Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences - March 31, 2011

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Expenditures on Travel, Hospitality and Conferences, this report provides information about the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC)’s total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality, and conferences. This report covers the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

This information is updated annually and does not contain information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.

Expenditures incurred by federal departments and agencies for travel, hospitality, and conferences are related to activities that support organizational mandate(s) and the government’s priorities.

The PPSC is an independent prosecution service whose main objective is to prosecute offences under federal jurisdiction in a manner that is free of any improper influence and that respects the public interest. Its mandate is set out in the Director of Public Prosecutions Act^{Footnote 1}. The Act calls on the PPSC to provide prosecutorial advice to law enforcement agencies, and to prosecute matters on behalf of the Crown that are within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General of Canada. The PPSC’s sole strategic outcome is the prosecution of criminal and regulatory offences under federal law in a manner that is independent, impartial, and fair.

The PPSC plays an integral role in the criminal justice system, promoting due process and working to safeguard the rights of all those who come into contact with the system. The benefits to Canadians from the work carried out by the PPSC include:

• provision of legal advice to police forces and federal investigative agencies on the criminal law implications of investigations and prosecutions;
• appropriate enforcement of federal laws through principled and independent decisions by prosecutors; and
• confidence in the administration of justice through professionally conducted prosecutions that result in a judicial determination on the merits of the evidence.

The PPSC’s total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences, are summarized below:

Expenditure Category	Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2011 (in thousands of dollars)
Travel – Public Servants	4,198
Travel – Non-Public Servants	85
International Travel by Minister and Minister’s Staff	0
Total Travel	4,283
Hospitality	15
Conference Fees	19
Total	4,317