Shelley Spence
Shelley Spence is the Auditor-General of Ontario, known for her role in providing independent assessments of government operations and accountability. In December 2022, she released a critical report on the Ontario Place redevelopment project, highlighting significant issues in the bidding process and the misrepresentation of qualifications by Therme Group, which led to widespread scrutiny and calls for reform in the province's procurement practices.
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Ontario Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded that the distribution of grants from the skills fund was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Doug Ford defends giving government funds to company now under OPP investigation
Canada· 2025-12-10
Ontario Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded in a report in October that the distribution of $1.3-billion in grants from it was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
OPP launches probe into company that received millions from OntarioCanada· 2025-12-08
Provincial Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded that the distribution of grants from the Skills Development Fund was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Ontario skills fund gave $1-million to company whose CEO was fined by OSCCanada· 2025-12-05
Shelley Spence is the Ontario Auditor-General who released the report on advertising spending.
Ontario spends record $112-million on advertising, A-G report saysCanada· 2025-12-02
Auditor-General Shelley Spence following the release of her annual report at the Ontario legislature in Toronto.
Ontario isn’t auditing doctors for excessive claims, Auditor-General findsCanada· 2025-12-02
The province’s Auditor-General, Shelley Spence, concluded in a report last month that the distribution of $1.3-billion in grants from the program was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Company embroiled in skills fund controversy received Ontario cash last month during auditCanada· 2025-11-20Provincial Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded in a report that the distribution of grants from the program was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Company that received millions from Ontario calls for release of audit referred to policeCanada· 2025-11-18Ontario Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded in a report last month that the distribution of $1.3-billion in grants from it was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
OPP confirms review of reported ‘suspicious activity’ tied to company that received millions from OntarioCanada· 2025-11-15
Ontario Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded in a report that the distribution of $1.3-billion in grants from the fund was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Ford chief of staff warns employees not to have contact with company after police referralCanada· 2025-11-14Provincial Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded in a report that the distribution of grants from the Skills Development Fund was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'
Ontario sends audit of company that received millions from Skills Development Fund to policeCanada· 2025-11-13Shelley Spence is the Ontario Auditor-General who conducted the audit of the Skills Development Fund.
Groups that got cash from Ontario training fund increasingly hired lobbyists beforehand, numbers showCanada· 2025-11-07
Ontario's Auditor General Shelley Spence speaks to the media regarding the Skills Development Fund.
The real issue with Ontario’s training fundCanada· 2025-10-23Auditor-General Shelley Spence also said political staff doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to groups with lower scores on their grant applications.
Ford says he will not fire Piccini as criticism of skills development fund mountCanada· 2025-10-22Auditor-General Shelley Spence also said political staff doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to groups with lower scores on their grant applications.
Ford faces deluge of questions about skills fund as Ontario Legislature returnsCanada· 2025-10-21
Auditor-General Shelley Spence said political staff handed out hundreds of millions of dollars for groups with lower scores on their applications.
Ford set to face questions on jobs, conflict-of-interest allegations as legislature resumesCanada· 2025-10-18
Ontario’s Auditor-General Shelley Spence says report found there was little rationale to explain why the high-ranked applicants were not chosen.
Ontario’s grant selection process for skills training program ‘not fair, transparent,’ AG saysCanada· 2025-10-01
Auditor-General Shelley Spence concluded that the process used to award the lease to Therme was not fair or transparent.
Premier Doug Ford stands by Ontario Place deal with spa groupCanada· 2025-04-18
