Employment and Social Development Canada
Travel and hospitality disclosed by Employment and Social Development Canada, records dated 2003-11-26 to 2026-08-21.
Explore all 17,210 recordsTravel, all years
$23.5M
13,811 trips
Hospitality, all years
$805K
3,399 events
Officials named
874
420 with their own page
Largest single record
$46K
Totals by fiscal year
TravelHospitalityAmount: total (travel + hospitality)
- 2003-04$427K ($385K + $42K)
- 2004-05$1.5M ($1.4M + $94K)
- 2005-06$1.6M ($1.5M + $105K)
- 2006-07$1.4M ($1.4M + $58K)
- 2007-08$1.5M ($1.4M + $127K)
- 2008-09$1.4M ($1.3M + $67K)
- 2009-10$1.2M ($1.1M + $52K)
- 2010-11$1.1M ($1.0M + $43K)
- 2011-12$895K ($878K + $17K)
- 2012-13$932K ($927K + $5,180)
- 2013-14$882K ($867K + $15K)
- 2014-15$989K ($970K + $19K)
- 2015-16$513K ($508K + $5,398)
- 2016-17$818K ($809K + $9,141)
- 2017-18$930K ($921K + $9,661)
- 2018-19$973K ($960K + $13K)
- 2019-20$819K ($805K + $14K)
- 2020-21$12K ($11K + $748)
- 2021-22$244K ($243K + $503)
- 2022-23$1.2M ($1.2M + $4,138)
- 2023-24$1.7M ($1.7M + $9,383)
- 2024-25$1.7M ($1.7M + $16K)
- 2025-26$1.1M ($1.0M + $46K)
- 2026-27$564K ($528K + $35K)
Officials with the largest totals
Combined travel and hospitality, all years. Officials below $10,000 are in the explorer.
- Andy Netzel$774K
- Louise Branch$414K
- Michael Alexander$378K
- Nicole Barbeau$355K
- Paul Thompson$339K
- Lisa Raitt$279K
- Seamus O'Regan$274K
- Derek Gee$267K
- John Ostrander$248K
- Stephanie Cadieux$245K
- Scott Streiner$242K
- Diane Finley$242K
- Judith Andrew$236K
- Mary Ann Triggs$220K
- Hélène Gosselin$213K
- Susan Scotti$202K
- Sara Filbee$201K
- Patricia Hajdu$197K
- Jean-Yves Duclos$193K
- Carla Qualtrough$185K
- Janice Charette$184K
- Bill Ross$180K
- Howard Green$180K
- Charles Nixon$174K
- Karen Jackson$173K
- Monte Solberg$168K
- George Skinner$167K
- Marie-Geneviève Mounier$165K
- Carol Beal$162K
- Jason Kenney$161K
- Alice Wong$159K
- André Piché$156K
- Bayla Kolk$151K
- Mary Lou Deck$151K
- Douglas Smith$149K
- Nancy Healey$149K
- Jean-Pierre Blackburn$148K
- Ian James$148K
- K. Kellie Leitch$148K
- Maryantonett Flumian$142K
Largest trips
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Hajdu “G20 Labour and Employment Minister's meeting.” | $24,599.51 |
| 2 | Cliff Groen “Learn and exchange information with stakeholders.” | $23,578.68 |
| 3 | Monique Pauzé “To accompany the Minister at the G7 Labour and Employment Ministerial and Side Program” | $23,572.52 |
| 4 | David McGovern “Advance Leadership Program” | $22,579.79 |
| 5 | Jason Kenney “The "Other Expenses" category includes $11,19311 in costs related to the logistics required for the delegation which were divided amongst the other participating federal departments to this mission*********************************To lead a Canadian trade delegation to Lebanon; to hold a roundtable with Lebanese & Canadian businesses and the Chamber of Commerce of Beirut; to meet with the Lebanese Canadian Business Association; to attend a meeting between Canadian businesses and Lebanese industrialists; to attend meetings with former President Amine Gemayel; Prime Minister Tammam Salam; former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, leader of the Future Movement; Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil; Minister of Economy and Trade Alain Hakim; Kataeb MP Samy Gemayel; Samir Geagea; leader of the Lebanese Forces; General Jean Kahwaji; Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Army; Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai; Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Ephrem II; Shiite Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan; Shiite Sheikh Imam Ali al-Amin; Sunni Mufti Mohamad Rachid Kabbani; Armenian Apostolic Patriarch Aram Keshishian of Cilicia; Armenian Catholic Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni of Cilicia; Druze leader Walid Jumblat, and others; to lay a wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada at the tombs of assassinated President Bachir Gemayel & MP Pierre Gemayel; to open the newly-renovated section of the Canadian Embassy in Beirut; to meet Canadian trade, consular, immigration & refugee processing staff & officials; to meet Canadian humanitarian & aid workers dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis; to visit a refugee settlement & announce Canadian funding for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon; and to attend other meetings and eventsTo meet with the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, the Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Hranush Hakobyan, the President of the National Assembly, Galust Sahakyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandyan, and others; to attend meetings with Canadian and Armenian business leaders; to meet with Canadian businesses in Armenia; to meet Canadian officials in Yerevan; to lay wreaths on behalf of the Government of Canada at the Armenian Genocide Memorial at Tsitsernakaberd and at the memorial to the Armenian victims of Communist repression; to visit Holy Etchmiadzin, Mother Cathedral of the Armenian Church, & Khor Virap at Mt Ararat; to welcome a visiting group of Canadian youth participating in an international Armenian Scout Jamboree; and for other meetings and events” | $22,290.12 |
| 6 | Seamus O'Regan “Visit to Northern Ireland and for the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement” | $22,233.87 |
| 7 | Joseph Fontana “Bilateral meeting - With counterparts and World Urban Forum” | $21,623.08 |
| 8 | Chris White “Bilateral meeting with counterparts and World Urban Forum” | $21,566.43 |
| 9 | Stephanie Kirkland “To learn and exchange information with stakeholders” | $20,707.30 |
| 10 | Carla Qualtrough “To attend the G7 Labour and Employment Ministerial and Side Program” | $20,470.29 |
Largest hospitality events
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Streiner “Breakfasts, refreshments, lunches for 3 days of Labour Program National & Regional meetings” | $45,663.72$74 per attendee |
| 2 | Phil Jensen “Refreshments - Service Canada Orientation Session” | $25,926.75$6 per attendee |
| 3 | Thomas Townsend “Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinner and Refreshments - Canada@150 Conference” | $14,196.50$81 per attendee |
| 4 | Catherine Adam “Lunch, refreshments, and reception: Canada’s Volunteer Awards: Recognition Event, 2024 & 2025 Recipients” | $9,878.35$116 per attendee |
| 5 | Catherine Adam “Breakfast, lunch, refreshments and dinner.: 27th meeting of Federal/Provincial/Territorial ministers responsible fo seniors” | $9,447.38$169 per attendee |
| 6 | Louise Branch “Meeting - National Headquarters Human Resources Services Branch” | $9,240.02$23 per attendee |
| 7 | Danica Shimbashi “Lunch provided during mandatory refresher training session to all members” | $8,567.93$101 per attendee |
| 8 | Catherine Adam “Ministerial Reception to Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025” | $8,181.30$78 per attendee |
| 9 | Catherine Adam “Event Catering & Ministerial Dinner: Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministerial Meeting” | $7,542.63$132 per attendee |
| 10 | Danielle Vincent “Refreshments, Conference of all the managers for the Quebec Region” | $6,074.63$28 per attendee |
Highest hospitality cost per attendee
Only records that state attendee counts.
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janice Charette “Deputy Ministers' Functions” | $1,052.38$1,052.38 per attendee |
| 2 | Ian Shugart “Deputy Minister's Functions - Quarterly Billing” | $853.00$853.00 per attendee |
| 3 | Ian Shugart “Deputy Minister's Functions - Quarterly Billing” | $851.17$851.17 per attendee |
| 4 | Linda Lizotte-MacPherson “Deputy Ministers Luncheon Seminar Series 2009-2010” | $750.00$750.00 per attendee |
| 5 | Hélène Gosselin “Deputy Ministers' Luncheon Seminars 2009-2010” | $750.00$750.00 per attendee |
| 6 | Graham Flack “Deputy Minister's functions” | $721.17$721.17 per attendee |
| 7 | Ian Shugart “Deputy Minister's Functions - Quarterly Billing” | $715.52$715.52 per attendee |
| 8 | Louise Levonian “Deputy Minister's functions - Quarterly billing” | $685.64$685.64 per attendee |
| 9 | Ian Shugart “Deputy Minister's functions - Quarterly billing” | $662.87$662.87 per attendee |
| 10 | Ian Shugart “Deputy Minister's Functions - Quarterly Billing” | $591.40$591.40 per attendee |