Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Shared Services Canada 2016 - 2017
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 Shared Services Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
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:
SSC works to manage and improve the efficiency, reliability, and security of the government’s IT infrastructure by: working in partnership with key public and private sector stakeholders; implementing enterprise-wide approaches for managing IT infrastructure services; and employing effective and efficient business management processes.
Shared Services Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2017
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2017 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2016 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Public Servants |
$3,333.00 |
$2,791.00 |
$542.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$255.00 |
$50.00 |
$542.00 |
| A. Total travel | $3,588.00 |
$2,791.00 |
$205.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $14.00 |
$16.00 |
-$2.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $80.00 |
$18.00 |
$62.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $3,682.00 |
$2,875.00 |
$807.00 |
| 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:
Public Servants: 3333 Compared to fiscal year 2015-16, departmental travel expenditures by public servants increased mainly due to new activities related to the new Program Integrity Office, which was established in 2016-17 to refresh SSC’s mission critical IT infrastructure and services.;
Non-Public Servants: 255 Compared to fiscal year 2015-16, departmental travel expenditures by non-public servants increased mainly due to a new initiative with the Canada Border Services Agency, involving IT implementation at ports of entry across Canada.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased mainly due to more stringent policy requirements and the increased use of available technologies such as teleconferencing.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental conference fees increased mainly due to an increased participation of SSC’s employees in conferences and events, particularly to support the service delivery and management of IT infrastructure services as well as corporate services.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
n/a