Auditor General of Canada
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The role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of federal government operations. The Auditor General reports to the House of Commons, not to the government. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account.
Auditors General are appointed by the Governor General in Council (cabinet) for 10 year terms during good behaviour. However, removal of an Auditor General requires the approval of both the House of Commons and Senate. Auditors General can only serve one term and cannot be reappointed to the position.
The current Auditor General of Canada is Sheila Fraser. She was appointed on May 31, 2001. She can likely lay claim to being the most popular Auditor General of Canada of all time, being voted 66th place in The Greatest Canadian.
The role of Auditor General was introduced in 1878.
List of Auditors General of Canada
| Auditor General | Appointed | Departed |
| John Langton | 1867 | 1878 |
| John Lorn Mcdougall | 1878 | 1905 |
| John Fraser | 1905 | 1919 |
| Edward Davenport Sutherland | 1919 | 1923 |
| Georges Gothier | 1924 | 1939 |
| Robert Watson Sellar | 1940 | 1959 |
| Andrew Maxwell Henderson | 1960 | 1973 |
| James J. Macdonnell | 1973 | 1980 |
| Michael H. Rayner (acting) | 1980 | 1981 |
| Kenneth M. Dye | 1981 | 1991 |
| Denis Desautels | 1991 | 2001 |
| Sheila Fraser | 2001 and 2001 (acting) | Present |
External links
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada Official Website Portal (http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/)
- Auditor General Act of Canada (http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/200212aa_e.html)
- Financial Administration Act of Canada (http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/200212ab_e.html)