Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Canadian Space Agency 2019 - 2020
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 Space Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
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 CSA’s mandate is to promote the peaceful use and development of space, to advance the knowledge of space through science and to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadian. The CSA is achieving this mandate in cooperation with Government of Canada organizations, Canadian academia, Canadian industry and international space agencies. The CSA’s expenditures for travel, hospitality and conference are mainly incurred in order to maintain these different collaborations. Information on the CSA’s mission, mandate and Act is available through the Canadian Space Agency's website and information on program activities through the Departmental Plan and the Departmental Results Report.
Canadian Space Agency Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2020
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$2,986.00 |
$3,543.00 |
-$557.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$228.00 |
$217.00 |
$11.00 |
Internal governance |
$32.00 |
$16.00 |
$16.00 |
Training |
$411.00 |
$280.00 |
$131.00 |
Other |
$83.00 |
$87.00 |
-$4.00 |
| A. Total travel | $3,740.00 |
$4,143.00 |
-$403.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $65.00 |
$59.00 |
$6.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $30.00 |
$31.00 |
-$1.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $3,835.00 |
$4,233.00 |
-$398.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |