Common use of Auditors' Access to Accounts, Records and Premises Clause in Contracts

Auditors' Access to Accounts, Records and Premises. 7.3.1 In the event of an audit under section 7.1 (Canada May Audit Accounts and Records), the Recipient shall, upon request: (a) provide to the auditors referred to in section 7.2 (Scope and Timing of Audit) all accounts and records of the Recipient relating to this Agreement and to the funding provided under this Agreement, including all original supporting documentation; (b) allow those auditors to inspect such accounts and records and, except where prohibited by law, to take copies and extracts of such accounts and records; (c) provide to those auditors such additional information as they may require with reference to such accounts and records; (d) provide all necessary assistance to those auditors, including providing them with access to the Recipient's premises; (e) direct any entity that has provided accounting or record-keeping services to the Recipient to provide copies of those accounts and records to the auditors; and (f) where independent auditors are engaged under section 4.4 (Reporting) or section 9.3 (Where Financial Reports Not Provided), give consent to those independent auditors to allow access by Canada's auditors to working papers that support the opinion or denial of opinion, as applicable, on Financial Reports.