Auditor General reports on 3,755 recommendations since 1999; 88 percent closed

Audit Committee · 2026-07-10 · 2026.AU13.6

Auditor General reports on 3,755 recommendations since 1999; 88 percent closed

The Auditor General presented her consolidated follow-up on outstanding recommendations across city divisions, agencies, and corporations. Of 164 recommendations reviewed this cycle, 61 of 96 city division recommendations are fully implemented, 34 are not yet implemented, and 1 is no longer applicable. Since 1999, the office has closed 88 percent of 3,755 total recommendations. The item establishes baseline accountability on whether the city acts on its own auditor's findings.

adoptedAudit Committee · Fri, Jul 10On the Toronto City Council agenda for 2026-07-29

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• 88 percent of 3,755 recommendations issued by the Auditor General since 1999 have been verified and closed, establishing a long-term follow-up track record

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Fri, Jul 10 · Audit Committee · adopted

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · scheduled, not yet heard

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Why is this story here?

RoutineThis is a status report disclosing what has already happened. Management has already taken (or not taken) the actions on recommendations; the Auditor General is reporting the results of her verification. No new decision is made here. The item establishes accountability on past compliance, which has real institutional value, but it does not change what the city does going forward. Meets the housekeeping test: if this item vanished from the agenda, the city's recommendations and compliance would be unchanged.Invisible to residentsThis is internal administrative and compliance reporting. A resident does not experience the Auditor General's follow-up process directly. The underlying recommendations may affect service delivery or operations, but this item itself, a status report on auditor follow-up, touches no one's commute, rent, street, bill, or safety. No resident's week changes because this report was presented.

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Official title: Auditor General's 2026 Consolidated Follow-up Report Status of Outstanding Recommendations for City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations · meeting video