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Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences – 2024–25

As required by the Treasury Board Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures, this report provides information on travel, hospitality and conference expenditures for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, except for information withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act.

Travel, hospitality and conference expenditures incurred by a federal department or agency relate to activities that support the department’s or agency’s mandate and the government’s priorities.

The CNSC’s travel, hospitality and conference expenditures support the delivery of the following core programs and services to Canadians:

  • regulating the development, production, and use of nuclear energy in Canada to protect health, safety, and the environment
  • regulating the production, possession, use and transport of nuclear substances, and the production, possession and use of prescribed equipment and prescribed information
  • implementing measures respecting international control of the development, production, transport and use of nuclear energy and substances, including measures respecting the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices
  • disseminating objective scientific, technical and regulatory information concerning the CNSC’s activities, and about how the development, production, possession, transport and use of nuclear substances affect the environment and the health and safety of persons

For more information on the CNSC’s mandate and core programs and/or services, please consult the CNSC’s Departmental Results Report or Departmental Plan.

Travel, hospitality and conference expenditures

CNSC Expenditure category Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2025 ($ thousands) Expenditures for the year ending March 31, 2024 ($ thousands) Variance ($ thousands)
Operational activities 3,346 3,653 (307)
Key stakeholders 814 993 (179)
Internal governance 297 226 71
Training 673 719 (46)
Other 6 16 (10)
A. Total travel 5,136 5,607 (471)
B. Hospitality 158 165 (7)
C. Conference fees 98 132 (34)
Total (A+B+C) 5,392 5,904 (512)
International travel by minister and minister’s staff* (included in travel) N/A N/A N/A

* The CNSC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, whose travel expenses are included in Energy and Natural Resources Canada’s Report on Annual Expenditures for Travel, Hospitality and Conferences.

Significant variances compared with previous fiscal year

Travel: The decrease is because of lower expenditures on international travel due to budget reductions resulting from the government-wide initiative to refocus government spending.

Hospitality: No significant variance.

Conference fees: The decrease is attributable to budget reductions resulting from the government-wide initiative to refocus government spending.

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