Committee Hearing on Yukon Public Accounts 2020-21 to be Held

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The Yukon Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. 

The hearing will address the Yukon Public Accounts 2020-21. The Public Accounts were released on October 28, 2021 and are available at https://yukon.ca/en/public-accounts. Officials from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Department of Finance will be appearing as witnesses at the hearing.

The public accounts include the government’s financial statements and provide Yukoners with information on government spending. With its examination of the public accounts, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts is fulfilling its primary purpose of ensuring accountability for public spending.

The public hearings will be held in the Yukon Legislative Assembly Chamber and will be broadcast live on 93.5 FM. The audio will also be streamed live (and archived) on the Legislative Assembly’s website. Following the hearing, transcripts will be available on the Public Accounts Committee’s webpage.

For further information, the document Procedures and Practices of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts is available on the committee’s webpage.