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 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

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

For the CNSC, this includes the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:

• regulating the development, production and use of nuclear energy in Canada, as well as the possession, use and transportation of nuclear substances;
• implementing measures, to which Canada has agreed, on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices; and
• providing objective scientific, technical and regulatory information about the effects of nuclear activities on the environment, health, safety and security of people.

The CNSC’s total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences are as follows: