Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Canada Revenue Agency 2017 - 2018
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 Revenue Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
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 mandate of the CRA is to support the administration and enforcement of tax legislation and other related legislation. It administers revenues and tax legislation and delivers social benefit programs on behalf of the federal government and other organizations such as provincial governments. In delivering its mandate, the CRA operates under four core responsibilities. Further information on the CRA’s mandate and core responsibilities can be found in Note 1 to the CRA audited financial statements – Agency Activities included in the CRA Departmental Results Report.
Canada Revenue Agency Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2018
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2018 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2017 Note 1 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$20,363.00 |
- | - |
Key stakeholders |
$1,391.00 |
- | - |
Internal governance |
$7,944.00 |
- | - |
Training |
$4,522.00 |
- | - |
Other |
$137.00 |
- | - |
| A. Total travel | $34,357.00 |
$33,234.00 |
$1,123.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $416.00 |
$352.00 |
$64.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $87.00 |
$64.00 |
$23.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $34,860.00 |
$33,650.00 |
$1,210.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $4.00 |
$0.00 |
$4.00 |