At the request of City Council, the Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included an operational review of Invest Toronto. Based on our review, it is our view that the operations, services, and activities performed by Invest Toronto to achieve its mandate were carried out with efficiency, effectiveness, and economy. However, Invest Toronto has not brought […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included an operational review of Build Toronto. The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of Build Toronto’s operations in support of its mandate. This report contains 25 recommendations, some directed to staff of Build Toronto and others directed to City staff. The implementation of […]
The Auditor General’s 2014 Work Plan included a review of the City’s non-union employee separation costs. The City has statutory and legal obligations to provide separation pay to an affected employee when the employment relationship is terminated by the City. From 2011 to 2013, 90 terminated non-union employees received separation payments. Annually, this represents less […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of City telecommunication expenses and controls. This review was selected due to the significant amount of funds involved and the fact that the Auditor General’s Office had not reviewed this area since 2005. In 2013, telecommunication costs for the City were $19.2 million. The objective of […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included a review of social housing subsidies administered by the Social Housing Unit in the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Division. The expenditures for the Social Housing Unit in 2013 were $466 million. The objective of this review was to assess the adequacy of the City’s oversight of social housing […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of City construction contract warranties. This review was selected due to the significant amount of funds involved and previous Auditor General reports identifying deficiencies in construction project warranty tracking and follow-up. This report provides four recommendations which will strengthen controls over construction contract warranties. The implementation […]
The Auditor General’s revised 2013 Work Plan included a review of the redevelopment of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (“Sony Centre”). The objective of this review was to assess the management of the redevelopment of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and its effectiveness in achieving the objectives in its business plan. […]
The Auditor General’s 2013 Work Plan included a review of capital projects approved by Council in preparation for the 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games. In November 2009 the City of Toronto was selected to host the 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games. Council approved funding of $96 million as the City’s contribution for a festival site […]
The Auditor General’s 2013 Audit Work Plan included a review of employees’ absenteeism due to illness or personal injury. Absenteeism has a direct impact on productivity that often results in additional costs to the city from employment of replacement staff and overtime. In 2013, the estimated direct cost of salaries paid to absent employees amounted […]