Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission 2019 - 2020

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, this report provides information on travel, hospitality and conference expenditures for Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

Travel, hospitality and conference expenditures incurred by a federal department or agency relate to activities that support the department or agency’s mandate and the government’s priorities.

Mandate:

Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conference fees incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government’s priorities.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2020

Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Expenditure category

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands)

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands)

Variance ($ thousands)

Travel

Operational activities

$553.00

$423.00

$130.00

Key stakeholders

$117.00

$100.00

$17.00

Internal governance

$13.00

$17.00

-$4.00

Training

$56.00

$84.00

-$28.00

Other

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

A. Total travel

$739.00

$624.00

$115.00

B. Hospitality

$38.00

$31.00

$7.00

C. Conference fees

$184.00

$187.00

-$3.00

Total [A+B+C]

$961.00

$842.00

$119.00

International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel)

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year

Total travel:

The increase in travel expenditures is due to the Commission’s active engagement with stakeholders and partners nationally and internationally.

Hospitality:

Nil

Conference fees:

Nil

Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:

Not applicable