Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditure, this report provides information on the total expenditures for each of travel, hospitality and conferences for the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) for the period of November 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

This information is updated annually and does not contain information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.

Expenditures on travel, hospitality and conferences fees incurred by federal departments and agencies are related to activities that support a departmental or agency mandate and the government’s priorities.

The ATSSC was established with the coming into force on November 1, 2014, of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Act. The ATSSC is responsible for providing support services and facilities to 11 federal administrative tribunals by way of a single, integrated organization.

These services include the specialized services required by each tribunal (e.g. registry, research and analysis, legal and other mandate or case activities specific to each tribunal), as well as internal services (e.g. human resources, financial services, information management and technology, accommodations, security, planning and communications).

Further details on the ATSSC’s mandate, program activities and legislation may be found in the Report on Plans and Priorities and the Departmental Performance Report.

Total expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences of ATSSC for the period from November 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015, are summarized below:

Note: As this is a new department, no comparative numbers are available for the previous year.