Press Release - Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly (February 2026) – Follow-Up

Auditor General finds majority of performance audit recommendations remain outstanding

Charlottetown, PE, February 26, 2026 - In its latest Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly, the Office of the Auditor General has found that as of August 31, 2025, over half (58%) of the 94 performance audit recommendations it followed up on remain unimplemented.

When a report is published, the Office monitors the implementation status of recommendations for four years and annual follow-up work is done to review the status of outstanding recommendations that are reported as implemented. Through this work, auditors determine whether a recommendation was actually implemented or not.

This year, the Office was notified that 31 outstanding recommendations had been newly implemented as of August 31, 2025. Auditors concluded that only eight recommendations were in fact implemented.

"The recommendations in our reports are made to protect the interests of taxpayers and guide Government in improving the management of programs," explained Sheri Griffin, Assistant Auditor General of Performance Audit. "Government has a right to decide how they can best address each recommendation, but we fully expect action will take place to ensure issues do not persist."

Additionally, no outstanding recommendations from 2021 to 2023 had been implemented since the Office's last follow-up report. These outstanding recommendations identify areas of risk within:

• The finalization of policies and procedures for the PEI International Student Program;
• The advertisement of properties for tax sale according to timelines in current legislation;
• Compliance with the Forest Management Act and monitoring the sustainability of wood harvested for
• biomass to heat government buildings; and
• The content and timeliness of annual reports from government departments and reporting entities.

"Following up on Government's implementation of recommendations is an accountability mechanism. It allows Islanders to see what Government has or has not done," said Darren Noonan, Auditor General. "We encourage management to work in a timely manner so that risks are reduced, systems are improved, and public programs can operate at their highest levels of effectiveness and efficiency."

Media Contact:
Molly Pendergast
mollypendergast@assembly.pe.ca
902-288-2011