The requirements of the Comptroller General of Canada to monitor and recommend corrective actions regarding matters set out in subsections 4.4.2.1 and 4.4.2.2, to endorse investments in financial management systems under subsections 4.2.16 and 4.4.6, to determine an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in subsections 4.1.10.4.2 and 4.4.7.1.1 and to determine any additional measures that may be appropriate to safeguard the integrity of the financial management function in subsection 4.4.7.1.2 of this policy do not apply to the following organizations:
- Office of the Auditor General
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
- Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
- Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
- Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
The heads of these organizations are solely responsible for the following:
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance with this policy within their organizations;
- Endorsing investments in their financial management systems; and
- When a CFO candidate does not hold a designation bestowed by CPA Canada, determining the acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience and any additional measures that may be appropriate to safeguard the integrity of the financial management function.