2024-2026 Audit plan

Planned audit engagements

The Public Service Commission (PSC)’s authority to conduct audits is defined in the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). This authority includes all organizations that are subject to the PSC’s Appointment Delegation and Accountability Instrument and therefore are covered under the PSEA.

Below is the list of planned audit engagements for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. All engagements and their timing are subject to change. Audit objectives and organizations selected for participation in audit engagements are confirmed as part of the engagement planning process.

This plan is updated each year to reflect evolving risks and priorities.

2024-2025 engagements

Audit of biases and barriers in the pre-assessment process (underway)

Audit of RCMP authority to appoint casuals for more than 90 days (underway)

Review of the use of non-advertised appointment processes (underway)

Audit of the application of the preference provision for veterans (underway)

Audit of implementation of amendments to the Public Service Employment Act

Audit/review of alternative recruitment platforms

System-Wide Staffing Audit

2025-2026 engagements

Audit of assessment accommodations

Audit of collective staffing

Audit/review of the use of artificial intelligence in appointment processes