Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Health 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 Health 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:
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, 2023
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$4,605.40 |
$1,126.00 |
$3,479.40 |
Key stakeholders |
$690.70 |
$47.00 |
$643.70 |
Internal governance |
$217.60 |
$10.00 |
$207.60 |
Training |
$685.10 |
$47.00 |
$638.10 |
Other |
$214.20 |
$50.00 |
$164.20 |
| A. Total travel | $6,413.00 |
$1,280.00 |
$5,133.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $36.40 |
$5.00 |
$31.40 |
| C. Conference fees | $404.20 |
$345.00 |
$59.20 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $6,853.60 |
$1,630.00 |
$5,223.60 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $68.50 |
$0.00 |
$68.50 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-2022, departmental travel expenditures increased, mainly due to the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Despite this increase from last year, the travel expenditures of $6.4M in 2022-2023 are only 54% of the pre-pandemic levels of $11.8M reported in 2019-2020.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-2022, departmental hospitality expenditures increased, mainly due to the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Accordingly, the department participated in multiple stakeholder engagements and other in-person meetings where hospitality was extended for reasons of diplomacy, courtesy or protocol. This $36.4K spent in 2022-2023 represents 22% of pre-pandemic spending of $162.8K in fiscal year 2019-2020.