Dye was trained as a
chartered accountant at
Simon Fraser University, and articled as a
clerk with the firm of
Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants in
British Columbia. He graduated with his
MBA in 1971. During his term as
Auditor General, Dye reorganized the office to take advantage of new technologies, assisted the governments of China, Australia and Russia in developing their own government
auditing bodies. Upon leaving office in 1991, Dye served as president of the
Worker's Compensation Board of BC. From 2004 to 2013, Dye was senior vice-president of the
Cowater Accountability Group, a subsidiary of
Cowater International Inc. Dye was also the secretary and treasurer of
Canadian Council on Smoking and Health (CCSH). Dye died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 87. ==References==