Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Military Police Complaints Commission of 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 Military Police Complaints Commission of 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 Commission's mandate is set out in Part IV of the National Defence Act, which provides the following powers: monitoring investigations by the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal of military police conduct complaints; reviewing disposition of conduct complaints about military police members, at the request of complainants; investigating complaints of interference made by military police members; conducting public interest investigations and hearings; and reporting findings and making recommendations to the military police and national defence leadership.

Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2025

Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Expenditure category

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2025 ($ thousands)

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands)

Variance ($ thousands)

Travel

Operational activities

$3.00

$4.00

-$1.00

Key stakeholders

$3.00

$3.00

$0.00

Internal governance

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Training

$10.00

$30.00

-$20.00

Other

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

A. Total travel

$16.00

$37.00

-$21.00

B. Hospitality

$1.00

$1.00

$0.00

C. Conference fees

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Total [A+B+C]

$17.00

$38.00

-$21.00

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 2023–24, overall travel costs at the MPCC have declined due to a deliberate effort to reduce expenditures by strategically shifting toward virtual training rather than in-person attendance.


Hospitality:

Compared with fiscal year 2023–2024, departmental hospitality expenditures have remained unchanged.

Conference fees:

There were no conference fees expenditures for this reporting period.

Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:

N/A