Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Shared Services Canada 2020 - 2021
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 Shared Services Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.
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:
Shared Services Canada (SSC) was created on August 4, 2011 to transform how the Government of Canada manages its information technology (IT) infrastructure. SSC operates under the legislation set out in the Shared Services Canada Act and reports to Parliament through the Minister of Digital Government. SSC is responsible for digitally enabling government programs and services by providing IT services in the domains of networks and network security, data centers and Cloud offerings, digital communications and providing IT tools that the public service needs to do its job. As a service provider to over 40 government departments and agencies, SSC is focussed on moving toward an IT service delivery model that encourages sharing common solutions and platforms across departments in an effort to reduce the variety of IT solutions across the government. In taking this enterprise approach, SSC is working to solidify network capacity and security, equip and empower employees to collaborate, and support partners in the design and delivery of their digital service offering to Canadians.
Shared Services Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2021
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2021 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2020 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$441.00 |
$2,145.00 |
-$1,704.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$6.00 |
$264.00 |
-$258.00 |
Internal governance |
$8.00 |
$80.00 |
-$72.00 |
Training |
$2.00 |
$982.00 |
-$980.00 |
Other |
$93.00 |
$1,945.00 |
-$1,852.00 |
| A. Total travel | $550.00 |
$5,416.00 |
-$4,866.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $0.00 |
$40.00 |
-$40.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $390.00 |
$265.00 |
$125.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $940.00 |
$5,721.00 |
-$4,781.00 |
| 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 2019-2020, total departmental travel expenditures decreased due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2019-2020, total departmental hospitality expenditures decreased due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Conference fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2019-2020, total departmental conference fees increased due to higher attendance of online conferences due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
Not Applicable