Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures 2022-23

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, this report provides information on travel, hospitality and conferences expenditures for the Courts Administration Service (CAS) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, except for information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.

Travel, hospitality and conference expenditures incurred by a federal department or agency relate to activities that support the department or agency’s mandate and the government’s priorities.

CAS’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:

  • The provision of timely and accurate 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’ 2022-23 Departmental Results Report (DRR).
Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures
Courts Administration Service
Year ended March 31, 2023
(in thousands of dollars)
Expenditure Category Expenditures for
the year ended
March 31, 2023		 Expenditures for the
previous year ended
March 31, 2022 		Variance
Travel      
  • Operational activities
 $856 $235 $621
  • Key stakeholders
 $6 - $6
  • Internal governance
 $4 - $4
  • Training
 $83 $3 $80
  • Other
 - - -
A. Total Travel $949 $238 $711
B. Hospitality $23 $4 $19
C. Conference Fees - - -
TOTAL [A+B+C] $972 $242 $730

International travel by minister and minister's staff
(included in travel)

 - - -

Significant variances compared with previous fiscal year

Travel: compared with fiscal year 2021-22, departmental travel expenditures increased by $711 thousand (299%) mainly due to the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. The expenses are closer to pre-pandemic figures and are more in line with the usual business activities of the department.

Hospitality: Compared to fiscal year 2021-22, departmental hospitality spending has increased by 475%, this is mainly due to the increased presence in the workplace and a greater number of in-person events taking place such as conferences, retreats, etc. However, it is important to note that at March 31, 2023, these expenditures have not yet reached the pre-pandemic levels.

Conference fees: departmental conference fees expenditures were nil in 2022-23 as well as for 2021-22 fiscal year.

Minister and minister’s exempt staff: consistent with fiscal year 2021-22, departmental expenditures for international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff were nil in 2022-23.

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