Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016
As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, this report provides information on the total annual expenditures for each of travel, hospitality and conferences for the Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.
The mandate of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner is to review the activities of Communications Security Establishment to ensure it performs its duties and functions in accordance with the laws of Canada. This includes having due regard for the privacy of Canadians. The Commissioner's office exists to support the Commissioner in the effective discharge of his mandate.
In order to fulfill this mandate the office incurs travel, hospitality and conference expenditures to: perform reviews in support of the mandate; attend and present at national and international forums related to the mandate of the Commissioner; provide learning opportunities to staff; and implement key government initiatives.
This information is updated annually and does not contain information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.
Total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences of the Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner are summarized below:
| Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2015 |
Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2016 |
Variance 2015 to 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel - Public Servants | 35 | 13 | (22) |
| Travel - Non-Public Servants | 1 | - | (1) |
| Total | 36 | 13 | (23) |
| Hospitality | 1 | - | (1) |
| Conference Fees | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 40 | 17 | (23) |
Summary
There is an overall decrease in expenditures in fiscal year 2015-16 due primarily to lower travel costs for public servants. In 2014-15, senior officials of the office attended the International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference (IIRAC) in London, United Kingdom and travelled to Washington, D.C. for meetings with review officials. Similar travels did not occur in 2015-16.
Travel
Public Servants: compared to fiscal year 2014-15, departmental travel expenditures by public servants decreased mainly due to:
- No travel to London for the IIRAC; and
- No travel to Washington, D.C. for meetings with review officials.
Non-Public Servants: slight decrease over the previous year due to:
- There were no travel requirements related to the completion of scheduled reviews
Hospitality
Compared to fiscal year 2014-15, the decrease is not significant.
Conference Fees
There is a slight increase over the previous year due to the positive response by staff to the provision of increased learning opportunities.
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