Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Statistics 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 Statistics 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:
Statistics Canada produces data that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. In Canada, providing statistics is a federal responsibility. As Canada's central statistical office, Statistics Canada is legislated to serve this function for the whole of Canada and each of the provinces and territories. The agency also conducts a census of the population and a census of agriculture every five years, providing a detailed picture of Canadian society. Statistics Canada operates under the authority of the Statistics Act and is committed to protecting the confidentiality of the information with which it is entrusted.
The agency promotes the quality and coherence of Canada's statistics through collaboration with international organizations, federal departments and agencies, and the provinces and territories. As a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the agency endorses the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, which help define what constitutes a good system of official statistics and what role that system should play in national governments.
Statistics 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 |
$9,578.00 |
$7,401.00 |
$2,177.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$594.00 |
$467.00 |
$127.00 |
Internal governance |
$59.00 |
$54.00 |
$5.00 |
Training |
$240.00 |
$880.00 |
-$640.00 |
Other |
$244.00 |
$183.00 |
$61.00 |
| A. Total travel | $10,715.00 |
$8,985.00 |
$1,730.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $44.00 |
$28.00 |
$16.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $253.00 |
$73.00 |
$180.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $11,012.00 |
$9,086.00 |
$1,926.00 |
| 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:
The agency’s overall travel expenditures increased because of operational and data collection activities associated to various surveys. The majority of the increase was for health and social surveys namely the Canadian Health Measures survey, Labour Force survey and Population Health survey.
Hospitality:
The agency’s hospitality expenditures increased slightly as a result of the continued increase of in-person meetings and statistical engagement and outreach activities.
Conference fees:
The agency’s conference fees increased due to participation in additional conferences and outreach activities which have allowed the agency to exchange expert knowledge, strengthen partnerships, and gain awareness of relevant trends in data to continue the advancement of the agency’s modernisation agenda. The agency participated in the World Statistics Congress, which was held in Ottawa, ON.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
N/A