2011-2012 Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences
As required by the Treasury Board Directive for the Management of Expenditures on Travel, Hospitality and Conferences, this report provides information on the total annual expenditures for each of travel, hospitality and conferences for Industry Canada for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. It also provides the variance explanations from the previous fiscal year in each of these areas.
This information is updated annually and does not contain information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.
Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conferences incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to supporting departmental mandates and the government's priorities.
Industry Canada's mandate is to help make Canadian industry more productive and competitive in the global economy, thus improving the economic and social well-being of Canadians. The Department's focus for 2011-12 was on the following priorities: ensuring marketplace policies helped to promote competition as well as consumer and investor confidence; fostering business innovation; investing in science and technology to enhance the generation and commercialization of knowledge; fostering internationally competitive businesses; and promoting business growth, entrepreneurship and community development.
For 2011-12 , expenditures incurred in the areas of travel, hospitality and conferences allowed the Department to deliver on the Department's role as Secretary to the government's Research and Development Review Panel, as well as to deliver on international commitments such as participation in meetings of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Other key activities supported by these expenditures included conducting regular meetings with key industry stakeholders, and the delivery of the department's regulatory mandate in areas such as measurement enforcement, mergers and spectrum monitoring.
Information on major Industry Canada programs is available in the 2011-12 Report on Plans and Priorities and the 2011-12 Departmental Performance Report.
Total annual expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences for Industry Canada are summarized below:
| Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2012 (a) | Expenditures for the previous year ending March 31, 2011 (b) | Variance (a – b) |
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| Travel – Public Servants | $11,129 | $13,726 | $(2,597) |
| Travel – Non-Public Servants | $534 | $706 | $(172) |
| International Travel by Minister and Minister's Staff Footnote * | $111 | $133 | $(22) |
| Total Travel | $11,774 | $14,565 | $(2,791) |
| Hospitality | $248 | $413 | $(165) |
| Conference Fees | $542 | $748 | $(206) |
| Total | $12,564 | $15,726 | $(3,162) |
Significant variances compared to the previous fiscal year.
Travel:
- Departmental travel expenditures related to public servants, non-public servants, and Minister and Minister's Staff alike decreased in 2011-12 compared to 2010-11 due to significant efforts to constrain spending, such as being more selective in the numbers of travellers per trip and adopting more streamlined and economical processes and practices. Core requirements were protected in order to ensure the department was able to deliver on its key priorities. Industry Canada will strive to maintain comparable levels of spending in future years while continuing to meet its core activities and mandate.
- For similar reasons, hospitality and conference fees also decreased from previous year levels.
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