Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Correctional Service of Canada 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 Correctional Service of Canada 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:
Travel, hospitality, and conference expenditures incurred by federal departments and agencies relate to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government’s priorities.
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.
Correctional Service of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2020
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$10,426.00 |
$9,777.00 |
$649.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$928.00 |
$930.00 |
-$2.00 |
Internal governance |
$936.00 |
$558.00 |
$378.00 |
Training |
$6,857.00 |
$4,778.00 |
$2,079.00 |
Other |
$1,588.00 |
$1,667.00 |
-$79.00 |
| A. Total travel | $20,735.00 |
$17,710.00 |
$3,025.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $114.00 |
$141.00 |
-$27.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $12.00 |
$6.00 |
$6.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $20,861.00 |
$17,857.00 |
$3,004.00 |
| 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 2018-2019, CSC’s total departmental travel expenditures increased by $3M or 17%.
The increase is primarily due to the implementation of Transforming Federal Corrections (Bill C-83) that resulted in increased travel for training, operational activities, and internal governance.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2018-2019, there was no significant variance in hospitality expenditures.
Conference fees:
During 2019-2020, CSC employees attended conferences, however compared to fiscal year 2018-2019 there was no significant variance in conference fee expenditures.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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