Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences 2016-17
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 Courts Administration Service (CAS) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. 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 Actor the Privacy Act or information related to Deputy Judges, given their status as judicial officers.
Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conference fees incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government's priorities.
In particular, for CAS, this includes the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:
- The provision of effective and efficient registry, judicial and corporate services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. Further details on CAS' programs can be found in CAS' 2016-17 Departmental Results Report (DRR).
CAS' total annual expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences are summarized below:
| Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ended March 31, 2017 (a) |
Expenditures for the previous year ended March 31, 2016 (b) |
Variance (a – b) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel – Public Servants | $377 | $397 | -20 |
| Travel – Non-Public Servants | $118 | $128 | -$10 |
| Total Travel | $495 | $525 | -$30 |
| Hospitality | $36 | $52 | -$16 |
| Conference Fees | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTAL | $531 | $577 | -$46 |
TRAVEL
Public Servants: Compared to the prior fiscal year, CAS' 2016-17 travel expenditures by public servants decreased by $20 thousand (5%). This is mainly due to less travel required for IT and facilities projects, including the completion of a new St. John's regional office. These decreases are partially offset by increased travel in the regions and related to security projects.
Non-Public Servants: Compared to the prior fiscal year, CAS' 2016-17 travel expenditures by non-public servants decreased by $10 thousand (8%). This is mainly due to small reductions in various areas.
HOSPITALITY:
Compared to the prior fiscal year, CAS' 2016-17 hospitality expenditures decreased by $16 thousand (31%). This is mainly due to a reduction in hospitality requirements in the area of judicial services.
CONFERENCE FEES:
Consistent with the previous fiscal year, CAS did not have any conference fees in 2016-17.
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