Department of Justice Canada

Travel and hospitality disclosed by Department of Justice Canada, records dated 2017-03-03 to 2026-08-13.

Explore all 1,597 records
Travel, all years
$2.5M
1,228 trips
Hospitality, all years
$660K
369 events
Officials named
143
66 with their own page
Largest single record
$172K

Totals by fiscal year

TravelHospitalityAmount: total (travel + hospitality)

  • 2016-17$59K ($59K + $363)
  • 2017-18$388K ($370K + $18K)
  • 2018-19$367K ($337K + $30K)
  • 2019-20$365K ($271K + $94K)
  • 2020-21$16K ($15K + $564)
  • 2021-22$43K ($42K + $713)
  • 2022-23$355K ($334K + $21K)
  • 2023-24$418K ($357K + $60K)
  • 2024-25$532K ($209K + $323K)
  • 2025-26$478K ($374K + $104K)
  • 2026-27$126K ($118K + $8,076)

Officials with the largest totals

Combined travel and hospitality, all years. Officials below $10,000 are in the explorer.

Largest trips

#RecordAmount
1Isabelle Jacques
Travel2026-02-04 to 2026-02-16 · Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
“Attended the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2026”
Destination: Republic of Fiji, Melanesia, Oceania
Cost lines: airfare $17,563.92, other transport $14.56, lodging $3,502.82, meals $1,423.50
$22,504.80
2Shalene Curtis-Micallef
Travel2022-11-18 to 2022-11-30 · Associate Deputy Minister of Justice
“Attended the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting and the G7 Ministers Meetings”
Destination: Balaclava, Mauritius, Berlin, Germany
Cost lines: airfare $13,163.89, other transport $117.74, lodging $4,877.04, meals $1,582.04, other $16.94
$19,757.65
3Shane Spelliscy
Travel2025-09-20 to 2025-09-27 · Assistant Deputy Attorney General
“Attended meetings at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law”
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Cost lines: airfare $8,818.43, other transport $312.40, lodging $3,451.56, meals $2,382.12
$14,964.51
4Catherine Rudick
Travel2018-11-25 to 2018-11-30 · Chief of Staff
“The 6th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Forum - The Future of Well-being”
Destination: Incheon, South Korea
Cost lines: airfare $13,142.38, lodging $567.73, meals $642.82
$14,352.93
5Shane Spelliscy
Travel2025-07-19 to 2025-07-23 · Assistant Deputy Attorney General
“Attended meetings at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law”
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Cost lines: airfare $11,023.83, other transport $429.90, lodging $1,149.59, meals $1,498.45
$14,101.77
6Donald Piragoff
Travel2018-09-29 to 2018-10-07 · Former Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Attended the Senior Officials of Commonwealth Law Ministries meeting”
Destination: London, United Kingdom
Cost lines: airfare $8,354.46, other transport $470.83, lodging $3,122.81, meals $997.88, other $22.59
$12,968.57
7Laurie Wright
Travel2018-08-25 to 2018-09-02 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Attended the Five Country Ministerial Meeting and Quintet of Attorneys General”
Destination: Brisbane, Australia
Cost lines: airfare $11,490.88, lodging $649.26, meals $508.95
$12,649.09
8Thomas Owen Ripley
Travel2025-11-10 to 2025-11-15 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Attended the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice”
Destination: Madrid, Spain
Cost lines: airfare $10,037.08, other transport $120.94, lodging $1,301.21, meals $906.12
$12,365.35
9François Daigle
Travel2018-08-26 to 2018-08-31 · Associate Deputy Minister
“Attended the Five Country Ministerial Meeting and Quintet of Attorneys General”
Destination: Brisbane, Australia
Cost lines: airfare $10,695.30, other transport $288.85, lodging $664.08, meals $333.92, other $229.52
$12,211.67
10Shane Spelliscy
Travel2025-11-29 to 2025-12-04 · Assistant Deputy Attorney General
“Attended meetings at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law”
Destination: Paris, France
Cost lines: airfare $9,067.75, other transport $262.17, lodging $1,530.86, meals $1,205.89
$12,066.67

Largest hospitality events

#RecordAmount
1Kimberly Murray
Hospitality2024-10-29 to 2024-10-30 · Special Interlocutor
“National Gathering on Unmarked Burials – The Release of an Indigenous-led Reparations Framework”
Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Vendor: Hilton Lac Leamy
Attendees: 25 employees, 350 guests
$172,079.34$459 per attendee
2Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-10-15 to 2025-10-17 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Vendor: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club
Attendees: 38 employees, 104 guests
$48,818.13$344 per attendee
3T. Owen Ripley
Hospitality2024-10-16 to 2024-10-18 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Vendor: Aurora Village, The Explorer Hotel
Attendees: 31 employees, 76 guests
$42,591.87$398 per attendee
4Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-03-06 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Rogers Centre Ottawa
Attendees: 103 employees, 173 guests
Comment in the record: “$14,609.00 recovered from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness”
$33,016.32$120 per attendee
5Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-06-16 to 2025-06-18 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Vendor: Delta Hotels Saint John; Saint John Ale House
Attendees: 10 employees, 49 guests
$20,028.76$339 per attendee
6Laurie Sargent
Hospitality2019-05-14 to 2019-05-15 · Assistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Affairs
“Exploring Indigenous Justice Systems in Canada and Around the World”
Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Vendor: Distinction by Sodexo (Canadian Museum of History)
Attendees: 68 employees, 84 guests
$18,368.25$121 per attendee
7Michael Sousa
Hospitality2023-10-11 to 2023-10-13 · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Bromont, Quebec
Vendor: Domaine Chateau Bromont, Restaurant Michel Groleau Inc.
Attendees: 35 employees, 75 guests
Comment in the record: “$14,770.10 paid by Public Safety of Canada”
$14,493.12$132 per attendee
8Nathalie G Drouin
Hospitality2019-05-22 to 2019-05-24 · Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Vendor: The Inn at Bay Fortune – Culinart Productions Limited, Delta Prince Edward
Attendees: 21 employees, 49 guests
$13,829.02$198 per attendee
9Michael Sousa
Hospitality2023-05-30 to 2023-05-31 · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Vendor: Steveston Seafood House, Hilton Vancouver Airport
Attendees: 15 employees, 33 guests
$12,431.94$259 per attendee
10Nathalie G Drouin
Hospitality2020-01-21 to 2020-01-22 · Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Vendor: Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe
Attendees: 22 employees, 94 guests
Comment in the record: “Amount Corrected”
$11,467.12$99 per attendee

Highest hospitality cost per attendee

Only records that state attendee counts.

#RecordAmount
1Kimberly Murray
Hospitality2024-10-29 to 2024-10-30 · Special Interlocutor
“National Gathering on Unmarked Burials – The Release of an Indigenous-led Reparations Framework”
Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Vendor: Hilton Lac Leamy
Attendees: 25 employees, 350 guests
$172,079.34$458.88 per attendee
2T. Owen Ripley
Hospitality2024-10-16 to 2024-10-18 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Vendor: Aurora Village, The Explorer Hotel
Attendees: 31 employees, 76 guests
$42,591.87$398.05 per attendee
3Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-10-15 to 2025-10-17 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Vendor: Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge; Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club
Attendees: 38 employees, 104 guests
$48,818.13$343.79 per attendee
4Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-06-16 to 2025-06-18 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Vendor: Delta Hotels Saint John; Saint John Ale House
Attendees: 10 employees, 49 guests
$20,028.76$339.47 per attendee
5Michael Sousa
Hospitality2023-05-30 to 2023-05-31 · Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Vendor: Steveston Seafood House, Hilton Vancouver Airport
Attendees: 15 employees, 33 guests
$12,431.94$259.00 per attendee
6Nathalie G Drouin
Hospitality2019-05-22 to 2019-05-24 · Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety”
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Vendor: The Inn at Bay Fortune – Culinart Productions Limited, Delta Prince Edward
Attendees: 21 employees, 49 guests
$13,829.02$197.56 per attendee
7Alain Langlois
Hospitality2024-11-28 · Assistant Deputy Minister
“Public Safety, Defence and Immigration Portfolio Learning Day”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Les Flavoureux Traiteur Gourmet Catering
Attendees: 37 employees, 0 guests
$6,838.42$184.82 per attendee
8Kimberly Murray
Hospitality2024-04-03 to 2024-04-04 · Special Interlocutor
“Survivor Advisory Council meetings to discuss the Obligations for the final report”
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Vendor: Fairmont Hotel
Attendees: 2 employees, 4 guests
$1,021.56$170.26 per attendee
9Thomas Owen Ripley
Hospitality2025-11-03 to 2025-11-04 · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
“Steering Committee on Justice Efficiencies and Access to the Justice System”
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vendor: Terrasse William Gray; Hyatt Centric Montreal
Attendees: 3 employees, 20 guests
$3,523.03$153.18 per attendee
10François Daigle
Hospitality2019-05-13 to 2019-05-14 · Associate Deputy Minister
“Steering Committee on Justice Efficiencies and Access to the Justice System”
Location: Quebec City, Quebec
Vendor: Chez Muffy, Auberge Saint Antoine
Attendees: 5 employees, 16 guests
$3,019.33$143.78 per attendee

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