Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Correctional Service of Canada 2024 - 2025
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, 2025.
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, 2025
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2025 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$11,470.00 |
$9,259.00 |
$2,211.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$413.00 |
$507.00 |
-$94.00 |
Internal governance |
$276.00 |
$261.00 |
$15.00 |
Training |
$4,714.00 |
$6,138.00 |
-$1,424.00 |
Other |
$750.00 |
$800.00 |
-$50.00 |
| A. Total travel | $17,623.00 |
$16,965.00 |
$658.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $100.00 |
$120.00 |
-$20.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $48.00 |
$33.00 |
$15.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $17,771.00 |
$17,118.00 |
$653.00 |
| 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 2023 to 2024, CSC’s total departmental travel expenditures increased by $658 thousand or 3.9%. The increase is mainly due to an increase in travel expenditures related to operational activities, including the transfer of inmates and the evacuation of inmates from the Port-Cartier Institution to other federal institutions due to forest fires in the City of Port-Cartier (Quebec) in the first quarter of 2024 to 2025. This increase is offset mainly by a decrease in travel for employee training following savings measures put in place including a transition to virtual training options.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2023 to 2024, CSC’s hospitality expenditures decreased by $20 thousand or 16.5%. The decrease is mainly due to a decrease in 2024 to 2025 of expenditures associated with non-recurring events related to Indigenous initiatives.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2023 to 2024, CSC’s conference fee expenditures increased by $15 thousand or 44.0%. The increase is mainly due to CSC’s participation in the Canadian Criminal Justice Association’s 39th Congress on Criminal Justice in 2024 to 2025.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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