Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences

PUBLIC SERVICE STAFFING TRIBUNAL
Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences

As required by the Treasury Board Directive for the Management of Expenditures on Travel, Hospitality and Conferences, this report provides information on the total annual expenditures for each of travel, hospitality and conferences for the Public Service Staffing Tribunal (the Tribunal) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. It also provides the variance explanations from the previous fiscal year in each of these areas.

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 related to supporting departmental mandate and the government’s priorities.

In particular, for the Tribunal this includes the delivery of the following core program:

• Under the Public Service Employment Act, the Public Service Staffing Tribunal deals with complaints related to internal appointments and lay-offs in the federal public service. The Tribunal conducts hearings and provides mediation services in order to resolve complaints.

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

Total annual expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences of the Tribunal are summarized below:

Significant variances compared to the previous fiscal year.

TRAVEL

A. Public Servants: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental travel expenditures by public servants increased mainly due to:

• To better meet the needs of its stakeholders, the Tribunal conducted more in person mediation this fiscal year therefore increasing travel expenditures compared to fiscal year 2010-2011.

B. Non-Public Servants: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, the Tribunal’s travel expenditures by non-public servants have slightly decreased.

HOSPITALITY: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, the Tribunal’s hospitality expenditures have slightly decreased.

CONFERENCE FEES: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental conference fees expenditures increased mainly due to:

• The increase is mainly attributable to a timing difference in the payment for the Tribunal’s participation in the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals (CCAT) conference in 2011. Overall, the Tribunal’s participation in conference activities was similar between years.

_______________ Guy Giguère Chairperson

_______________ Josée Dubois Chief Financial Officer