Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada 2017 - 2018
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 Information Commissioner of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
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:
Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conference fees incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government’s priorities. In particular, for the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, this includes being the first level of independent review of government decisions relating to requests for access to information under the control of government institutions. The Access to Information Act requires the Commissioner to investigate all the complaints she receives. The second level of independent review is performed by the Federal Court.
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2018
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2018 ($ thousands) |
|---|---|
| Travel | |
Operational activities |
$11.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$15.00 |
Internal governance |
$2.00 |
Training |
$16.00 |
Other |
$6.00 |
| A. Total travel | $50.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $15.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $2.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $67.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $0.00 |