Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 2022 - 2023
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 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
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:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:
• a challenge and oversight role, which includes supporting Cabinet decision-making, reporting on the government’s management and budgetary performance, and developing government-wide management policies and directives
• a community enabling role, which involves helping organizations improve management performance and program results
• a leadership role, which involves driving and modelling excellence in public sector practices
In addition, as the employer for the public service, TBS normally incurs expenditures for travel and related items for labour management meetings with bargaining agents and other stakeholders, as well as human resources litigation and hearings.
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2023
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2022 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$331.00 |
$9.00 |
$322.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$212.00 |
$0.00 |
$212.00 |
Internal governance |
$18.00 |
$0.00 |
$18.00 |
Training |
$219.00 |
$2.00 |
$217.00 |
Other |
$38.00 |
$5.00 |
$33.00 |
| A. Total travel | $818.00 |
$16.00 |
$802.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $32.00 |
$2.00 |
$30.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $127.00 |
$78.00 |
$49.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $977.00 |
$96.00 |
$881.00 |
| 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 the 2021–22 fiscal year, while the 2022-23 expenditures are still substantively below the pre-covid levels, departmental travel expenditures for all categories increased due to easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Hospitality:
Compared to the 2021-22 fiscal year, while the 2022-23 expenditures are still substantively below the pre-covid levels, departmental hospitality expenditures increased due to easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Conference fees:
Compared to the 2021–22 fiscal year, departmental conference fee expenditures increased due to easing of COVID-19 restrictions.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
There was no international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff in 2022–23 or 2021–22.