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CDIC welcomes report by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada

April 20, 2020

OTTAWA – April 20, 2020 – The results of a special examination by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) show that the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation has sound practices and systems in place to oversee the management of the Corporation.

The report affirms that CDIC has good practices for corporate governance, strategic planning, risk management and managing its operations. There were no significant deficiencies noted and CDIC has responded with management action plans to three OAG recommendations for improvement.

The special examination is conducted every ten years in accordance with the Financial Administration Act. The objective is to determine whether the systems and practices selected for examination offer reasonable assurance that CDIC is safeguarding and controlling its assets, managing resources economically and efficiently, and carrying out its operations effectively.

This special examination covered the period between January 1, 2019, and October 31, 2019.

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Further information:

Brad Evenson
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: 613.943.4395
E-mail: media@cdic.ca