Media Advisory—The Office of the Auditor General of Canada will be in Iqaluit to deliver findings of the audit of public housing in Nunavut

Ottawa, 9 May 2025—The Deputy Auditor General of Canada, Andrew Hayes, will be in Iqaluit to present the report on public housing in Nunavut to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on Monday, 26 May 2025.

Access to electronic embargoed report

At 2:00 pm Eastern Time (ET)

Journalists accredited by a recognized media organization who wish to receive an embargoed copy of the report must register by emailing infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca before 4:30 pm ET on 23 May 2025. Embargoed e‑copies will be provided at 2:00 pm ET on 26 May 2025. Please note that the embargoed report is available only electronically.

The report will be available on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada website once it has been tabled by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut at approximately 3:30 pm ET.

Online technical briefing

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET

Subject matter experts will be available online to answer technical or background questions (no attribution).

News conference

4:00 pm to 4:45 pm ET

Andrew Hayes, Deputy Auditor General, will hold a news conference at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, in the Caribou Room, located at 926 Sivumugiaq Street in Iqaluit. Journalists may attend in person or by Microsoft Teams. Please email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca for instructions to connect remotely to the news conference.

Interviews

To book an interview, please call 1‑888‑761‑5953 or email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca.

Included in this release:

Public Housing in Nunavut. This audit focuses on whether the Nunavut Housing Corporation provided Nunavummiut with equitable access to suitable public housing and managed the adequacy of its public housing inventory for Nunavummiut.

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