Spring 2016 Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development REPORT 2 Mitigating the Impacts of Severe Weather Office of the Auditor General of Canada Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada Performance audit reports This report presents the results of a performance audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada under the authority of the Auditor General [...] Through a cost-sharing formula, the greater the disaster and the more affected the populations, the larger the portion of recovery costs paid by the federal government. [...] The federal government provides weather, water, and climate data; building codes and standards; and information to predict the intensity, duration, and frequency of storms. [...] Public Safety Canada exercises its leadership role for emergency management and disaster risk reduction by working with key partners and stakeholders to understand and prioritize the risks posed by hazards to loss of life, damage to property, as well as risks to the economy and the environment. [...] Report 2 Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development—Spring 2016 Little federal money was spent on disaster mitigation projects What we found 2.57 We found that although the federal government offers funding programs to support provincial and territorial mitigation projects, the federal government transferred little funding to the provinces and territories.