Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada 2021 - 2022
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, 2022.
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 the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada support the Office’s mandate. 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 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, 2022
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$1.00 |
$2.00 |
-$1.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Internal governance |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Training |
$1.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
Other |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| A. Total travel | $2.00 |
$2.00 |
$0.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $2.00 |
$2.00 |
$0.00 |
| 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:
Due to the on-going impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, costs remained lower that historical amounts and consistent with the prior year.
Hospitality:
Due to the on-going impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, costs remained lower that historical amounts and consistent with the prior year.
Conference fees:
En raison de l'impact encore présent de la pandémie de COVID‐19, les coûts sont restés inférieurs aux montants historiques et conformes à ceux de l'année précédente.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A