Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner 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 Office of the Intelligence Commissioner 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 Office of the Intelligence Commissioner is an independent quasi-judicial agency of the Government of Canada. The Office of the Intelligence Commissioner supports the fulfillment of the Intelligence Commissioner’s oversight mandate as set out in the Intelligence Commissioner Act. The Intelligence Commissioner approves – or does not approve – certain national security and intelligence activities planned by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and authorized by their respective ministers.
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2025
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2025 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$0.37 |
$0.00 |
$0.37 |
Key stakeholders |
$12.93 |
$3.09 |
$9.84 |
Internal governance |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Training |
$1.67 |
$0.00 |
$1.67 |
Other |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| A. Total travel | $14.97 |
$3.09 |
$11.88 |
| B. Hospitality | $0.05 |
$0.20 |
-$0.15 |
| C. Conference fees | $0.10 |
$0.90 |
-$0.80 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $15.12 |
$4.19 |
$10.93 |
| 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, departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to travel related to the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council meeting.