Report on total annual expenditures on 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 travel, hospitality and conferences for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 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 related to supporting departmental mandate and the government's priorities.

The mandate of CIDA is to manage Canada's aid resources effectively and accountably to achieve meaningful, sustainable development results, and to engage in policy development in Canada and internationally. CIDA's mission is to lead Canada's international effort to help people living in poverty.

Canada's aid achieves meaningful results in countries around the world, and it helps make the world more secure for Canadians. It provides a concrete expression of Canadian values: compassion for the less fortunate, democracy, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law.

CIDA's efforts contribute to ensuring food security, generating sustainable economic growth, giving children and youth a better future, stabilizing fragile countries, and responding to natural disasters.

In order to achieve these results, CIDA must incur travel, hospitality and conference expenses. There is a particularly high proportion of international travel, since CIDA is involved in international development.

Total annual expenditures for travel, hospitality and conferences of CIDA are summarized below: