Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 2020 - 2021
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 Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.
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:
Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conference fees incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government’s priorities. In particular, for CanNor, this includes working with Northerners and Indigenous peoples, communities, businesses, organizations, other federal departments and other orders of government to help build diversified and dynamic economies that foster long-term sustainability and economic prosperity across the territories – Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon.
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2021
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$53.00 |
$548.00 |
-$495.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$28.00 |
$117.00 |
-$89.00 |
Internal governance |
$0.00 |
$23.00 |
-$23.00 |
Training |
$0.00 |
$165.00 |
-$165.00 |
Other |
$19.00 |
$99.00 |
-$80.00 |
| A. Total travel | $100.00 |
$952.00 |
-$852.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $7.00 |
$13.00 |
-$6.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $1.00 |
$35.00 |
-$34.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $108.00 |
$1,000.00 |
-$892.00 |
| 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:
This decrease in expenses is mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to stay-at-home orders and global travel restrictions, travel related activities were drastically reduced explaining the huge gap between fiscal year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
Hospitality:
This decrease in expenses is mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to stay-at-home orders and global travel restrictions, hospitality related activities were reduced explaining the gap between fiscal year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
Conference fees:
This decrease in expenses is mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to stay-at-home orders and global travel restrictions, conference related activities were reduced explaining the gap between fiscal year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Many conferences were either cancelled, postponed or conducted online.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A