Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission

We examined how the National Capital Commission implemented its corporate management practices and managed its operations during the period covered by the audit. In examining the management of operations, we found a significant deficiency in the systems and practices related to health and safety in the workplace. We also found that improvements were needed in asset maintenance, capital project management, and strategic human resource planning. In addition, for the systems and practices we examined under corporate management, we found that improvements were needed in providing strategic direction; in board oversight; in performance measurement, monitoring, and reporting; in risk identification and assessment; and in risk mitigation.

Except for the significant deficiency and despite the weaknesses, the corporation maintained its systems and practices in a manner that provided reasonable assurance that its assets were safeguarded and controlled, its resources were managed economically and efficiently, and its operations were carried out effectively.