The Office of the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan

The Provincial Auditor is an independent Officer of the Legislative Assembly in the province of Saskatchewan. 

We are the external, independent auditors of the Government of Saskatchewan. By sharing our audits’ results, we provide assurance and advice to the Legislative Assembly and the public on the management, governance, and effective use of public resources. This fosters accountability and transparency with respect to Government performance, systems, and practices.

We audit more than 260 agencies of the provincial Government, including ministries, Crown corporations, post-secondary institutions, the provincial health authority, funds, and benefit plans in a range of industries and government sectors such as education, health, social services, insurance, finance, environment, and infrastructure. It takes significant hours to audit an entity, depending on the nature and complexity of both the organization and the audit itself. 

In addition, we:

• Support and adhere to Canadian generally accepted assurance standards as published by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
• Recommend improvements to the Government’s management of public resources and compliance with authorities
• Encourage discussion and debate about public sector management and accountability issues
• Assist the Standing Committees on Public Accounts and on Crown and Central Agencies in carrying out their mandates in holding the Government to account
• Develop professionals for the public service

Audit of the Government of Saskatchewan’s 2023–24 Financial Statements

Provincial Auditor’s Opinion on the 2023–24 Government Financial Statements

The Government received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on its 2023–24 financial statements.

This means the financial statements meet Canadian public sector accounting standards and users can place reliance on the Government’s financial statements. Overall, the Office satisfied with the credibility of the Government financial statements, and they are free of significant errors.

Learn more: Financial Audits

Audit At a Glance: Government 2023–24 Financial Statements

2024 Report – Volume 1

Our 2024 Report – Volume 1 delivers legislators and the public critical information on whether the Government issued reliable financial statements, used effective processes to administer programs and services, and complied with governing authorities. It includes the results of audit examinations of different agencies completed by May 1, 2024, with details on annual integrated (financial) and performance audits, as well as our follow-up audit work on previously issued recommendations by our Office and agreed to by the Standing Committees on Public Accounts or on Crown and Central Agencies.