Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Women and Gender Equality 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 Women and Gender Equality 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:
WAGE’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:
The mandate of WAGE is to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social, and political life. This application of a gender and diversity lens will help us to understand better the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors. These factors include – but are not limited to – race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability.
Further information on the mandate, roles, responsibilities and programs of WAGE can be found in the organization's Departmental Results Report and Departmental Plan.
Women and Gender Equality 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 |
$576.00 |
$512.00 |
$64.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$236.00 |
$233.00 |
$3.00 |
Internal governance |
$9.00 |
$16.00 |
-$7.00 |
Training |
$42.00 |
$27.00 |
$15.00 |
Other |
$70.00 |
$22.00 |
$48.00 |
| A. Total travel | $933.00 |
$810.00 |
$123.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $52.00 |
$153.00 |
-$101.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $21.00 |
$10.00 |
$11.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $1,006.00 |
$973.00 |
$33.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $11.00 |
$22.00 |
-$11.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
The increases in travel and conference fees are mainly due to fiscal year 2019-20 expenditures covering a full year while fiscal year 2018-19 expenditures cover only a four-month period.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2018-19 departmental hospitality expenditures decreased by 66% in 2019-20. Expenditures have decreased mainly as a result of a number of events that occurred only in fiscal year 2018-19 such as the Gender-based Analysis Plus National Roundtable.
Conference fees:
The increases in travel and conference fees are mainly due to fiscal year 2019-20 expenditures covering a full year while fiscal year 2018-19 expenditures cover only a four-month period.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Compared with fiscal year 2018-19, departmental expenditures for international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff decreased by 50% mainly due to the restrictions on travel during the pandemic including travel associated with the cancellation of the annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York.