Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences (2013–2014)

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, this report provides information on the total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences for the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. It also provides the variance explanations from the previous fiscal year.

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 incurred by federal departments and agencies are for the most part directly related to supporting departmental mandates and the government's priorities. In particular, for the CPC these expenditures support civilian oversight of RCMP members' conduct in performing their policing duties, so as to hold the RCMP accountable to the public.

More information can be found in the CPC's 2013–2014 Departmental Performance Report.

Total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences of the CPC are summarized below:

Expenditure Category	Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2014 ($ thousands)	Expenditures for the previous year ending March 31, 2013 ($ thousands)	Variance
Notes: Return to footnote * referrer Due to rounding may not sum to total. Return to footnote 1 referrer The CPC is an independent agency which reports to Parliament through the Minister of Public Safety; it does not have any expenditure in this category.
Travel – Public Servants	219	173	46
Travel – Non-Public Servants	1	1	0
International Travel by Minister and Minister's StaffFootnote 1.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Travel	220	174	46*
Hospitality	5	4	(1)
Conference Fees	7	10	(3)
TOTAL	232	188	42Footnote *

Significant variances compared to the previous fiscal year

The CPC saw an increase in total spending on travel, hospitality and conferences of close to 24%. The spending increase was primarily in the area of travel resulting from an enhancement of its outreach activity across Canada.