Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011 - 2012
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 Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
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 conferences incurred by Fisheries and Oceans Canada are directly related to supporting the departmental mandate and the government's priorities. In particular, for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, this includes playing the lead role in managing Canada’s fisheries and safeguarding its waters, ensuring safe, healthy, and productive waters and aquatic ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2012
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2012 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2011 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Public Servants |
$46,987.00 |
$48,526.00 |
-$1,539.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$2,275.00 |
$2,062.00 |
-$1,539.00 |
| A. Total travel | $49,262.00 |
$48,526.00 |
$213.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $405.00 |
$568.00 |
-$163.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $308.00 |
$235.00 |
$73.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $49,975.00 |
$51,391.00 |
-$1,416.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $53.00 |
$20.00 |
$33.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Public Servants: 46987 Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, total departmental travel expenditures decreased by $1.3 million mainly due to exercising continuous and rigorous management processes and the termination of the Economic Action Plan in March 2011.;
Non-Public Servants: 2275 N/A
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased by $163,000 mainly due to exercising continuous and rigorous management processes.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental conference fees expenditures increased by $73,000 mainly due to: •An increase in one-time conferences that occurred in 2011-2012 such as Work Force Adjustments and Duty to Accommodate.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A