Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Correctional Service of Canada 2025 - 2026
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 Correctional Service of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.
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:
CSC's travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core responsibilities and services to Canadians:
• Providing for the safety, security and humane care of inmates.
• Conducting assessment activities and program interventions to support federal offenders' rehabilitation and facilitating their reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens.
• Supervising offenders in the community and providing structure and services to support their safe and successful reintegration into the community.
For more details on CSC's mandate and priorities please refer to the CSC's Departmental Plan (DP) and Departmental Results Report (DRR).
CSC's facilities are located across Canada, requiring CSC staff to travel in support of service delivery and to oversee operations. Other travel is required for CSC staff to attend training sessions to maintain or develop skills or to participate in various sessions to promote productive relationships with increasingly diverse partners, stakeholders, and others involved in public safety.
Correctional Service of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2026
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2026 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2025 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$12,274.00 |
$11,470.00 |
$804.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$422.00 |
$413.00 |
$9.00 |
Internal governance |
$209.00 |
$276.00 |
-$67.00 |
Training |
$3,233.00 |
$4,714.00 |
-$1,481.00 |
Other |
$585.00 |
$750.00 |
-$165.00 |
| A. Total travel | $16,723.00 |
$17,623.00 |
-$900.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $93.00 |
$100.00 |
-$7.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $23.00 |
$48.00 |
-$25.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $16,839.00 |
$17,771.00 |
-$932.00 |
| 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:
Compared to fiscal year 2024 to 2025, CSC's total travel expenditures decreased by $900 thousand or 5.1%. A financial coding change was implemented in 2025 to 2026 for CSC's National Satellite Training Academy (NSTA) training program where travel supporting training of recruits was reclassified from training to operational activities. The variances shown for operational activities and training are therefore overstated and understated by approximately $1,200 thousand, respectively.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2024 to 2025, there was no significant variance in hospitality expenditures.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2024 to 2025, conference fees expenditures decreased by $25 thousand or 52.1%. The variance is mainly due to participation in the Canadian Criminal Justice Association's 39th Congress on Criminal Justice in 2024 to 2025, where the congress did not occur in 2025 to 2026.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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