Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario 2023 - 2024
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 Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
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. In particular, for FedNor, this includes promoting economic development for organization located in Northern Ontario playing an important role in helping deliver on the federal government's Prosperity and Growth Strategy for Northern Ontario.
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2024
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$196,409.00 |
$149,361.00 |
$47,048.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$22,978.00 |
$13,912.00 |
$9,066.00 |
Internal governance |
$1,982.00 |
$21,530.00 |
-$19,548.00 |
Training |
$17,778.00 |
$3,903.00 |
$13,875.00 |
Other |
$11,778.00 |
$10,873.00 |
$905.00 |
| A. Total travel | $250,925.00 |
$199,579.00 |
$51,346.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $380.00 |
$3,599.00 |
-$3,219.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $10,737.00 |
$16,645.00 |
-$5,908.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $262,042.00 |
$219,823.00 |
$42,219.00 |
| 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 with fiscal year 2022-23, departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to an increase in face to face meetings between departments and with clients.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2022-23, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased mainly due to a large conference not being organized by FedNor in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2022-23, departmental conference fee expenditures in all categories decreased as a result of the department not attending the some larger conferences that occurred in the previous year.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A