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 seventh annual report on the activities of the Fraud and Waste Hotline Program for the period January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. Fraud constitutes a business […]
This report responds to a request from the Audit Committee to “provide the value added of his department by identifying: a. actual dollar savings to the City; b. potential savings to the City of Toronto; c. at risk dollars to the City of Toronto; and d. for non-identifiable dollar activities, the impact of the audit […]
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 […]