Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 2020 - 2021
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, 2021.
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 oversees the full implementation of the Official Languages Act, the protection of rights related to official languages and the advancement of English and French in Canadian society.
•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, 2021
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$0.03 |
$174.00 |
-$173.97 |
Key stakeholders |
$0.00 |
$29.00 |
-$29.00 |
Internal governance |
$0.00 |
$21.00 |
-$21.00 |
Training |
$0.00 |
$13.00 |
-$13.00 |
Other |
$0.39 |
$31.00 |
-$30.61 |
| A. Total travel | $0.42 |
$268.00 |
-$267.58 |
| B. Hospitality | $0.00 |
$26.00 |
-$26.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $0.53 |
$21.00 |
-$20.47 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $0.95 |
$315.00 |
-$314.05 |
| 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 2019-2020 fiscal year, OCOL did not incur any travel expenditures related to stakeholder engagement and employee training. Expenditures related to operational activities and other travel are almost nil.
-Travel expenditures related to operational activities are almost nil and are for local trips that were made before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but which were paid for in the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
-Travel expenditures related to stakeholder engagement are nil due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
-Travel expenditures related to employee training are nil due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
-Travel expenditures related to other travel are for local taxi trips. They are of very insignificant amounts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitality:
Compared to the 2019-2020 fiscal year, OCOL did not incur any hospitality expenditures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conference fees:
Compared to the 2019-2020 fiscal year, OCOL’s conference expenditures have been kept to a minimum due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N.A.