Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Office of the Auditor General of Canada 2023 - 2024
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 Office of the Auditor General of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
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:
Travel, hospitality, and conference expenditures incurred by the OAG are directly related to supporting the OAG’s mandate. In particular, the OAG is in the business of legislative auditing. This includes conducting audits of federal and territorial government operations, and providing Parliament with independent information, advice, and assurance regarding the federal government’s stewardship of public funds. Since 1995, the OAG has also had a specific environmental and sustainable development mandate, established through amendments to the Auditor General Act.
Office of the Auditor General of Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2024
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$1,884.00 |
$1,517.00 |
$367.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$49.00 |
$3.00 |
$46.00 |
Internal governance |
$4.00 |
$6.00 |
-$2.00 |
Training |
$109.00 |
$72.00 |
$37.00 |
Other |
$35.00 |
$3.00 |
$32.00 |
| A. Total travel | $2,081.00 |
$1,601.00 |
$480.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $22.00 |
$29.00 |
-$7.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $12.00 |
$8.00 |
$4.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $2,115.00 |
$1,638.00 |
$477.00 |
| 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:
Variances in travel expenditures between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 fiscal years increased, mainly because we completed a full year of normal operations after the removal of COVID‑19 travel restrictions. We limited the increase by ensuring that our annual travel spending was less than our planned travel spending to align with the Budget 2023 spending‑reduction exercise.