Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 2016 - 2017
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 of Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
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:
To fulfill its mandate, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL) oversees the full implementation of the Official Languages Act, protects the language rights of Canadians and promotes linguistic duality and bilingualism in Canada.
To achieve its mandate, OCOL is required to travel across Canada, hold hospitality events and participate in conferences in order to promote linguistic duality in official language communities and investigate complaints filed by citizens who believe their language rights have not been respected.
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2017
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2017 ($ thousands) |
|---|---|
| Travel | |
Public Servants |
$246.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$6.00 |
| A. Total travel | $252.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $24.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $5.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $281.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $0.00 |