Ministers' Office Expenses

On March 1, 2007, Premier Ed Stelmach announced that Ministers' Offices expenses would be posted online beginning with April 2007 expenses. The expenses include those of ministers, their executive assistants and their administrative support staff. They cover:

  • meals, accommodation and travel;
  • hosting and working sessions;
  • goods, supplies and services, and other expenses.

Each month’s expenses are posted by the end of the following month.

For the:  Office of the Premier
For the Month of: December 2007
Current Monthly Expenses
Expenses Fiscal Year to Date
Meals, accommodation, and travel
$ 6,333.22
$ 43,691.21
Hosting and working sessions
$ 868.19
$ 13,788.10
Goods, supplies and services, and other expenses
$ 4,523.98
$ 48,190.14
Totals
$ 11,725.39
$ 105,669.45

Notes:

In December, $4,260.59 was also paid by International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs for the Premier and staff to travel to Toronto to deliver a speech to the Empire Club of Canada.

Expenses for Office of the Premier include those of the Premier, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant and their administrative support staff. It also includes travel and hosting expenses for the Executive Director of the Southern Alberta Office, Communications Director and Director of Media Relations.

 

Meals, Accommodation & Travel
Amounts paid for expenses such as meals, air fare, taxis, parking, mileage, hotels and other accommodations incurred by the Minister and/or their office staff while traveling on government business. International travel is also reported separately by trip and available on each Ministry's website. International travel is reported here: http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/international_travel_expenses.cfm.

Hosting and Working Sessions
Amounts paid to or by the Minister and/or their office staff related to hosting or working sessions.

Goods, Supplies & Services and Other Expenses
Amounts paid to support the administration and operations of the Minister's office including general office supplies and services.

Any of the above costs incurred by the Minister and/or their office staff that were charged to ministry programs are also included in this report. Salaries and other related manpower costs are excluded.

Archived Reports (Fiscal Year)

2007 - 2008: Office of the Premier

Other Ministries Office Expenses