Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Military Police Complaints Commission of 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 Military Police Complaints Commission of 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:
Under Part IV of the National Defence Act, the MPCC mandate is to examine complaints arising from either the conduct of Military Police members in the exercise of policing duties or functions or from interference in their police investigations. To carry out this mandate, the Chairperson has the power to investigate, to cause the MPCC to conduct a public interest investigation, convene public hearings, and report its findings and make recommendations based on those findings. The MPCC also sustained its Outreach Program, clarifying its mandate and complaints processes to its stakeholders.
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2016
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2016 ($ thousands) |
|---|---|
| Travel | |
Public Servants |
$22.00 |
Non-public Servants |
$51.00 |
| A. Total travel | $73.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $1.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $0.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $74.00 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $0.00 |
Explanation of significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Total travel:
Compared to 2014-15, departmental travel expenditures by public servants decreased significantly. The higher amount in 2014-15 was a result of travel by the previous Chairperson, who lived in Windsor, Ontario, resulting in increased travel costs between Ottawa and Windsor for MPCC business and the Fynes Public Interest Hearing (PIH). Compared to fiscal year 2014-15, departmental travel expenditures by non-public servants increased mainly due to a higher volume of investigations conducted outside of headquarters area.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2014-15, departmental hospitality expenditures did not change significantly.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2014-15, departmental conference fees expenditures decreased to zero since there were no conferences held within the last year.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A