Government-wide audit of executive (EX) appointments

1908-2008Government-wide audit ofexecutive (EX) appointmentsA report by thePublic Service Commission of CanadaOctober 2008Public Service Commission of Canada300 Laurier Avenue WestOttawa, Ontario K1A 0M7CanadaInformation: 613-992-9562Facsimile: 613-992-9352This Report is also available on our Web site at www.psc-cfp.gc.caCat. No. SC3-134/2008E-PDFISBN 978-1-100-10453-9© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, representedby the Public Service Commission of Canada, 2008Government-wide audit ofexecutive (EX) appointmentsA report by thePublic Service Commission of CanadaOctober 2008All of the audit work in this report was conducted in accordancewith the legislative mandate and audit policies of thePublic Service Commission of Canada.Table of ContentsSummary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Roles and responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Focus of the audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...