Standing Committee on Legislative Offices

Mandate

The Standing Committee on Legislative Offices approves the budgets of the Officers of the Legislature, including the Auditor General, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Child and Youth Advocate, the Ethics Commissioner, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the Ombudsman and the Public Interest Commissioner, and reviews the salaries of the officers on an annual basis. The committee reviews officers' requests regarding proposed changes to legislation and forwards the recommendation to the appropriate ministry; the committee does not have the mandate to approve changes to legislation.

Pursuant Government Motion 13, agreed to on November 25, 2025, the Assembly has appointed the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices for the purpose of inviting applications for the position of Auditor General and to recommend to the Assembly the applicant it considers most suitable for that position.

The Committee has created the Auditor General Search Subcommittee to invite applications for the position of the Auditor General and to report to the Committee on the applicant it considers most suitable for the position.

The Subcommittee is comprised of: Brandon Lunty, MLA and Chair; Nolan Dyck, MLA; Jackie Lovely, MLA; David Shepherd, MLA; and Peggy Wright, MLA. The following two caucus staff will also have access to applications and will observe Subcommittee meetings: Samantha Choi (New Democratic Party Caucus) and Andrew Koning (United Conservative Caucus).