2004 Annual Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements of the Province

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Inside Cover
Letter of Transmittal
Foreword
Chapter

Part

Page

1 Reflections of the Auditor General  1
2 Public Accounts
Introduction 2.1  5
Legislative Requirements Relating to the Financial Statements of the Province 2.2  6
Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements of the Province 2.3  7
3 Comments on Government’s Financial Reporting
Introduction 3.1  9
Government Reporting Entity 3.2  9
Environmental Liabilities 3.3 10
The Budget 3.4 11
Periodic Financial Statements 3.5 12
Liability Relating to Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Benefits 3.6 13
Liability Relating to Retirement Benefits Other than Pensions 3.7 14
Changes to the Reporting Format of Government’s Financial Statements 3.8 14
4 Key Indicators of the State of Government’s Finances
Introduction 4.1 17
Key Indicators of the State of a Government’s Finances 4.2 17
4.3 18
4.4 21
4.5 25
5 Selected Financial Information and Other Matters
Retirement Benefits – Pensions 5.1 29
Retirement Benefits – Other Than Pensions 5.2 33
Debt 5.3 37
Accounts Receivable 5.4 45
Loan Guarantees 5.5 50
Delays in Responses to Legal Letter Requests 5.6 52
Errors in Public Accounts Submissions 5.7 53