Position Title:
Term of Office:
2001 to present
About Sheila Fraser:
Sheila Fraser, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed Auditor General of Canada in May 2001. Her role as head of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada is to audit the accuracy of the financial statements of the federal government, to check that the federal government is spending the correct amount of money according to the wishes of Parliament, and also to identify if the federal government is running its programs efficiently and economically.
Sheila Fraser is an Officer of Parliament and reports directly to the House of Commons.
Birth:
September 16, 1950 in Dundee, Quebec
Education:
BComm - McGill University
Profession:
Chartered Accountant
Career Highlights of Sheila Fraser:
- Sheila Fraser worked as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst & Young with both private and public sector clients. Her assignments included working with the Auditor General of Quebec and with several Quebec provincial government departments.
- Fraser became a partner at Ernst & Young in 1981.
- Sheila Fraser joined the Office of the Auditor General of Canada as Deputy Auditor General, Audit Operations in 1999.
- Sheila Fraser was appointed Auditor General of Canada in 2001 for a 10-year term.
