Working independently from Administration, the City Auditor is appointed by City Council to provide internal audit services.
The Office of the City Auditor audits Administration, and advises Council and Administration on areas for improvement or opportunities to add value to programs and services.
The Office has a 2026 operating budget of $3,230,00 with a staff of 17 members.
2025 Municipal Election Advisory Report (January)
Abilities Management Program Audit (February)
Attractions and Recreation Centres Gift Card Management - Data Analytics Audit (February)
Corporate Accounts Receivable Function Audit (March)
Council and Council Committee Report Validation Audit (January)
Facility Capital Projects Audit (March)
Neighbourhood Renewal Program Audit (January)
Office of the City Auditor External Quality Assessment (February)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at February 6, 2026 (February)
Affordable Housing Funding Decisions Audit (April)
Corporate IT Governance - Business Technology Investment Audit (August)
Dedicated Accessible Transit Service (DATS) Audit (January)
Employee Business Expenses - Data Analytics Audit (June)
Enterprise Risk Management Program Audit (August)
Procurement System (Ariba) - User Experience Audit (June)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at January 30, 2025 (January)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at April 10, 2025 (April)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at June 9, 2025 (June)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at August 14, 2025 (August)
Taxation, Assessment and Collections System Governance Audit (April)
Blatchford Development Performance Management Audit (March)
Emergency Support Response Team Reception Centre Management Audit (August)
Environmental and Climate Governance Audit (March)
Equitable Recreation Programming Audit (June)
Facility Maintenance Services Audit (November)
Fraud Risk Management Audit (November)
Publicly Reported Community Indicators Validation Audit (June)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at February 29, 2024 (February)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at March 28, 2024 (March)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at June 6, 2024 (June)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at August 20, 2024 (August)
Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report - As at November 7, 2024 (November)
Waste Collections Audit (August)
Full Listing of Reports
Find audits, reviews, investigations and annual reports from the Office of the City Auditor.
Our Mission
Enhancing Edmontonians’ trust through independent, value-added internal audit services.
Our Guiding Principles
Integrity: We are ethical, truthful, and transparent.
Accountability: We honour our commitments and take responsibility for our actions.
Objectivity: We are independent and unbiased.
Collaboration: We respectfully listen and work towards common goals.
Continuous improvement: We embrace learning and innovation.
Our Services
Performance Audits
Performance Audits determine whether activities carried out by the City under the authority of the City Manager operate efficiently, effectively, and economically, and whether risks are appropriately mitigated. They can provide assurance around governance, compliance, and operational matters. We perform these objective assessments in conformance with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Global Internal Audit Standards and report on them publicly.
Advisory Services
Advisory Services allow us to provide strategic, risk, and control-related advice prior to and during the development and implementation of projects, programs, and services. The nature and scope of advisory services are agreed upon with the business area. The services do not provide assurance and generally do not result in public reports.
Investigations
Investigations are conducted confidentially and independently to confirm or refute allegations of fraud against the City. Fraudulent activity includes any deceptive act committed by an individual (such as City employee, member of the public, or other external parties) to secure a personal advantage or gain at the expense of the City. The subject of the fraud can be property, money, information, or a violation of trust. All reported suspicions of fraud are assessed and investigated to either confirm or dispel the allegations.
Fraud and Misconduct Hotline Dashboard
The City’s Fraud and Misconduct Hotline allows employees to provide anonymous reports of suspected fraud and misconduct through a third-party service. This dashboard provides information on reporting and investigation activities.
City Auditor Bylaw
City Auditor Bylaw 21111 outlines the responsibilities of this position.
See Bylaws - C
Audit Committee Bylaw
Audit Committee Bylaw 16097 prescribes the powers, functions, duties, structure and procedures for Audit Committee.
See Bylaws - A
Fraud Policy
The Fraud Policy, A1464A aims to set procedures for the prevention, detection, reporting and investigation of suspected fraud, as well as the processes for reporting and resolving complaints of retaliation.
The Fraud Reporting and Investigation Procedure outlines the procedure for the prevention and reporting of suspected fraud within the City of Edmonton.
The Whistleblower Protection Procedure outlines the process for the reporting and resolution of retaliation complaints.
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
Communications to and from the Office of the City Auditor are handled in accordance with Access to Information and Protection of Privacy legislation.