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INDEPENDENT AUDIT GOVERNMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- performance audit
1, record 1, English, performance%20audit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A performance audit is an independent, objective, and systematic assessment of how well the government is managing its activities, responsibilities, and resources. Performance audits are planned, performed, and reported according to professional standards for assurance engagements... 2, record 1, English, - performance%20audit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- audit de performance
1, record 1, French, audit%20de%20performance
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vérification de gestion 2, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rification%20de%20gestion
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un audit de performance est une évaluation indépendante, objective et systématique de la façon dont le gouvernement gère ses activités, ses responsabilités et ses ressources. Les audits de performance sont planifiés, réalisés et rapportés conformément aux normes professionnelles propres aux missions de certification [...] 3, record 1, French, - audit%20de%20performance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vérification de gestion : Le terme «vérification» a été en usage dans les normes canadiennes jusqu'en décembre 2010, date à laquelle un consensus international a entériné l'emploi de la désignation «audit». 4, record 1, French, - audit%20de%20performance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
audit de performance : Le Bureau de la traduction du gouvernement du Canada recommande l'usage du terme «audit» dans le domaine de la comptabilité (REC-13/2013-02). 4, record 1, French, - audit%20de%20performance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- independent audit of government
1, record 2, English, independent%20audit%20of%20government
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- audit impartial du gouvernement
1, record 2, French, audit%20impartial%20du%20gouvernement
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vérification impartiale du gouvernement 2, record 2, French, v%C3%A9rification%20impartiale%20du%20gouvernement
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
audit impartial du gouvernement : le Bureau de la traduction du gouvernement du Canada recommande l’usage du terme «audit» comme équivalent de l’anglais «audit» dans le domaine de la comptabilité (REC-13/2013-02). 1, record 2, French, - audit%20impartial%20du%20gouvernement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- audit quality
1, record 3, English, audit%20quality
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Office [of the Auditor General] carries out its principal activity-legislative auditing-by conducting independent audits of government departments, agencies and Crown corporations. The methodology used to select an area for audit and to ensure audit quality can be found in Chapter 28 of the Auditor General' s 1993 Report to the House of Commons. 1, record 3, English, - audit%20quality
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- qualité des audits
1, record 3, French, qualit%C3%A9%20des%20audits
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- qualité des vérifications 2, record 3, French, qualit%C3%A9%20des%20v%C3%A9rifications
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Bureau s'acquitte de sa principale activité - la vérification législative - en effectuant des vérifications indépendantes des ministères et organismes gouvernementaux et des sociétés d'État. La méthode utilisée pour choisir les secteurs à vérifier et pour assurer la qualité des vérifications se trouve dans le chapitre 28 du Rapport de 1993 du vérificateur général à la Chambre des communes. 2, record 3, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20des%20audits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
qualité des audits : le Bureau de la traduction du gouvernement du Canada recommande l’usage du terme «audit» comme équivalent de l’anglais «audit» dans le domaine de la comptabilité (REC-13/2013-02). 3, record 3, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20des%20audits
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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