Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada 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 Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada 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:
FJA’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians: FJA provides services to the Canadian judiciary and promotes judicial independence. Under the Program Alignment Architecture, in addition to Internal Services, the organization is broken down into three programs: Payments pursuant to the Judges Act, Canadian Judicial Council and FJA. FJA’s organizational priorities are an improved financial control framework, succession planning and human resource management, information management and modernization of FJA processes and tools. Further details about FJA’s mandate and program activities can be found in FJA’s Departmental Results Report (DRR), Departmental Plan (DP) and other relevant documents located on the Department's website at www.fja-cmf.gc.ca.
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada 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 |
$613.00 |
$487.00 |
$126.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Internal governance |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Training |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Other |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| A. Total travel | $613.00 |
$487.00 |
$126.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $116.00 |
$94.00 |
$22.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $1.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $730.00 |
$581.00 |
$149.00 |
| 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 travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic being lifted and a return to normal operations
Hospitality:
compared with fiscal year 2022-23 departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic being lifted and a return to normal operations
Conference fees:
compared with fiscal year 2022-23 departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic being lifted and a return to normal operationsMinister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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