consumers over the past 10 years.
– Thirty per cent of the province’s registered travel agencies and wholesalers haven’t been inspected by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario in the last 10 years and some haven’t been inspected in more than 20 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2023.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the province's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk after she released her annual report this week, where she said the province's g...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the province's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk after she released her annual report this week, where she said the province's gambling agency needed to improve safeguards against money laundering.
Ford said she "has to stay in her lane" after it was reported she hired "mystery shoppers" for a sting operation at four Ontario casinos, which angered the provincial police.
Ford added Lysyk should focus on "value for money."
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the province's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk after she released her annual report this week, where she said the province's gambling agency needed to improve safeguards against money laundering.
Ford said she "has to stay in her lane" after it was reported she hired "mystery shoppers" for a sting operation at four Ontario casinos, which angered the provincial police.
Ford added Lysyk should focus on "value for money."
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Ontario's auditor general presented a scathing assessment of the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing it of poor preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system. The findings were quickly attacked by Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott.
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Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code...
Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code discrimination by auto insurance companies, the auditor general has been busy trying to determine whether Ontarians are getting adequate value for their tax dollars. Lysyk discusses the report with Steve Paikin.
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Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code discrimination by auto insurance companies, the auditor general has been busy trying to determine whether Ontarians are getting adequate value for their tax dollars. Lysyk discusses the report with Steve Paikin.
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Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk shares what happened to cause millions of COVID-19 vaccines to go to waste in the province.
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The Auditor General of Ontario says nearly one billion dollars in COVID relief went to thousands of businesses which were not entitled to get it. And others act...
The Auditor General of Ontario says nearly one billion dollars in COVID relief went to thousands of businesses which were not entitled to get it. And others actually received more money than they claimed they lost. Nicole Martin tells us more.
The Auditor General of Ontario says nearly one billion dollars in COVID relief went to thousands of businesses which were not entitled to get it. And others actually received more money than they claimed they lost. Nicole Martin tells us more.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s auditor general, discusses findings contained in her report on the province’s handling of the COVI...
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s auditor general, discusses findings contained in her report on the province’s handling of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Her report identifies a number of systemic problems with both the planning and management of Ontario’s response to the pandemic. It reveals that the emergency measures management plan was not up to date when the pandemic started. The report also criticizes the leadership of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, and blames the government for not taking immediate action to ramp up testing capacity.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s auditor general, discusses findings contained in her report on the province’s handling of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Her report identifies a number of systemic problems with both the planning and management of Ontario’s response to the pandemic. It reveals that the emergency measures management plan was not up to date when the pandemic started. The report also criticizes the leadership of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, and blames the government for not taking immediate action to ramp up testing capacity.
A scathing report released by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk found that choosing protected land on the Greenbelt was not needed to meet the Ontario government's housing target, a claim that had been made by the Ford government's Housing Affordability Task Force.
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The Ontario auditor general’s office published its annual report Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights:
– One in five emergency visits involved patients going to the ER for non-urgent issues because they didn’t have a family doctor or access to other services.
– Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, northern hospitals increased usage of nurses from staffing agencies by 25 times – the agencies charge three times the rate of an hourly nurse – compared to an increase of about 2 1/2 times for hospitals in the rest of the province.
– Between July 2022 and June 2023, there were more than 200 unplanned temporary emergency department closures involving 23 hospitals, mostly in rural or remote areas and mostly due to nursing and doctor shortages.
– Nursing and doctor shortages led to obstetrics services closing at 10 hospitals in the north between July 2022 and September 2023. Four were still closed as of September, with three of those closed for more than one year.
– Emergency room patients wait on average two hours to be assessed by a physician, up 30 minutes in the last 10 years, and wait more than 24 hours if they require an inpatient bed.
– The government made decisions about the Ontario Science Centre’s move to Ontario Place with preliminary and incomplete cost information, and insufficient input from key stakeholders.
– The government made “significant” changes to energy, land-use planning and housing policies without enough environmental consultation.
– International students account for 18 per cent of York University’s total enrolment, but almost half of its revenue. “Reliance on international students for tuition revenue exposes the university to financial risks if enrolment declines due to factors such as shifts in relationships with other countries, or limits on travel for health reasons,” the auditor’s report said.
– In 2022, drivers who received two or more suspensions in the previous year had a fatal collision rate six times higher than the general driver population.
– Only 35 per cent of the aggregate pits and quarries – where sand, gravel, stone and rock needed for construction are gathered – that the auditor’s office reviewed had been inspected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in the last five years. “Despite high rates of non-compliance, inspectors rarely referred cases for enforcement,” the report found.
– The Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Ottawa Convention Centre have lost the opportunity to host 19 events since 2018 that could have brought an estimated $52 million in economic impact to the regions, because they had set their bid price too high.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport doesn’t always approve tourism support in a timely way for arts, food and music festivals, resulting in cancellations.
– The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport gave at least $1.1 million in COVID-19 support to recipients in the tourism industry that were not eligible.
– The Travel Industry Council of Ontario’s Travel Industry Compensation Fund costs $1 million to administer and gave $350,000 on average each year in compensation to consumers over the past 10 years.
– Thirty per cent of the province’s registered travel agencies and wholesalers haven’t been inspected by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario in the last 10 years and some haven’t been inspected in more than 20 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2023.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the province's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk after she released her annual report this week, where she said the province's gambling agency needed to improve safeguards against money laundering.
Ford said she "has to stay in her lane" after it was reported she hired "mystery shoppers" for a sting operation at four Ontario casinos, which angered the provincial police.
Ford added Lysyk should focus on "value for money."
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Ontario's auditor general presented a scathing assessment of the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing it of poor preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system. The findings were quickly attacked by Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott.
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The Auditor General of Ontario says nearly one billion dollars in COVID relief went to thousands of businesses which were not entitled to get it. And others actually received more money than they claimed they lost. Nicole Martin tells us more.
In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s auditor general, discusses findings contained in her report on the province’s handling of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Her report identifies a number of systemic problems with both the planning and management of Ontario’s response to the pandemic. It reveals that the emergency measures management plan was not up to date when the pandemic started. The report also criticizes the leadership of Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, and blames the government for not taking immediate action to ramp up testing capacity.
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