BC Legislature - Public Accounts Committee, 39th Parliament

Accountants

Accounting standards

Canadian and international standards (Wenezenki-Yolland, C.) 10:1050-1055

changes (Doyle, J.) 9:1020-1025 (Wenezenki-Yolland, C.) 9:1015-1020, 10:1050, 10:1130

information (Corrigan) 10:1115 (Wenezenki-Yolland, C.) 10:1115

information and discussion (Doyle, J.) 10:1120

Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Ministry of

Relationship with Industry Training Authority See Relationship with government ministries under Industry Training Authority

Agricultural Land Commission

Audit See Review by Auditor General below under this main heading

Budget and government support (Popham) 13:1235-1240

Budget and operations (Bullock, R.) 13:1240, 13:1250-1255 (Corrigan) 13:1250 (Doyle, J.) 13:1255 (Popham) 13:1255

Database and information (Sydor, M.) 13:1220 (Underhill, B.) 13:1230

Database and information, mapping (McIntyre) 13:1250 (Popham) 13:1255 (Underhill, B.) 13:1250-1255

Decision-making, bias and conflict-of-interest issues (Bullock, R.) 13:1240 (Huntington) 13:1240

Delegation agreements (Bullock, R.) 13:1300, 13:1325 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Enforcement activities See Regulations, compliance and enforcement under Agricultural land reserve

Handling of applications See Removal of land from reserve, application process under Agricultural land reserve

Independence (Bullock, R.) 13:1240 (Huntington) 13:1240-1245

Mandate (Corrigan) 13:1245 (Underhill, B.) 13:1220

Operations and role, report to Agriculture Ministry (Bullock, R.) 13:1240 (Popham) 13:1235 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Relationship with local governments (Bullock, R.) 13:1235 (Chandra Herbert) 13:1235 (Huntington) 13:1315 (Les) 13:1305 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Reporting (Underhill, B.) 13:1230

Review by Auditor General (Doyle, J.) 13:1215, 13:1330 (Sydor, M.) 13:1220

Review by Auditor General and recommendations (Underhill, B.) 13:1220-1230

Review by Auditor General, implementation of recommendations (Bullock, R.) 13:1255 (Popham) 13:1255

Role and responsibilities (Doyle, J.) 13:1215

Role and responsibilities, delegation agreements See Delegation agreements above under this main heading

Role in treaty negotiations See Treaty negotiations, role of agricultural land reserve and land commission under First Nations

Agricultural land reserve

Assessment and analysis (Les) 13:1230-1235 (Underhill, B.) 13:1235

Boundaries (Bullock, R.) 13:1245 (Les) 13:1305 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Commission See Agricultural Land Commission

Definition of lands (Huntington) 13:1245

Impact of treaties See Treaty negotiations, role of agricultural land reserve under First Nations

Legislation (Bullock, R.) 13:1320-1325

Location of land (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Management of land (Sydor, M.) 13:1220

Regional issues and policies (Bullock, R.) 13:1325 (Rustad) 13:1325

Regulations, compliance and enforcement (Bullock, R.) 13:1320 (Corrigan) 13:1310 (Gentner) 13:1320 (Sydor, M.) 13:1220 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225-1230, 13:1310

Removal of land from reserve, application process (Bullock, R.) 13:1245-1250, 13:1315 (Corrigan) 13:1250 (Huntington) 13:1245 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Use of land (Bullock, R.) 13:1310-1325 (Huntington) 13:1315 (Lee) 13:1310

Agriculture

Farmland See also Agricultural land reserve

dumping of waste and use as landfills See Landfills and waste dumping on farmland under Waste management

impact of oil and gas activities See Activities on agricultural land under Oil and gas

protection (Bullock, R.) 13:1300 (Corrigan) 13:1245 (McIntyre) 13:1250

protection legislation in other jurisdictions (Bullock, R.) 13:1330 (Rustad) 13:1325

Greenhouse industry (Huntington) 13:1315

Promotion and support (Sydor, M.) 13:1220 (Underhill, B.) 13:1225

Ambulance service See British Columbia Ambulance Service
Aquifers See Groundwater under Water
Archives

British Columbia Archives See British Columbia Archives

Arts and culture

Canadian Arts Data web-based application for arts information (Jacobs, M.) 12:1235

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Role in seismic upgrading of schools (Miller, K.) 8:1015-1020, 8:1030, 8:1040

Auditor General

Audit follow-up (Corrigan) 14:1605 (Doyle, J.) 14:1525, 14:1540, 14:1600 (McIntyre) 14:1605

Audit follow-up, principles and priorities (Chandra Herbert) 7:1150 (Doyle, J.) 7:1140, 7:1155 (Huntington) 7:1155 (Rose, C.) 7:1145 (Wenezenki-Yolland, C.) 7:1150

Audit follow-up process (Doyle, J.) 14:1535 (Macdonell, M.) 14:1525-1530

Audit follow-up, self-assessment (Corrigan) 14:1530-1535 (Doyle, J.) 14:1530, 14:1555 (Huntington) 14:1555-1600

Audit services

annual cycle (Doyle, J.) 11:1025

audit follow-up See Audit follow-up above under this main heading

auditor rotation and term limits (Corrigan) 11:1030 (Doyle, J.) 11:1020-1035 (Huntington) 11:1020 (Reid, J.) 10:1015-1020, 11:1005

costs and fees (Doyle, J.) 11:1025-1030, 11:1105-1115 (Lee) 11:1110 (McIntyre) 11:1105-1110

coverage plan See Financial statement audit coverage plan below under this main heading

financial audits (Doyle, J.) 13:1400

fraud prevention (Doyle, J.) 12:1425-1430

good-practice guides (Doyle, J.) 14:1640 (Nyquist, P.) 14:1645

performance audits (Doyle, J.) 10:1010, 13:1355-1400, 13:1420, 13:1445-1450 (McIntyre) 13:1355 (Ralston) 13:1355 (Reid, J.) 10:1015

priorities (Doyle, J.) 15:1045, 15:1055 (Reid, J.) 10:1020, 11:1010

services (Doyle, J.) 11:1055-1105, 11:1120 (Huntington) 11:1055 (Reid, J.) 10:1010, 11:1005-1010

use of private sector auditors See Financial reporting, review by private sector auditors under Government; Staffing, contracted services below under this main heading

Audits and reports

process (Doyle, J.) 8:1405, 9:1210, 9:1225

process for government response (Doyle, J.) 13:1035, 13:1135-1140 (Lee) 13:1135-1140 (Ralston) 13:1035, 13:1135

summary report (Doyle, J.) 14:1610-1615 (Huntington) 14:1625 (Macdonell, M.) 14:1615-1625 (McIntyre) 14:1640 (Sultan) 14:1635

Audits of office (Doyle, J.) 13:1445-1450

Budget (Corrigan) 11:1100 (Doyle, J.) 10:1010, 11:1105

Budget, review (Ralston) 10:1005

Collaboration with ministries See particular ministries

Financial statement audit coverage plan See also Financial reporting, review by Auditor General under Government

approval by Public Accounts Committee (Horne) 11:1150 (McIntyre) 11:1150 (Ralston) 11:1150 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 11:1150

changes (Doyle, J.) 11:1005, 11:1015 (Howard) 11:1015 (Ralston) 11:1005, 11:1015 (Reid, J.) 10:1020, 11:1010

distribution to committee members (Horne) 10:1000-1005 (McIntyre) 11:1025 (Ralston) 10:1005, 11:1025 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 10:1005

plan (Corrigan) 10:1025, 11:1030-1035, 11:1100 (Doyle, J.) 10:1005-1010, 11:1015-1055, 11:1115-1120 (Fischer, C.) 11:1015 (Howard) 11:1040 (Huntington) 11:1015-1020, 11:1050-1055 (Lee) 11:1120 (McIntyre) 11:1020-1030 (Ralston) 10:1025 (Reid, J.) 10:1010-1025, 11:1005-1015 (Rustad) 11:1040-1045

Management letters on performance issues (Doyle, J.) 14:1615

Mandate and role (Chandra Herbert) 15:1050-1055 (Doyle, J.) 12:1250, 15:1050-1055, 15:1105 (Les) 15:1105 (Nyquist, P.) 15:1045

Participation in auditor exchange program with Barbados (Doyle, J.) 13:1215

Recommendations, implementation by government See also Audit follow-up above under this main heading

(Doyle, J.) 14:1540 (Macdonell, M.) 14:1525-1530 (Newton, S.) 14:1530

Recommendations, information-sharing on recommendations in government and agencies (Chandra Herbert) 7:1150 (Wenezenki-Yolland, C.) 7:1155

Relationship with comptroller general (Newton, S.) 11:1055

Relationship with government (Gentner) 9:1120

Relationship with ministries (Huntington) 15:1045 (Nyquist, P.) 15:1045

Reports

2008-09 report No. 5, Removing Private Land from Tree Farm Licences 6, 19 & 25: Protecting the Public Interest? See Removal of land from tree farm licences, review by Auditor General under Western Forest Products Inc.

2008-09 report No. 7, Home and Community Care Services: Meeting Needs and Preparing for the Future See Home and community care, planning, review by Auditor General under Health – Continuing and long-term care

2008-09 report No. 10, A Major Renovation: Trades Training in British Columbia See System, review by Auditor General under Skills training

2008-09 report No. 12, Planning for School Seismic Safety See Seismic mitigation program, review by Auditor General under Education – Schools

2008-09 report No. 13, Public Sector Governance: A Guide to the Principles of Good Practice and How Are We Doing? The Public Reporting of Performance Measures in British Columbia See Audit follow-up, principles and priorities above under this main heading; Public sector governance, review by Auditor General under Civil service

2008-09 report No. 14, Grant Administration of the BC Arts Council; 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games See Costs and funding, review by Auditor General under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler; Grant administration, review by Auditor General under British Columbia Arts Council

2008-09 report No. 15, Wireless Networking Security in Victoria Government Offices: Gaps in the Defensive Line See Wireless network security, review by Auditor General under Government

2008-09 report No. 16, Homelessness: Clear Focus Needed See Government action, review by Auditor General under Homelessness

2009-10 report No. 2, Follow-up Report: Updates on the implementation of recommendations from recent reports See Audit follow-up above under this main heading

2009-10 report No. 4, British Columbia Crown Corporations Executive Compensation Arrangements: A Work in Progress See Executive compensation arrangements, review by Auditor General under Crown corporations

2009-10 report No. 5, Managing Knowledge: A Guide to Good Practice See Knowledge management, good practice guide and web tool by Auditor General under Information

2009-10 report No. 6, Making the Right Decisions: Information use by the boards of public sector organizations See Public sector governance, board practices for information use and decision-making under Civil service

2009-10 report No. 7, The PARIS System for Community Care Services: Access and Security See Primary access regional information system access and security, review by Auditor General under Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

2009-10 report No. 8, Oil and Gas Site Contamination Risks: Improved Oversight Needed See Oversight and regulation of industry, review by Auditor General under Oil and gas

2009-10 report No. 9, Electronic Health Record Implementation in British Columbia See E-health systems, review by Auditor General under Health – Health care system

2009-10 report No. 10, Wireless Networking Security in Government: Phase 2 See Wireless network security, review by Auditor General under Government

2009-10 report No. 11, Follow-up Report: Updates on the implementation of recommendations from recent reports See Audit follow-up, principles and priorities above under this main heading

2010-11 report No. 1, IT Continuity Planning in Government See Information technology systems, business continuity planning, review by Auditor General under Government

2010-11 report No. 2, Observations on Financial Reporting: Summary Financial Statements 2009/10 See Financial reporting, review by Auditor General under Government

2010-11 report No. 3, Conservation of Ecological Integrity in B.C. Parks and Protected Areas See System, review by Auditor General under Parks

2010-11 report No. 4, Aspects of Financial Management

Report 4a: Management of Working Capital by Colleges and School Districts See Financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities, review by Auditor General under Government

Report 4b: Year-End Government Transfer Expenditures See Transfer agreements and funding, year-end transfers, review by Auditor General under Government

Report 4c: Infrastructure Grants See Projects, grant administration, review by Auditor General under Infrastructure

Report 4d: Managing Fraud Risks in Government See Fraud risk management, review by Auditor General under Government

2010-11 report No. 5, Audit of the Agricultural Land Commission See Review by Auditor General under Agricultural Land Commission

2010-11 report No. 6, Follow-up Report: Updates on the implementation of recommendations from recent reports See Audit follow-up above under this main heading

2010-11 report No. 7, Upkeep of the Provincial Roads Network by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure See Management, review by Auditor General under Highways and roads

2010-11 report No. 8, An Audit of the Management of Groundwater Resources in British Columbia See Groundwater management and protection, review by Auditor General under Water

2010-11 report No. 9, Summary Report: Results of Completed Projects See Audits and reports, summary report above under this main heading

2010-11 report No. 10, Guide for Developing Relevant Key Performance Indicators for Public Sector Reporting See Performance indicators and reporting, development guide for key indicators under Government

Building Better Reports series See Performance reporting, annual reviews by Auditor General under Government

Reports and reviews, consideration by Legislature See Review of Auditor General reports under Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on

Review of fraud and loss reports from comptroller general See Comptroller general

Staffing, contracted services (Doyle, J.) 11:1110-1120 (Lee) 11:1110-1120 (Rustad) 11:1120

Workload (Doyle, J.) 11:1120

Auditor General of Canada

Report on e-health systems (McKnight, E.) 7:1050 (Ralston) 7:1115-1120

Auditors

Auditing standards for government entities (Doyle, J.) 11:1050 (Reid, J.) 11:1005-1010

Auditing standards, international standards (Doyle, J.) 12:1415

Australian National Audit Office

Good governance model (Gaston, M.) 9:1045

Automobiles

Accidents in winter conditions (Duncan, D.) 15:1230 (Rustad) 15:1230-1235

Commercial vehicles See also Trucking industry

Commercial vehicles, safety inspections (Duncan, D.) 15:1135

Tires, regulation and promotion of winter tires (Duncan, D.) 15:1230-1235 (Rustad) 15:1230-1235

Traffic safety, role of road engineering and use of collision data (Mason, S.) 15:1150-1155 (Ralston) 15:1150