Annual Reports by Subject

Status Report on Implementation of Performance Audit Recommendations

Access to Addiction and Mental Health Services

Hotel Accommodations Policy

The child death investigation, inquest and review process

Status Report on Implementation of Performance Audit Recommendations

FREDERICTON (GNB) – Volumes II and III of the 2024 report of the auditor general will be released at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

At that time, copies of both reports will be available online at the Auditor General of New Brunswick website.

Volume II contains:

· Chapter 1 – Auditor General’s Comments

· Chapter 2 – The Child Death Investigation, Inquest and Review Process

· Chapter 3 – Access to Addiction and Mental Health Services

· Chapter 4 – Hotel Accommodations Policy

· Chapter 5 – Status Report on Implementation of Performance Audit Recommendations

Volume III contains:

· Chapter 1 – Auditor General’s Comments

· Chapter 2 – Annual Surplus, Net Debt and Funded Debt

· Chapter 3 – State of New Brunswick’s Financial Condition

· Chapter 4 – Results – Audit of the Province of New Brunswick’s Financial Statements

· Chapter 5 – Results of Crown Agency Financial Statement Audits

In addition to the reports, slide presentations, news releases and chapter highlights will be available on the auditor general’s website.

Stock images of auditor general Paul Martin can be found on the website’s photo gallery.

Note to news media:

Embargoed copies of all materials will be available to media press gallery members at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Those wishing to receive these materials should contact Jane Matthews-Clark by email at [email protected] by noon on Friday, Dec. 6.

FREDERICTON (GNB) – Auditor General Paul Martin tabled a report in the legislative assembly today that includes an audit of the government’s hotel accommodations policy.

Martin concluded there was no documented business case to support the decision to discontinue participation in the federal government’s accommodations directory program, which, he said, could have saved the provincial government more than $632,000 per year.

The policy change was not approved by the Treasury Board, and the current policy could be misleading for employees by directing them to continue using government hotel rates, for which they may no longer be eligible.

The audit, covering the period from Jan. 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, brought to light hotel expenses as high as $997 per night for one employee to stay in Barcelona.

“The audit concluded that the Department of Finance and Treasury Board’s updated hotel accommodations policy for employee hotel expenses does not reflect prudent fiscal management, nor was due consideration taken prior to the change,” said Martin.

The Auditor General provided three recommendations to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board. The report is available online.