Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you once again to the Auditor General and to all of our witnesses for being here.
I think this is a very interesting first choice of report to be studying among the spring reports of the Auditor General, because nothing could be more timely than issues concerning our public security. I think it's going to be very helpful for us to hear what our witnesses have to say today.
However, because this is the public accounts committee, I do want to address a question the Auditor General brought up. One of the themes, Chair, you'll remember, we have been discussing as a committee is the importance of data integrity. For the Auditor General's office to do the work that it does, it needs to have full access to adequate data. Sometimes it's simply not there.
This question, Mr. Ferguson, is regarding recommendation 3.107, that “Global Affairs Canada should ensure that locally engaged staff working in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's visa program complete the Global Affairs Canada values and ethics mandatory training course.” The OAG reported that due to incomplete data, it could only confirm that 20% of locally engaged staff working in the visa program had completed the course.
Can you please tell the committee if you have any further details regarding the lack of data pertaining to mandatory staff training? Overall, within the limits of this audit, did your office find other examples of poor or improper data collection and use?