Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada 2024 - 2025
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, 2025.
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, 2025
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2025 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$4,564.00 |
$4,757.00 |
-$193.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$1,337.00 |
$1,291.00 |
$46.00 |
Internal governance |
$104.00 |
$95.00 |
$9.00 |
Training |
$279.00 |
$629.00 |
-$350.00 |
Other |
$525.00 |
$518.00 |
$7.00 |
| A. Total travel | $6,809.00 |
$7,290.00 |
-$481.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $102.00 |
$180.00 |
-$78.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $162.00 |
$178.00 |
-$16.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $7,073.00 |
$7,648.00 |
-$575.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $29.00 |
$3.00 |
$26.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Compared with fiscal year 2023-24, overall departmental travel expenditures decreased due to an emphasis on cost effective travel.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2023-24, departmental hospitality expenditures have decreased due to an emphasis on cost effective hospitality.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2023-24, departmental conference expenditures have remained consistent.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Compared with fiscal year 2023-24, international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff increased due to three international in-person meetings taking place to engage partners and other key stakeholders.