House Committee on Public Accounts (PACP): Office of the Auditor General: Report 2, National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), 25 May 2021

Appearance before the House Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) on the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) – 25 May 2021 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

Table of contents

Appearance Overview

• Appearance Details
• Committee Membership & Profiles
• Deputy Minister’s Opening Statement
• Audit Scope, Recommendations, and Key Findings

Key Issues Notes

• Recommendation 1: Schedule Management Weaknesses [National Defence lead]
• Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC)
• Joint Support Ships (JSS)
• Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS)

Background Notes

• Supplying the Canadian Armed Forces
• Culture Change

Reference Materials

Auditor General Report & Management Action Plan

• Auditor General: Report 2: National Shipbuilding Strategy
• National Defence Management Action Plan

Auditor General Statements

• Office of the Auditor General Press Release on NSS (25 Feb 21)
• Auditor General’s Opening Statement before PACP (11 Mar 21)

PSPC Statement

• Public Services and Procurement Canada (25 Feb 21)

Relevant Transcripts, Reports, & Statements

• AG appearance before PACP – Briefing with AG on reports tabled 25 Feb (11 Mar 21) [PDF, 750KB]
• DM appearance before PACP – Supplying the Canadian Armed Forces (19 Nov 20) [PDF, 734KB]
• PBO appearance before OGGO – Cost of CSC (8 Mar 21) [PDF, 732KB]
• PBO report – The Cost of Canada’s Surface Combatants (24 Feb 21) [PDF, 471KB]
• PBO report – The Joint Support Ship Program and the MV Asterix (17 Nov 20) [PDF, 667KB]
• PBO Press Release on Canadian Surface Combatant (24 Feb 21)
• PBO Press Release on Joint Support Ship (17 Nov 20)    
• National Defence Statement on PBO’s Report on the Canadian Surface Combatant (24 Feb 21)
• National Defence Statement on PBO’s Report on the Joint Support Ships (17 Nov 20)
• Chapter 3: National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, 2013 Fall Report of the OAG (26 Nov 13)

Order Paper Questions – Tabled

• National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) – Q-408, Q-556
• Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) – Q-232, Q-363
• Joint Support Ships (JSS) – Q-234
• Victoria-Class Submarines – Q-433

Public Affairs Products

• MRLs on National Shipbuilding Strategy
• Media Analysis