Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 2018 - 2019
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, 2019.
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:
OCOL's travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians : To fulfill its mandate, OCOL overses 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 Canad, hold hospitality events and participate in conferences in order to promote linguistic duality in official language communities and investigate complaints filed by citizen 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, 2019
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2018 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$202.00 |
$238.00 |
-$36.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$42.00 |
$35.00 |
$7.00 |
Internal governance |
$19.00 |
$44.00 |
-$25.00 |
Training |
$29.00 |
$3.00 |
$26.00 |
Other |
$7.00 |
$8.00 |
-$1.00 |
| A. Total travel | $299.00 |
$328.00 |
-$29.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $19.00 |
$33.00 |
-$14.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $10.00 |
$8.00 |
$2.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $328.00 |
$369.00 |
-$41.00 |
| 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 the 2017-2018 fiscal year, OCOL's travel expenditures decreased primarily due to travel related to operational activities and internal governance. Travel expenditures related to operational activities decreased mainly because of the Conference on the Future of Linguistic Duality to celebrate Canada 150 which was held in 2017-2018. Travel expenditures related to internal governance decreased due to the appointment of a new representative in the Western and Northern Region in 2017-2018. Expenditures also decreased because of the Conference on the Future of Linguistic Duality to celebrate Canada 150 which was held in 2017-2018.
Hospitality:
Compared to the 2017-2018 fiscal year, OCOL's hospitality expenses decreased mainly because of the Conference on the Future on Linguistic Duality to celebrate Canada 150 which was held in 2017-2018.
Conference fees:
Compared to 2017-2018 fiscal year, OCOL's conference fees have not changed significantly.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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