Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2015 - 2016
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, 2016.
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. 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, 2016
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2016 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2015 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Public Servants |
$40,502.00 |
$35,338.00 |
$5,164.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$1,501.00 |
$1,310.00 |
$5,164.00 |
| A. Total travel | $42,003.00 |
$35,338.00 |
$191.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $193.00 |
$165.00 |
$28.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $223.00 |
$267.00 |
-$44.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $42,419.00 |
$37,080.00 |
$5,339.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $8.00 |
$37.00 |
-$29.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Public Servants: 40502 Compared to fiscal year 2014-2015, total departmental travel expenditures increased by $5,355,000 mainly due to increased core mandate activities in support of program delivery; including the Northern Operations, the Fisheries Protection Program, the Species at Risk Act, and new initiatives such as Federal Infrastructure and National Conservation Plan. Total travel expenditures as a percentage of department’s total budget decreased to 1.8% in 2015-2016 compared to 1.9% in 2014-2015.;
Non-Public Servants: 1501 N/A
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2014-2015, departmental hospitality expenditures increased by $28,000 primarily due to increased responsibility to host certain events.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2014-2015, departmental conference fees expenditures decreased by $44,000 mainly due to exercising continuous and rigorous management processes.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Compared to fiscal year 2014-2015, there was no significant variance in expenditures for international travel.