Disclosure of travel and hospitality expenses
On December 12, 2003, the Prime Minister announced a new policy on the mandatory
publication of travel and hospitality expenses for selected government officials.
This web site provides information on the travel and hospitality expenses incurred
within the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat by the President, Parliamentary
Secretary, and their exempt staff, and by senior level employees at the Deputy Minister,
Associate Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Minister, and equivalent levels.
The rules and principles governing travel are outlined in the Guidelines for Ministers' Offices and in Treasury Board's Travel Directive and Special Travel
Authorities. The purpose of these directives is to provide for the reimbursement
of reasonable expenses necessarily incurred during travel on government business.
The Government of Canada extends hospitality in accordance with the rules and principles
outlined in the Guidelines for Ministers' Offices and the Treasury Board Hospitality Policy. The objective of the policy is to ensure that hospitality
is extended in an economical and affordable way when it facilitates government business
or is considered desirable as a matter of courtesy and protocol.
The information on this web site will be updated every three months, beginning on
March 31, 2004.
Please note that information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act does not appear on this web site.