EXCLUSIVE: Most Alberta First Nations haven’t filed audits in years
Nearly a decade after the federal government suspended enforcement of Canada's Indigenous transparency law, most Alberta First Nations have ceased publicly publishing financial audits.
Nearly a decade after the federal government suspended enforcement of Canada's Indigenous transparency law, most Alberta First Nations have ceased publicly publishing financial audits.
According to federal records reviewed by True North, 13 of Alberta’s 44 First Nations have not posted an audited financial statement since at least the 2020–21 fiscal year. Some bands, such as Tsuut’ina Nation, haven’t filed a public audit since 2014–15. A few bands have never filed an audit.
