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 Minister, 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.
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