Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 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 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 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:
TBS’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, 2024
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2023 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$542.00 |
$331.00 |
$211.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$236.00 |
$212.00 |
$24.00 |
Internal governance |
$7.00 |
$18.00 |
-$11.00 |
Training |
$250.00 |
$219.00 |
$31.00 |
Other |
$47.00 |
$38.00 |
$9.00 |
| A. Total travel | $1,082.00 |
$818.00 |
$264.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $51.00 |
$32.00 |
$19.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $90.00 |
$127.00 |
-$37.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $1,223.00 |
$977.00 |
$246.00 |
| 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 2022–23 fiscal year, although expenditures in 2023–24 were still substantively below pre-COVID-19 levels, departmental travel expenditures increased due to increased offering of in-person events.
Hospitality:
Compared to the 2022–23 fiscal year, expenditures in 2023–24 saw a slight increase due to the first in-person National Public Service Week event since 2019, held in June 2023.
Conference fees:
Compared to the 2022–23 fiscal year, departmental conference fee expenditures decreased to align with the Government of Canada's Refocusing Government Spending initiative.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
There was no international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff in 2023–24 or 2022–23.