2018-2019 Annual Report on Travel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

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 Agency^{Footnote 1} for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, 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. Further information can be found in the Agency’s Departmental Results Report.

Year ended March 31, 2019

Expenditure category	Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2019 ($ thousands)	Expenditures for year ended March 31, 2018 ($ thousands)	Variance ($ thousands)
Travel
Operational activities	$730	$708	$22
Key stakeholders	$155	$28	$127
Internal governance	$15	$6	$9
Training	$61	$48	$13
Other	$85	$26	$59
A. Total travel1	$1,046	$816	$230
B. Hospitality	$53	$33	$20
C. Conference fees	$4	$5	-$1
Total [A+B+C]	$1,103	$854	$249
International travel by minister and minister’s staff (included in travel)	$0	$0	$0
¹ Includes international travel that is part of a department’s program.

Travel: compared with fiscal year 2017-18, departmental travel expenditures increased mainly due to the growth of the agency.