The Canada Revenue Agency should tighten ethics training, say auditors. The recommendation comes after Revenue Commissioner Bob Hamilton misled MPs over the fact 232 employees were fired for defrauding pandemic relief programs.

“The Agency has mandatory values and ethics related training courses that Agency employees must complete,” said an internal audit Values And Ethics Framework. “Some employees did not complete the mandatory values and ethics training.” The rate of absenteeism at ethics courses was as high as 19 percent, it said.

“Improvements are needed to strengthen the fram