The 2023 Office of the Auditor General report has reprimanded the Amerindian Affairs Ministry over handling of the Amerindian Purpose Fund (APF) and has called for reconciliation to be done in a timely manner.
The recently tabled report noted that the Amerindian Purpose Fund (APF) was established in 2000 in keeping with Section 28 of the Amerindian Act Chapter 29:01. This Act was later repealed by Section 84 of the Amerindian Act (2006), which had not in itself provided for the operation of the Fund.
Section 29 of the Act required the Ministry to prepare an annual Financial Statement which is to be audited by the Auditor General.