Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Canada Energy Regulator 2023 - 2024
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 Canada Energy Regulator for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
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:
The Canada Energy Regulator’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:
• Energy Adjudication: Ensuring adjudication processes are fair, timely, transparent, and accessible.
• Safety and Environment Oversight: Preventing harm to people or the environment, throughout the lifecycle of energy-related activities.
• Energy Information: Providing energy information that Canadians access and use for knowledge, research, or decision-making, and creating opportunities to collaborate and provide feedback on the CER’s energy information products.
• Engagement: Ensuring input from Indigenous Peoples and stakeholders are considered in the CER’s decisions and work, while seeking to provide meaningful engagement opportunities.
Canada Energy Regulator Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2024
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$1,100.00 |
$1,060.00 |
$40.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$312.00 |
$229.00 |
$83.00 |
Internal governance |
$107.00 |
$67.00 |
$40.00 |
Training |
$127.00 |
$186.00 |
-$59.00 |
Other |
$206.00 |
$236.00 |
-$30.00 |
| A. Total travel | $1,852.00 |
$1,778.00 |
$74.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $88.00 |
$63.00 |
$25.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $153.00 |
$142.00 |
$11.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $2,093.00 |
$1,983.00 |
$110.00 |
| 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:
The department's travel expenditures increased by $110K (6%) in fiscal year 2023-24 over fiscal year 2022-23. This increase is mainly attributed to emergency preparedness, safety & damage prevention, including increased Indigenous participation, policy coordination and offset by a decrease in inspections.
Hospitality:
Departmental hospitality expenditures increased by $25 thousand (40%) in fiscal year 2023-24 over the fiscal year 2022-23 and is mainly attributed to stakeholder engagement activities.
Conference fees:
Departmental conference expenditures increased by $11 thousand (8%) in fiscal year 2023-24 over the fiscal year 2022-23 and is mainly attributed to Indigenous participation and with a focus on emergency preparedness and environmental protection during the year to support CER's mandate.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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