Parliamentary Oversight – Committees and Relationships ~ A Guide to Strengthening Public Accounts Committees

It is a fundamental principle of Canada’s parliamentary system that each federal, provincial and territorial government must be held responsible to the legislature by whose authority it governs, and through the legislature to citizens at large. Those who govern...those who manage...those who audit...all have a stake and a responsibility to ensure that our government operates in a manner that strengthens the trust of Canadian taxpayers in the process of good government.

CCAF is pleased to release online to its' members, its latest research report – Parliamentary Oversight – Committees and Relationships — A Guide to Strengthening Public Accounts Committees.

The report examines the relationships between public accounts committees, auditors and government managers. With supplementary materials, it provides readers with our research findings and our suggestions for strengthening the powers and practices of public accounts committees.

The report is based on extensive original research and contains unique information about Public Accounts Committees in Canada and abroad that is available nowhere else.

The report contains the following components:

Main Report

A Guide to Strengthening Public Accounts Committees

Supplementary Material

Statement of Mandate and Powers & Operating Principles and Practices

Preparation for Hearings and Frequently Asked Questions

Guide for Witnesses

Guidance on Reporting and Follow-up

Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Public Accounts

Suggested Framework of Core Powers & Enablers of Effectiveness