Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Parole Board of Canada 2019 - 2020
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 Parole Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
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 PBC is an independent administrative tribunal that has exclusive authority under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to grant, deny, cancel, terminate or revoke day parole and full parole, and authorize or approve temporary absences. The PBC may also order certain offenders to be held in prison until the end of their sentence. In addition, the PBC makes conditional release decisions for offenders in provinces and territories that do not have their own parole boards. The PBC is also responsible for making decisions to order, refuse to order and revoke record suspensions under the Criminal Records Act and the Criminal Code of Canada. The PBC also makes recommendations for the exercise of clemency through the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
Parole Board of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2020
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$1,072.00 |
$1,071.00 |
$1.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$84.00 |
$94.00 |
-$10.00 |
Internal governance |
$181.00 |
$116.00 |
$65.00 |
Training |
$543.00 |
$555.00 |
-$12.00 |
Other |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
$0.00 |
| A. Total travel | $1,885.00 |
$1,841.00 |
$44.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $7.00 |
$13.00 |
-$6.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $9.00 |
$10.00 |
-$1.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $1,901.00 |
$1,864.00 |
$37.00 |
| 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:
There were no significant variances compared with previous fiscal year.
Hospitality:
There were no significant variances compared with previous fiscal year.
Conference fees:
There were no significant variances compared with previous fiscal year.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Not applicable.