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Expense Management Tool
What is the Expense Management Tool (EMT)?
What are the benefits of the EMT?
How do I receive EMT training?
Will I be required to keep my receipts if I submit my expense claims on-line?
What if my department already has an Expense
Management Tool?
How do I access technical support for the EMT?
What is the Expense Management Tool (EMT)?
When fully implemented, the
EMT will allow all Government of Canada employees to perform expense management tasks on-line. The tool allows you to request travel and obtain authorizations on-line, and to complete and submit expense claims electronically.
This introduction of this final piece will make the travel solution fully integrated – from planning and booking travel to expense claim settlement, with the added benefit of data generation and business intelligence.
A pilot phase involving seven
departments concluded on June 26, 2006. The next step will be
government-wide implementation in waves. For information, please contact your Senior Full-time Travel Officer
More information.
What are the benefits of the Expense Management Tool?
Benefits to travellers and travel arrangers:
- Bilingual, user-friendly, web-enabled on-line expense reporting
- Faster reimbursement
- Pre-populated travel request data and DTC transactions
- Automatic calculation of travel allowance
Benefits to federal government organizations:
- Consistent application of travel and expense policies
- On-line approval process
- Time saved in back end audits and data entry
- Departmental and Government of Canada data consolidation and reporting for better negotiated discounts with vendors
More information.
How do I receive EMT training?
EMT training is tailored to the needs of departments and agencies and
delivered by departmental trainers in participating departments and agencies.
Resource materials for employees and departmental trainers include:
- Click & Learns
- Quick Reference Guides
- Detailed User Guides
- Simulations
More information.
Will I be required to keep my receipts if I submit my expense claims on-line?
The processes for handling paper receipts may vary by department; therefore, it is important that you verify how your department complies with the Treasury Board Secretariat.
For more information on the Expense Management Tool and the processes associated with it, please consult the
Training section.
More information.
What if my department already has an expense tool?
Departments who already have an expense management system will now be using the Travel AcXess Voyage EMT. The functionality will be similar but
travelers and travel arrangers may notice some differences.
The Travel AcXess Voyage EMT will allow all Government of Canada employees to request travel and obtain authorization, complete and submit expense claims electronically, and obtain approvals and reimbursements quickly. It is integrated with the On-line Booking Tool and Designated Travel Card, which means that time and valuable taxpayer dollars will be saved through reduced duplication and integration.
More information.
How do I access technical support for the Expense Management Tool?
Travel AcXess Voyage has a dedicated team of travel counsellors specially trained to support the EMT. You can reach Travel AcXess Voyage at 1-800-514-3798. They are prepared to help you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For technical assistance, press 4. There are no fees for calling Travel AcXess Voyage for navigational or technical support.
You can also access technical help directly in the EMT. There you will find a Help section with extensive information on topics such as:
- Expense Reports
- Vendor Payments
- Various Administrator tools, depending on the permission you have.
The ‘How Do I?’ section displays additional Help areas for common tasks. Customized Help files that your department or agency decides to add will also be displayed here.
More information.
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