Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 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 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 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:
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 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 |
$485.00 |
$616.00 |
-$131.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$10.00 |
$23.00 |
-$131.00 |
| A. Total travel | $495.00 |
$616.00 |
-$13.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $10.00 |
$10.00 |
$0.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $38.00 |
$49.00 |
-$11.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $543.00 |
$698.00 |
-$155.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Public Servants: 484862
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental travel expenditures by public servants decreased by $131 thousand mainly due to:
•Reduced travel due to a number of departures at the executive level during this fiscal year.
•Reduced travel related to engagement and off-site monitoring of recipients (i.e., site visits) as the Agency focused its resources on assessing large volumes of applications for the intake one of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program announced in Budget 2016.
•Decrease in the number of international and local trips taken by senior Agency officials and FedDev Ontario staff as staff turnover in several key positions resulted in a smaller number of meetings and conferences attended.
These factors point to a decline that the Agency anticipates will reverse in future years as the executive compliment remains more stable and more emphasis is placed on engagement and monitoring of projects.
; Non-Public Servants: 9566
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental travel expenditures by non-public servants decreased by $13 thousand due to the cessation of travel expenditures related to the Office of the Minister of State as FedDev Ontario continues to report directly to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental hospitality expenditures remained consistent.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2015-16, departmental conference fees expenditures decreased by $11 thousand mainly due to: •Smaller delegations attending the Ontario Economic Summit, Waterloo Innovation summit and various trade shows.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
There were no international travel expenditures by the Minister and his staff for this reporting period.