| Auditor General of Canada | |
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| La vérificatrice générale du Canada | |
| 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 |
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| 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.
- ^ "Organization Profile - Office of the Auditor General of Canada".
- ^ "Supreme Court of Canada - Questions and Answers". Supreme Court of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "GC InfoBase - Infographic for Office of the Auditor General of Canada". www.tbs-sct.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Government of Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada (2007-11-15). "Who We Are". www.oag-bvg.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
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