Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety 2021 - 2022

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 Centre for Occupational Health and Safety for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

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. Exhibitions, conferences and trade shows are important platforms for outreach and awareness building about CCOHS brand as it provides opportunity to meet directly with clients to help foster business relationships and understand the needs of specific sectors and regions. More than that, through our conference and speakers bureau program, CCOHS is able to showcase its expertise, products, and services and demonstrate their value to workers, employers and governments in Canada.

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2022

Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Expenditure category	Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands)	Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands)	Variance ($ thousands)
Travel
Operational activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Key stakeholders	$0.20	$0.24	-$0.04
Internal governance	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Training	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Other	$0.00	$0.04	-$0.04
A. Total travel	$0.20	$0.28	-$0.08
B. Hospitality	$0.30	$0.00	$0.30
C. Conference fees	$0.60	$16.34	-$15.74
Total [A+B+C]	$1.10	$16.62	-$15.52
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:

There was no significant change to departmental travel expenditures over fiscal 2020-21. Expenditures remained low as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the cancellation of all non-essential travel.

Hospitality:

There was no significant change to departmental hospitality expenditures over 2020-21. Expenditures remained low as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the vast majority of in-person events being cancelled.

Conference fees:

Compared with fiscal year 2020-21, departmental conference expenditures decreased by $15,742 or 96%. This decrease is a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with the majority of conferences either being cancelled, or transitioned to a teleconference format. Fiscal year 2020-21 had conferences cancelled as well, but cancellation fees were incurred.