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As the Auditor General
of theProvince of Nova Scotia, Jacques Lapointe is responsible to the House
of Assembly and the people of Nova Scotia for providing
independent objective assessments of the operations of government
and the integrity of financial reports. He helps hold the government
to account for the use of public funds and contributes to a
well-performing public sector that gives value for
money.
Prior to his appointment in March, 2006,
Jacques served as Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Internal
Auditor for the Government of Ontario, following several years in
government finance and audit, and a 15-year career in public
accounting that included several years as a partner in a Toronto
Chartered Accounting firm.
A native of Kirkland Lake,
Ontario, Jacques is a Chartered Accountant with an honours degree in
Economics from the University of Toronto. He has served on the
Boards of Directors of a number of non-profit corporations and
crown agencies, has published a number of articles and has been a
frequent speaker at professional conferences in Canada and
abroad. A member of the Canadian Council of Legislative
Auditors, he also serves on the Public Sector Accounting Board's Tax
Revenue Task Force and the Institute of Internal Auditor's
International Government Relations Committee.
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Jacques
R. Lapointe, CA.CIA
Auditor
General
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