Summary#

On June 11, 2026, Calgary’s Audit Committee approved a confidential recommendation about pre-approval of non-audit services by the City’s external auditor. The committee also directed that the report, attachment, recommendation and closed-meeting discussion remain confidential under the Access to Information Act, with confidentiality to be reviewed by June 11, 2031.

• The public record does not disclose what services, conditions or limits the committee approved.

What it means for you#

• Calgary residents: The committee made a decision, but the public materials do not show what non-audit services were approved or how the decision affects the City’s relationship with its external auditor.
• The committee’s confidentiality direction is for review by June 11, 2031; the record does not say what that review will decide.

Money#

No cost information is available in the public materials.

• The materials do not disclose fees, spending limits or other financial terms for the approved services.

What is unclear#

• What non-audit services were approved, and who would provide them.
• Any fees, limits, conditions or safeguards attached to the approval.
• Why the recommendation and discussion were kept confidential, beyond the legal grounds cited in the motion.
• What will happen at the 2031 confidentiality review.

Case for#

• No clear argument for the approval is available from the public materials; the recommendation and discussion are confidential.

Case against#

• The public cannot assess the approval’s scope, cost or safeguards because the recommendation and related discussion are not disclosed.