Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
National Defence 2016 - 2017
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 National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
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 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND) support Canada’s vision to be: strong at home, with a military ready and able to defend its sovereignty, and to assist in times of natural disaster, support search and rescue, or respond to other emergencies; secure in North America, active in a renewed defence partnership in NORAD and with the United States; and engaged in the world, with Defence doing its part in Canadian contributions to a more stable and peaceful world.
The National Defence Act (NDA) establishes DND and the CAF as separate entities, operating within an integrated National Defence Headquarters, as they pursue their primary responsibility of providing defence for Canada and Canadians.
The Defence mandate is carried out with the support of a group of related organizations and agencies with the portfolio of the Minister of National Defence. For further details on Defence portfolio organizations, please refer to National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces website. For further information on the legislative framework within which Defence operates, please see the DND Departmental Plan.
National Defence Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2017
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2017 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2016 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Public Servants |
$303,138.00 |
$259,562.00 |
$43,576.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$19,866.00 |
$9,051.00 |
$43,576.00 |
| A. Total travel | $323,004.00 |
$259,562.00 |
$10,815.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $1,825.00 |
$1,902.00 |
-$77.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $1,084.00 |
$1,006.00 |
$78.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $325,913.00 |
$271,521.00 |
$54,392.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $350.00 |
$288.00 |
$62.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Compared to fiscal year 2015–16, departmental travel costs increased across all categories by $54.391M or 20.2%.
Compared to fiscal year 2015–16, departmental travel expenditures by non-public servants increased by $10.8M. This increase was mainly due to heightened travel to support the core mandate and by an increase of the rates for the travel allowances.
Compared to fiscal year 2015–16, departmental travel expenditures by public servants (including military members) increased by $43.6M, mainly due to increased travel in support of international commitments to facilitate the Government of Canada’s strategic priorities and by an increase of the rates for the travel allowances.
Hospitality:
Compared to 2015–16, departmental hospitality expenditures are constant.
Conference fees:
Compared to 2015–16, departmental conferences expenditures are constant.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Compared to 2015–16, departmental international travel expenditures by the Minister and the Minister's staff are constant.