Media Advisory: Notice of Release of Report of the Auditor General (AB) – Thursday, November 21, 2019

Press Release

Edmonton, Alberta — Alberta’s Auditor General Doug Wylie is releasing his Report of the Auditor General – November 2019 for tabling in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, November 21, 2019.

The report includes the results of the annual audit on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Province of Alberta for the year ended March 31, 2019, as well as the results of the following five followup performance audits:

• Alberta Energy Regulator: Systems to Ensure Sufficient Financial Security for Land Disturbances from Mining Followup
• Alberta Environment and Parks: Management of Sand and Gravel Pits Followup
• Alberta Health: Crown’s Right of Recovery of Healthcare Costs from Motor Vehicle Accidents Followup
• Alberta Indigenous Relations: Systems to Assess First Nations Development Fund Grants Followup
• Service Alberta: Information Technology Disaster Recovery Program Followup

EMBARGOED copies of the report will be available for the media starting at 11:30 a.m.

Media wishing to review the embargoed report must pre-register by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 20 via email to vmellesmoen@oag.ab.ca.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

The Auditor General can be available to respond to questions at 2:00 p.m. in the Salmon Room, 8th Floor, 9925 109 Street, Edmonton, Alberta. Interested media are asked to contact Val Mellesmoen at (780) 644-4806 to request in-person or telephone interviews.

PLEASE NOTE:

The contents of the report and any media reports are UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL THE REPORT IS TABLED in the Legislative Assembly. The report is expected to be tabled by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices, Mike Ellis, MLA for Calgary-West, between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m.

After tabling, the report will be available on-line at www.oag.ab.ca.

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For more information, please contact:

Val Mellesmoen, Executive Director, Stakeholder Engagement
Telephone: 780.644.4806 | Mobile: 780.909.5841 | Email: vmellesmoen@oag.ab.ca