In June 2000, Audit Committee requested that the Auditor General submit an annual report on the status of fraud and related matters. This report represents the Auditor General’s twelfth annual report relating to fraud activities at the City. The City established a Fraud and Waste Hotline Program in 2002 with Council’s support to provide an […]
This report responds to a request from the Audit Committee that the Auditor General provide on an annual basis the “value added of his department”. This report contains the Auditor General’s estimate of the quantifiable financial benefits which have resulted from the work conducted by the Auditor General’s Office and identifies estimated cost savings and […]
The City’s Hotline Program has provided several benefits. One of the key benefits of the permanent Fraud and Waste Hotline Program is that complaints received have resulted in actions that have reduced losses attributed to incidents of fraud, waste or other irregularities by terminating substantiated incidences, and by strengthening controls to reduce the risk of […]
This report summarizes the estimated cumulative cost reductions and the estimated increased revenues resulting from various reports issued by the Auditor General’s Office from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2005. This report also contains information relating to various audit reports containing administrative internal control recommendations made by the Auditor General’s Office. This information was […]
This report summarizes the estimated cumulative cost reductions and the estimated increased revenues resulting from various reports issued by the Auditor General’s Office from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2004. This report also contains information relating to various audit reports containing administrative internal control recommendations made by the Auditor General’s Office. This information was […]
Complaints received by the Auditor General’s Office (related to suspected fraud or irregular activity involving City resources) may result in an investigation being conducted or may also be referred to City departments for review, as summarized in this report. In some cases, substantiated complaints have or may result in the recovery of funds to the […]
In May 2002, City Council approved an independent Auditor General’s Office for the City of Toronto. The Auditor General’s Office reports directly to Council through the Audit Committee, and as such is independent from management. As an independent office, the Auditor General submits an annual audit work plan to the Audit Committee for review and […]