Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 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 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 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:
Travel, hospitality, and conference expenditures incurred by CIRNAC relate to activities that support the department's mandate and the government's priorities. In particular, for CIRNAC, this includes continuing to renew the nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis; modernizing Government of Canada structures to enable Indigenous peoples to build capacity and support their vision of self-determination; and leading the Government of Canada's work in the North.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 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 |
$3,507.00 |
$945.00 |
$2,562.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$1,065.00 |
$75.00 |
$990.00 |
Internal governance |
$44.00 |
$13.00 |
$31.00 |
Training |
$128.00 |
$10.00 |
$118.00 |
Other |
$415.00 |
$198.00 |
$217.00 |
| A. Total travel | $5,159.00 |
$1,241.00 |
$3,918.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $50.00 |
$15.00 |
$35.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $177.00 |
$73.00 |
$104.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $5,386.00 |
$1,329.00 |
$4,057.00 |
| 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 2021-22, overall departmental travel expenditures increased in line with the return to in-person engagement with Indigenous partners and other key stakeholders in order to advance CIRNAC’s mandate.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-22, departmental hospitality expenditures increased in line with the return to hosting in-person meetings with Indigenous partners and other key stakeholders.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2021-22, departmental conference expenditures increased as employees attended more conferences due to more in-person options than the previous year.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A