Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Health Canada 2021 - 2022
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 Health Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
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. Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. Health Canada is committed to improving the lives of all of Canada 's people and to making this country's population among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system.
Health Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2022
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$1,126.00 |
$300.00 |
$826.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$47.00 |
$17.00 |
$30.00 |
Internal governance |
$10.00 |
$8.00 |
$2.00 |
Training |
$47.00 |
$10.00 |
$37.00 |
Other |
$50.00 |
$38.00 |
$12.00 |
| A. Total travel | $1,280.00 |
$373.00 |
$907.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $5.00 |
$14.00 |
-$9.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $345.00 |
$256.00 |
$89.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $1,630.00 |
$643.00 |
$987.00 |
| 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 historical norms, departmental travel expenditures decreased, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitality:
Compared with historical norms, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conference fees:
Compared with historical norms, departmental conference fee expenditures decreased, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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