Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Department of Justice Canada 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 Department of Justice Canada 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 Department of Justice has the mandate to support the dual roles of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada. Under Canada’s federal system, the administration of justice is an area of shared jurisdiction between the federal government and the provinces and territories. The Department supports the Minister of Justice’s responsibilities for 53 statutes and areas of federal law by ensuring a bilingual and bijural national legal framework, principally within the following domains: criminal justice, family justice, access to justice, Indigenous justice, public law, and international private law. The Department also supports the Attorney General as the chief law officer of the Crown. The Department provides legal advice to the Government and federal government departments and agencies, represents the Crown in civil litigation and before administrative tribunals, and drafts legislation and regulations.
Department of Justice Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2017
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2017 ($ thousands) |
|---|---|
| Travel | |
Public Servants |
$5,161.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$605.00 |
| A. Total travel | $5,766.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $133.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $147.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $6,046.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $70.00 |