Item - 2026.TTA6.4

Tracking Status

TTA6.4 - Toronto Transit Commission - 2026 Follow-up - Status of Previous Auditor General’s Recommendations

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted

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Confidential Attachment - The security of the property of the municipality or local board

Commission Decision

The Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee adopted the recommendations from the Auditor General, as follows:

 

1. The Toronto Transit Commission Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee received this report for information and forwarded the report to the Toronto Transit Commission Board (the Board).

 

2. The Board forward this report to City Council for information through the City’s Audit Committee.

 

3. The Board direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it involves the security of property belonging to the TTC.

Origin

(May 8, 2026) Report from the Auditor General

Summary

The Auditor General follows up on the implementation status of outstanding recommendations made through her audit and investigation reports. The purpose is to verify that Auditor General recommendations are fully implemented and that intended benefits are achieved.

 

In this follow-up cycle, we reviewed the status of 41 out of 45 recommendations reported by management as fully implemented or no longer applicable from the following nine reports:

  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission Bus Maintenance and Shops Department, Phase Two: Non-Revenue Fleet and Equipment Management and Maintenance, 2015
  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission Accounts Payable Functions: Improving Invoice Verification and Vendor Account Management, 2017
  • Review of Complaint Regarding the June 29, 2016 Toronto Transit Commission Briefing Note, 2017
  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission Procurement Policies and Practices: A Case Study to Improve Future Wheel-Trans Accessible Taxi Services Procurement, 2018
  • Toronto Transit Commission: Managing Telecommunication Contracts and Payments, 2018
  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission Employee Expenses and Reward and Recognition Programs: Opportunities to Improve Policies and Controls and Save Costs, 2018
  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission's Revenue Operations: Phase One – Fare Evasion and Fare Inspection, 2019
  • Review of Toronto Transit Commission's Revenue Operations: Phase Two – PRESTO/TTC Fare Equipment and PRESTO Revenue, 2019
  • Toronto Transit Commission Cybersecurity Audit - Phase Two: Overall Network Security and Cybersecurity Assessment of Select Critical Systems, 2023 (Refer to Confidential Attachment 1 for the recommendations from this report)

All recommendations we reviewed in this follow-up were high priority. Of the 41 recommendations we selected for review, we determined 38 are fully implemented, two recommendations are no longer applicable, and one is not fully implemented.

 

The detailed results from this follow-up review are discussed in Attachment 1.

Financial Impact

Please refer to the section “Noteworthy Results” in Attachment 1 for details about savings identified during the current follow-up review.

 

The Auditor General reports on the financial and non-financial impacts the TTC realized by implementing the Auditor General's recommendations through her annual reports. The Auditor General's 2025 annual report is available at:

 

Auditor General's 2025 Annual Report – Demonstrating the Value of the Auditor General’s Office

 

Any new savings identified during this follow-up cycle that were not included in the Auditor General's 2025 annual report will be reflected in the Auditor General's 2026 annual report.

Background Information

(May 8, 2026) Report from the Auditor General on Toronto Transit Commission - 2026 Follow-up - Status of Previous Auditor General’s Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/tta/bgrd/backgroundfile-286869.pdf
Attachment 1: Toronto Transit Commission - 2026 Follow-up - Status of Previous Auditor General's Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/tta/bgrd/backgroundfile-286870.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1: Toronto Transit Commission - Auditor General's Confidential Recommendations
Presentation - Toronto Transit Commission - 2026 Follow-up - Status of Previous Auditor General’s Recommendations
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/tta/bgrd/backgroundfile-287262.pdf

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Julie Osborne (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council