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​The Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts is one of 10 permanent committees of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Committee reviews and reports to the Legislative Assembly on the audit reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia, providing a public forum for the scrutiny of the economy, effectiveness and efficiency of government organizations. The Committee may also follow-up with audited government organizations on the status of the implementation of audit report recommendations.

The Committee released its Summary of Activities 2022-23, on May 2, 2023.

Further information on the role, functions and work of the Committee, is included in its Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference

On February 13, 2023, the Legislative Assembly agreed that all reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia transmitted to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly be deemed referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts. For greater certainty, the following exceptions are provided: 

  1. the report referred to in section 22 of the Auditor General Act (S.B.C. 2003, c. 2) shall be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services; and 
  2. reports of the Auditor General respecting the Legislative Assembly prepared under the provisions of the Legislative Assembly Management Committee Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 258) shall be referred to the Legislative Assembly Management Committee. 

That the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts be the Committee referred to in sections 6, 7, 10, 13 and 14 of the Auditor General Act (S.B.C. 2003, c. 2)

That, in addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committees of the House, the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts be empowered to:

  1. appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;  
  2. sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House; 
  3. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and 
  4. retain personnel as required to assist the Committee.

That the Committee report to the House as soon as possible; and that during a period of adjournment, the Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House.

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​Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: ClerkComm@leg.bc.ca

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Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20231129-PublicAccounts-1930Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-29/OAG-Report-Financial-Statement-Audit-Coverage-Plan-2025-27.pdf" target="_blank">​Office of the Auditor General audit report, <em>Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan 2025-27</em> (November 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-29/FSACP-2024-Plan-at-a-Glance.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General, Plan at a Glance,<em> Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan 2025-27</em></a></p>11/30/2023 3:30:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20231106-PublicAccounts-1900Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/OAG-Report-Oversight-Cybersecurity-VIU.pdf" target="_blank">​Office of the Auditor General audit report, <em>Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risk Management at Vancouver Island University </em>(July 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/OAG-AAAG-Oversight-Cybersecurity-VIU.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General, Audit at a Glance, <em>Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risk Management at Vancouver Island University</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/VIU-Presentation_OAG-Audit-VIU-Cybersecurity.pdf" target="_blank">Vancouver Island University presentation, <em>Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risk Management at Vancouver Island University (VIU)</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/Ministry-Presentation_OAG-Audit-VIU-Cybersecurity.pdf" target="_blank">Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills presentation,<em> Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risk Management at Vancouver Island University (VIU)</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/OAG-Annual-Follow-up-Report-2019-2021.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General report, <em>Annual Follow-up Report: Status of Performance Audit Recommendations (2019-2021)</em> (July 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-11-06/OAG-RAAG-Annual-Follow-up-Report-2019-2021.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General, Report at a Glance, <em>Annual Follow-up Report: Status of Performance Audit Recommendations (2019-2021)</em></a></p>11/7/2023 3:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20231016-PublicAccounts-1900Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OAG-Report-Fraud-Risk-Financial-Statements-Part-2.pdf" target="_blank">​Office of the Auditor General report, <em>Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 2 </em>(May 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OAG-RAAG_Fraud-Risk-Financial-Statements-Part-2.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General, Report at a Glance,<em> Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 2</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OCG-Presentation_Fraud-Risk-Survey-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Comptroller General presentation,<em> Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 2</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OCG_Compliance-Monitoring-Progress-Report-FY2023.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Comptroller General, <em>Compliance and Monitoring Annual Progress Report, Fiscal 2023</em> (June 2023)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OAG-Report_CERIP.pdf">Office of the Auditor General report,<em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Destination Development Grants</em> (May 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/OAG-AAAG_CERIP.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General Audit at a Glance,<em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Destination Development Grants </em>(May 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-10-12/MTACS-Presentation_CERIP.pdf" target="_blank">Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport presentation:<em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Destination Development Grants</em> (May 2023)</a></p>10/17/2023 2:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230419-PublicAccounts-1930Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-19/Diversity-Inclusion_OAG-Report.pdf">​Office of the Auditor General report, <em>Governance of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the Public Service </em>(March 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-19/Diversity-Inclusion_OAG-Audit-at-a-Glance.pdf">Office of the Auditor General Audit at a glance<em>, Governance of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the Public Service</em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-19/Diversity-Inclusion_Ministry-Presentation.pdf">BC Public Service Agency presentation, <em>Governance of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the Public Service</em></a></p>4/20/2023 2:30:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230405-PublicAccounts-1930Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-05/OAG-Report_Fraud%20Risk%20and%20Financial%20Statements%20P1.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General report, <em>Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 1</em> (March 2023)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-05/OAG-Presentation_Fraud-Risk%20and%20Financial%20Statements%20P1.pdf">Office of the Auditor General presentation<em>, Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 1</em> (An information report)</a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2023-04-05/OAG-Audit%20at%20a%20Glance_Fraud%20Risk%20and%20Financial%20Statements%20P1.pdf">Office of the Auditor General Audit at a glance<em>, Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 1 </em></a></p><p><a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/PAC-APPA-Chart_updated-2023-02-03.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22 Action Plan Progress Assessments Chart</a></p><h2>2021 Action Plan Progress Assessments</h2><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/34-Evergreen-Line-Rapid-Transit-Project.pdf" target="_blank"> Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project (March 2013)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/33-Oversight-Physician-Services.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Oversight of Physician Services February</em> (2014)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/28-Education-Aboriginal-Students-BC-Public-School.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System </em>(November 2015</a>)</p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/30-Monitoring-Fiscal-Sustainability.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Monitoring Fiscal Sustainability</em> (June 2015)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/32-BC-Corrections-Adult-Custody.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Adult Custody Division's Correctional Facilities and Programs </em>(January 2015)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/26-Mid-Size-Capital-Procurement-Post-Sec.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Mid-Size Capital Procurement in Post-Secondary Institutions </em>(May 2016)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/22-BCPS-Ethics-Management.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>B.C. Public Service Ethics Management </em>(March 2017)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/13-Promoting-Healthy-Eating-Physical-Activity-K-12.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in K-12 </em>(May 2018)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/14-Executive-Expenses-SD61.pdf" target="_blank">Executive Expenses at SD 61 (May 2018)</a></p><h2>Additional Briefing Materials from the Office of the Comptroller General</h2><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/2021-11-25/Government_APPAs-One-Pagers.pdf" target="_blank"> Office of the Comptroller General/Audited Government Organization Information on 15 Partly Implemented Action Plan Progress Assessments which are more than 3 years old</a></p>4/6/2023 2:30:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Meeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/committees-calendar/20230327-PublicAccounts-1900Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts<p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG-Report_Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Services-Corrections.pdf">Office of the Auditor General report, Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Indigenous People in B.C. Correctional Centres (February 2023)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG-AAA_Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Services-Corrections.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General Audit at a glance, <em>Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Indigenous People in B.C. Correctional Centres</em></a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG-Presentation_Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Services-Corrections.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General presentation, <em>Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Indigenous People in B.C. Correctional Centres</em></a></p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/PHSA-Presentation_Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Services-Corrections.pdf" target="_blank"> <p>Provincial Health Services Authority presentation, <em> Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Indigenous People in B.C. Correctional Centres</em></p></a> <p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG-Report-COVID-19-Vaccination-Coverage.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General report, <em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Monitoring Vaccination Coverage</em> (March 2023)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG_AAG_COVID-19-Vaccination-Coverage.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General Audit at a glance, <em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Monitoring Vaccination Coverage</em></a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/OAG-Presentation_COVID-19-Vaccination-Coverage.pdf" target="_blank">Office of the Auditor General presentation, <em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Monitoring Vaccination Coverage</em></a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/MoH-Presentation_COVID-19-Vaccination-Coverage.pdf" target="_blank">Ministry of Health presentation, <em> B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Monitoring Vaccination Coverage</em></a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/4th-session/pac/2022-03-27/PAC-APPA-Chart_updated-2023-02-03.pdf" target="_blank">2021-22 Action Plan Progress Assessments Chart</a></p><h2>2021 Action Plan Progress Assessments</h2><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/34-Evergreen-Line-Rapid-Transit-Project.pdf" target="_blank"> Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project (March 2013)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/33-Oversight-Physician-Services.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Oversight of Physician Services February</em> (2014)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/28-Education-Aboriginal-Students-BC-Public-School.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System </em>(November 2015</a>)</p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/30-Monitoring-Fiscal-Sustainability.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Monitoring Fiscal Sustainability</em> (June 2015)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/32-BC-Corrections-Adult-Custody.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Adult Custody Division's Correctional Facilities and Programs </em>(January 2015)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/26-Mid-Size-Capital-Procurement-Post-Sec.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Mid-Size Capital Procurement in Post-Secondary Institutions </em>(May 2016)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/22-BCPS-Ethics-Management.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>B.C. Public Service Ethics Management </em>(March 2017)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/13-Promoting-Healthy-Eating-Physical-Activity-K-12.pdf" target="_blank"> <em>Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in K-12 </em>(May 2018)</a></p><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/Appas/14-Executive-Expenses-SD61.pdf" target="_blank">Executive Expenses at SD 61 (May 2018)</a></p><h2>Additional Briefing Materials from the Office of the Comptroller General</h2><p> <a href="/content/CommitteeDocuments/42nd-parliament/2nd-session/pac/2021-11-25/Government_APPAs-One-Pagers.pdf" target="_blank"> Office of the Comptroller General/Audited Government Organization Information on 15 Partly Implemented Action Plan Progress Assessments which are more than 3 years old</a></p>3/28/2023 2:00:00 AMMeeting: Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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