Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan has released a report on Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), in which the auditor general says ISC has made unsatisfactory progress on implementing the results of past audits. ISC’s spending grew by 84% between 2019-20 and 2023-24, but failed to implement 53% of the auditor general’s recommendations. The auditor general noted continued issues on the fronts of health services, safe drinking water, and emergency management, but did note improved measurement and reporting on the front of education and socio-economic gaps. The Government of Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty released a statement acknowledging the Auditor General’s report and committing to presenting an action report in Spring 2026 that will “lay out the path forward.”
