Annual Report 2008-2009 – Management Responsibility for Financial Statements
for the year ended March 31, 2009
Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the accompanying financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2009 and all information contained in this report rests with the NRTEE management. These financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting policies issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat which are consistent with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for the public sector.
Management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the information in these financial statements. Some of the information in the financial statements is based on management’s best estimates and judgment and gives due consideration to materiality. To fulfil its accounting and reporting responsibilities, management maintains a set of accounts that provides a centralized record of the NRTEE’s financial transactions. Financial information submitted to the Public Accounts of Canada and included in the NRTEE’s Departmental Performance Report is consistent with these financial statements.
Management maintains a system of financial management and internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance that financial information is reliable, that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are in accordance with the Financial Administration Act, are executed in accordance with prescribed regulations, within Parliamentary authorities, and are properly recorded to maintain accountability of Government funds. Management also seeks to ensure the objectivity and integrity of data in its financial statements by careful selection, training and development of qualified staff, by organizational arrangements that provide appropriate divisions of responsibility, and by communication programs aimed at ensuring that regulations, policies, standards and managerial authorities are understood throughout the NRTEE.
Th e financial statements of the NRTEE have been audited by the Auditor General of Canada, the independent auditor for the Government of Canada.
David McLaughlin President and Chief Executive Officer |
Jim McLachlan Director, Corporate Services |
Ottawa, Canada
June 5, 2009