Auditor General of Canada | |
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La vérificatrice générale du Canada | |
since June 3 2020 | |
Abbreviation | OAG |
Reports to | Parliament of Canada |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
Appointer | Governor in Council |
Term length | 10 years non-renewable |
Constituting instrument | Auditor General Act |
First holder | John Langton |
Salary | $334,500/year (Equal to that of a Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada)[1][2] |
Website | www |
Bureau du verificauteur general du Canada | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1878 |
Headquarters | C.D. Howe Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Employees | 552 |
Annual budget | $88 million (2019)[3] |
The Auditor General of Canada (French: La vérificatrice générale du Canada[a]) is an officer of the Parliament of Canada to aid accountability and oversight by conducting independent financial audits of federal government operations. These audits provide members of parliament with objective evidence to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account.
Karen Hogan was appointed Auditor General of Canada in June 2020.[4] She replaced interim Auditor General of Canada Sylvain Ricard.
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