Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Shared Services Canada 2022 - 2023
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, 2023.
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:
Shared Services Canada (SSC) is responsible for digitally enabling government programs and services by providing IT services in the domains of networks and network security, data centers and Cloud offerings, digital communications and providing IT tools that the public service needs to do its job. As a service provider to over 40 government departments and agencies, SSC is focussed on moving toward an IT service delivery model that encourages sharing common solutions and platforms across departments in an effort to reduce the variety of IT solutions across the government. In taking this enterprise approach, SSC is working to solidify network capacity and security, equip and empower employees to collaborate, and support partners in the design and delivery of their digital service offering to Canadians. The Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada is responsible for SSC.
Shared Services Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2023
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$2,495.00 |
$1,412.00 |
$1,083.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$82.00 |
$28.00 |
$54.00 |
Internal governance |
$115.00 |
$16.00 |
$99.00 |
Training |
$248.00 |
$7.00 |
$241.00 |
Other |
$451.00 |
$132.00 |
$319.00 |
| A. Total travel | $3,391.00 |
$1,595.00 |
$1,796.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $6.00 |
$0.00 |
$6.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $53.00 |
$498.00 |
-$445.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $3,450.00 |
$2,093.00 |
$1,357.00 |
| 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:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-2022, the total departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to the easing of travel restrictions brought on by the global pandemic. This led to a return to the regular travel requirements related to program delivery.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-2022, the departmental hospitality expenditures increased mainly due to the easing of restrictions brought on by the global pandemic and the resumption of in person activities.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-2022, the departmental conference fees decreased mainly due to the fact that training that is provided by a conference is now recorded as training expenditures rather than conference expenditures.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A