Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada 2019 - 2020

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 Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

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:

OSFI's travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians: The advancement of a regulatory framework designed to control and manage risk; The supervision of federally regulated financial institutions and pension plans to determine whether they are in sound financial condition and meeting regulatory and supervisory requirements. This includes promptly advising financial institutions and pension plans if there are material deficiencies, and taking corrective measures or requiring that they be taken to expeditiously address the situation; The monitoring and evaluation of system-wide or sectorial developments that may have a negative impact on the financial condition of federally regulated financially institutions.

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2020

Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Expenditure category

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands)

Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands)

Variance ($ thousands)

Travel

Operational activities

$1,942.00

$1,981.00

-$39.00

Key stakeholders

$549.00

$439.00

$110.00

Internal governance

$262.00

$159.00

$103.00

Training

$723.00

$687.00

$36.00

Other

$109.00

$44.00

$65.00

A. Total travel

$3,585.00

$3,310.00

$275.00

B. Hospitality

$229.00

$198.00

$31.00

C. Conference fees

$0.00

$4.00

-$4.00

Total [A+B+C]

$3,814.00

$3,512.00

$302.00

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:

Compared to fiscal year 2018–19, departmental travel expenditures increased by $275K mainly due to international and stakeholder engagements on topics such as climate risk and other non-financial risk items. In addition, travel increased because of growth in OSFI’s staff complement, and the implementation and training associated with a new information technology system for performing core supervisory activities. The increase in expenditures was partly offset by travel cancellations and deferrals in February and March due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Hospitality:

The increase in hospitality, compared to fiscal year 2018–19, relates mainly to the roll –out of OSFI’s new Strategic Plan and internal training initiatives for which hospitality was provided.

Conference fees:

OSFI has minimal conferences fees in any given year. The costs for 2018-19 reflects participation at the Financial Sector Forum.

Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:

Not applicable to OSFI as the Minister of Finance's travel expenditures are recorded and reported through the Department of Finance.