Criteria for the Assessment of Fairness and Reliability
Office of the Auditor General

The following criteria were developed to assess the fairness and reliability of the information about the Agency's performance with respect to the objectives in its corporate business plan. Two major concerns were addressed: Has the Agency reported on its performance with respect to its objectives? Is that information fair and reliable? Performance information with respect to objectives is fair and reliable if it enables Parliament and the public to judge how well the entity or program in question is performing against the objectives it set out to accomplish.

Relevant

The performance information reports in context, tangible and important accomplishments against objectives and costs.

Meaningful

The performance information tells a clear performance story, describing expectations and benchmarks against which performance is compared.

Attributable

The performance information demonstrates, in a reasonable fashion, why the program has made a difference.

Accurate

The performance information adequately reflects the facts, to an appropriate level of accuracy.

Balanced

A representative yet clear picture of the full range of performance is presented, which does not mislead the reader.

More information on the criteria is available on our Web site at www.oag-bvg.gc.ca .

Date modified:

2002-11-07