Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences
Total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences of CIHR are summarized below:(in thousands of dollars)
| Expenditure Category | Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2012 (a) |
Expenditures for the previous year ending March 31, 2011 (b) |
Variance (1) ( a – b ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel – Public Servants | 570.8 | 719.1 | (148.3) |
| Travel – Non-Public Servants | 2,626.6 | 2,622.4 | 4.2 |
| International Travel by Minister and Minister's Staff1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Travel | 3,197.4 | 3,341.5 | (144.1) |
| Hospitality | 469.9 | 596.7 | (126.8) |
| Conference Fees | 57.4 | 77.6 | (20.2) |
| Total | 3,724.7 | 4,015.8 | (291.1) |
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Significant variances compared to the previous fiscal year.
This section is used to provide a brief explanation of significant variances from the previous year's annual expenditures for each category.
Travel:
- Public Servants: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental travel expenditures by public servants decreased by $148.3K (or 20.6%) due to austerity measures implemented by CIHR.
- Non-Public Servants: Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental travel expenditures by non-public servants increased marginally by $4.2K (or 0.2%). The vast majority of expenditures in this category relate to the costs of managing peer review.
Hospitality:
Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental hospitality expenditures decreased significantly by $126.8K (or 21.3%) due to austerity measures implemented by CIHR.
Conference Fees:
Compared to fiscal year 2010-2011, departmental conference fees expenditures decreased significantly by $20.2K (or 26.0%) due to austerity measures implemented by CIHR.