Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018
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 the Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, 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.
The mandate of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner is to review the activities of CSE 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.
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, 2018 |
Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2017 |
Variance 2018 to 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Operational | 4 | Not applicable | |
| Key stakeholders | 2 | Not applicable | |
| Internal governance | 0 | Not applicable | |
| Training | 7 | Not applicable | |
| Other | 0 | Not applicable | |
| Total | 13 | 15 | (2) |
| Hospitality | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Conference Fees | 3 | 7 | (4) |
| TOTAL | 21 | 23 | (2) |
Summary
There are slight decreases in travel ($2 thousand) and conference fees ($4 thousand) and an increase in hospitality expenditures ($ 4 thousand) in fiscal year 2017–18 for an overall decrease of $2 thousand.
Travel
The decrease from 2016–17 to 2017–18 in departmental travel expenditures by public servants is $2 thousand. This decrease in expenditures is due to a slight reduction in travel in North America related to stakeholder engagement.
Hospitality
The increase in hospitality is entirely as a result of the office hosting the first in-person meeting of the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council for two days in October.
Conference Fees
The decrease from 2016–17 to 2017–18 in conference fees is $4 thousand. The number of training opportunities pursued declined from the previous year, in part attributable to staff turnover.
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