Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada 2022 - 2023
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 Financial Consumer Agency of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
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:
FCAC is a federal government agency that derives its mandate from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act.
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2023
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$42.00 |
$3.00 |
$39.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$65.00 |
$0.00 |
$65.00 |
Internal governance |
$20.00 |
$0.00 |
$20.00 |
Training |
$53.00 |
$0.00 |
$53.00 |
Other |
$16.00 |
$0.00 |
$16.00 |
| A. Total travel | $196.00 |
$3.00 |
$193.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $10.00 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $0.00 |
$3.00 |
-$3.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $206.00 |
$6.00 |
$200.00 |
| 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:
FCAC resumed in-person activities in 2022-23 following the Covid-19 pandemic travel restrictions and as a result incurred additional travel costs compared to 2021-22 as employees travelled for training and in-person meetings with stakeholders.