Public Accounts of Canada

Lead Directorate: Finance and Administration Directorate

Background

• As part of the production of the Public Accounts of Canada and under section 65 of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 13(1) of the Auditor General Act, a departmental letter of representation must be produced by the OPC and submitted to the Deputy Receiver General (Deputy RG) and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) as per the instructions of the Receiver General for Canada.
• The letter of representation serves as written confirmation by OPC management to the deputy RG and OAG that management is responsible for the financial information to be included in the audited consolidated financial statements of the Government of Canada contained in the Public Accounts of Canada.

Current status

• The 2021-2022 fiscal year ended on May 16, 2022, and the Public Accounts were finalized on June 2, 2022. Finance prepared the letter as per the instructions of the Receiver General for Canada.
• The letter was signed by acting Privacy Commissioner Caroline Maynard on June 9, 2022.

Further reading

• GCIntranet, Departmental letter of representation for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.