Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures - For the period ending March 31, 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 Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, except for information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.
Travel, hospitality and conference expenditures incurred by ISC relate to activities that support the department’s mandate and the government’s priorities.
ISC’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canada’s Indigenous people (i.e. First Nations, Inuit and Métis) to:
- Improve access to high-quality services
- Support and empower Indigenous peoples to control the delivery of those services; and
- Improve the socio-economic conditions, quality of life, and safety in their communities
Annual Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Indigenous Services Canada
Year ended March 31, 2019
| Expenditure Category | Expenditure for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands) |
Expenditure for period ended November 30, 2017 to March 31, 2018 ($ thousands) |
Variance ($ thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
| Operational activities | $310,406 | $142,111 | $168,295 |
| Key stakeholders | $2,850 | $570 | $2,280 |
| Internal governance | $417 | $85 | $332 |
| Training | $1,321 | $611 | $710 |
| Other | $1,133 | $283 | $850 |
| A. Total travel | $316,127 | $143,660 | $172,467 |
| B. Hospitality | $147 | $30 | $117 |
| C. Conference fees | $227 | $21 | $206 |
| Total [A+B+C] | $316,502 | $143,711 | $172,791 |
| International travel by minister and minister's staff (included in travel) | $3 | $0 | $3 |
Significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) was created as a department by Order in Council P.C. 2017-1464.
Effective November 30, 2017, Order in Council P.C. 2017-1465 transferred from Health Canada (HC) to ISC the control and supervision of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; and transferred from INAC to ISC the control and supervision of the Education and Social Development Programs and Partnership Sector; and the Regional Operations Sector.
As such, expenses included in the previous fiscal year’s report only covered the period from November 30, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The increases in Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures are mainly due to 2018-19 expenditures covering a full 12-month period while 2017-18 expenditures covered only a 4-month period.