Auditor General of Canada

The Auditor General of Canada (French: La vérificatrice générale du Canada) is an officer of the Parliament of Canada to aid accountability and oversight by conducting independent financial audits of federal government operations. These audits provide members of parliament with objective evidence to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account.

Auditor General of Canada
La vérificatrice générale du Canada
Incumbent
Karen Hogan
since June 3 2020
AbbreviationOAG
Reports toParliament of Canada
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor in Council
Term length10 years
non-renewable
Constituting instrumentAuditor General Act
First holder John Langton
Salary$334,500/year (Equal to that of a Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada)
Websitewww.oag-bvg.gc.ca
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Bureau du verificauteur general du Canada
Agency overview
Formed1878
HeadquartersC.D. Howe Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Employees552
Annual budget$88 million
(2019)

Karen Hogan was appointed Auditor General of Canada in June 2020. She replaced interim Auditor General of Canada Sylvain Ricard.

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