Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 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 Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 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:
The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (FJA) has as mandate to safeguard the independence of the judiciary and provide services and support to federally appointed judges. A properly functioning judiciary reinforces the confidence of Canadians in the justice system. Travel, hospitality, and conference expenditures support essential activities such as judicial education, the judicial appointment processes, and meetings of the Canadian Judicial Council. Further information is available in FJA’s Departmental Plan and Departmental Results Reports on the Department’s website (www.fja-cmf.gc.ca).
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 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 |
$563.00 |
$613.00 |
-$50.00 |
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 | $563.00 |
$613.00 |
-$50.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $152.00 |
$116.00 |
$36.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $5.00 |
$1.00 |
$4.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $720.00 |
$730.00 |
-$10.00 |
| 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:
Annual travel expenditures decreased slightly by 14% compared to fiscal year 2023-24.
Hospitality:
Hospitality expenditures increased compared to fiscal year 2023-24 as a combined factor of the number of committee meetings for which hospitality was extended as a matter of protocol as well as the increased costs associated with catering.
Conference fees:
The $4.8K increase in conference expenditures is the result of registration fees for an International program for which there was no attendance in the prior year.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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