Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures 2023-24
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, 2024, 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’ 2023-24 Departmental Results Report (DRR).
| Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ended March 31, 2024 |
Expenditures for the previous year ended March 31, 2023 |
Variance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
|
$1045 | $856 | $189 |
|
$16 | $6 | $10 |
|
$12 | $4 | $8 |
|
$43 | $83 | $-40 |
|
- | - | - |
| A. Total Travel | $1116 | $949 | $167 |
| B. Hospitality | $97 | $23 | $74 |
| C. Conference Fees | - | - | - |
| TOTAL [A+B+C] | $1213 | $972 | $241 |
International travel by minister and minister's staff |
- | - | - |
Significant variances compared with previous fiscal year
Travel: The departmental travel expenditures increased by $167 thousand (18%) in comparison to fiscal year 2022-23. The increase is mainly due to additional travel requirements to support the operational activities of the judiciary.
Hospitality: The departmental hospitality spending has increased by $74 thousand (319%) in comparison to fiscal year 2022-23. This is mainly due to the increased presence in the workplace and a greater number of in-person events taking place such an Annual meeting of the heads of Court Administration (HoCA), an Executive retreat and additional requirements in the area of the judicial services.
Conference fees: Departmental conference fees expenditures were nil in 2023-24 as well as for 2022-23 fiscal year.
Minister and minister’s exempt staff: Consistent with fiscal year 2022-23, departmental expenditures for international travel by the Minister and the Minister’s exempt staff were nil in 2023-24.
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