Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Western Economic Diversification Canada 2018 - 2019
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 Western Economic Diversification Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.
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:
Through the Western Economic Diversification Act, the department is mandated to “promote the development and diversification of the economy of Western Canada and to advance the interests of the West in national economic policy, program and project development and implementation.”
Western Economic Diversification Canada Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for Year ending March 31, 2019
Expenditure category |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2018 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
Operational activities |
$330.00 |
$363.00 |
-$33.00 |
Key stakeholders |
$445.00 |
$310.00 |
$135.00 |
Internal governance |
$149.00 |
$155.00 |
-$6.00 |
Training |
$135.00 |
$92.00 |
$43.00 |
Other |
$35.00 |
$23.00 |
$12.00 |
| A. Total travel | $1,094.00 |
$943.00 |
$151.00 |
| B. Hospitality | $34.00 |
$20.00 |
$14.00 |
| C. Conference fees | $58.00 |
$43.00 |
$15.00 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $1,186.00 |
$1,006.00 |
$180.00 |
| 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 with fiscal year 2017–18, departmental travel expenditures increased by $151 thousand mainly due to:
• increased convening role promoting economic diversification and building on competitive regional advantages;
•increased travel for networking, knowledge exchange and staff training; and
• increased stakeholder engagement to promote economic diversification and Government of Canada priorities.
Hospitality:
Compared with fiscal year 2017–18, departmental hospitality expenditures increased by $14 thousand mainly due to:
• increased convening role promoting economic diversification and building on competitive regional advantages; and
• facilitated stakeholder engagement in developing the Western Canada Growth Strategy.
Conference fees:
Compared with fiscal year 2017–18, departmental conference fee expenditures decreased by $15 thousand mainly due to: • increased networking, knowledge exchange and staff training on cluster development; • increased networking, knowledge exchange and staff training on cluster development; and • increased convening role building on competitive regional advantages.Minister and minister’s exempt staff - International travel:
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