Office of the Auditor General of CanadaTravel, Hospitality and Conference Expenditures for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Expenditure category | Expenditures for year ended 31 March 2024 (in thousands of dollars) |
Expenditures for year ended 31 March 2023 (in thousands of dollars) |
Variance (in thousands of dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | |||
|
Operational activities
|
1,884 | 1,517 | 367 |
|
Key partners
|
49 | 3 | 46 |
|
Internal governance
|
4 | 6 | (2) |
|
Training
|
109 | 72 | 37 |
|
Other
|
35 | 3 | 32 |
| A. Total travel | 2,081 | 1,601 | 480 |
| B. Hospitality | 22 | 29 | (7) |
| C. Conference fees | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Total [A+B+C] | 2,115 | 1,638 | 477 |
Significant variances compared with the previous fiscal year
Travel expenditures were higher in the 2023–24 fiscal year than they were in 2022–23 mainly because we completed a full year of normal operations after the removal of COVID‑19 travel restrictions. We limited the increase by ensuring that our annual travel spending was less than our planned travel spending to align with the Budget 2023 spending‑reduction exercise.