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 the Canada Border Services Agency 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 mandate(s) and the government’s priorities.
In particular, for Canada Border Services Agency, this includes the delivery of the following core programs and/or services to Canadians:
2011-12 Departmental Performance Reports (DPR)
Total annual expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences of the Canada Border Services Agency are summarized below:
Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2012 (a) |
Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2011 (b) |
Variance (a-b) (a-b) |
---|---|---|---|
(in thousands of dollars) | |||
Travel – Public Servants | $ 34,167 | $ 30,519 | $ 3,648 |
Travel – Non-Public Servants | $ 6,807 | $ 5,497 | $ 1,311 |
International Travel by Minister and Minister's Staff * | |||
Total Travel | $ 40,974 | $ 36,016 | $ 4,959 |
Hospitality | $ 173 | $ 223 | (50) |
Conference Fees | $ 160 | $ 123 | $ 36 |
TOTAL | $ 41,307 | $ 36,362 | $ 4,945 |
(*) Includes international travel that is part of a department's program.
TRAVEL:
HOSPITALITY: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased mainly due to:
CONFERENCE FEES: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental conference fees expenditures increased mainly due to: