Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Travel and hospitality disclosed by Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, records dated 2019-04-30 to 2026-08-02.
Explore all 291 recordsTravel, all years
$376K
264 trips
Hospitality, all years
$40K
27 events
Officials named
20
11 with their own page
Largest single record
$8,710
Totals by fiscal year
TravelHospitalityAmount: total (travel + hospitality)
- 2019-20$129K ($113K + $16K)
- 2021-22$386 ($0 + $386)
- 2022-23$32K ($32K + $20)
- 2023-24$93K ($84K + $8,921)
- 2024-25$68K ($53K + $15K)
- 2025-26$70K ($70K + $0)
- 2026-27$24K ($24K + $0)
Officials with the largest totals
Combined travel and hospitality, all years. Officials below $10,000 are in the explorer.
- Gilbert, Suzanne$77K
- Ermuth, Roger$73K
- Eatrides, Roula$38K
- Wex, Richard$36K
- Kipling, Gregory$33K
- Brassard, Manon$30K
- Caroline Labranche$28K
- Thompson, Paula$24K
- Wellington, Julie$22K
- Jason Choueiri$21K
- Shatilla, Stephanie$10K
- Alice Tang$5,995
- Evan Travers$5,942
- Ward Bansley$4,573
- Aviva Basman$2,552
- Shatilla, Stephaine$1,758
- Isabelle Germain$1,610
- Wang, Hongchao$1,208
- Caroline Labrance$1,026
- Shereen Benzvy Miller$20
Largest trips
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Wex “Visited the Calgary office, presented the Chairperson's Awards in both Wertern region offices and met the Vancouver regional management team and Refugee Protection Division members in the Western region.” | $6,246.40 |
| 2 | Ermuth, Roger “Travel related to regional meetings.” | $6,135.12 |
| 3 | Roger Ermuth “Regional Visit.” | $5,907.55 |
| 4 | Richard Wex “Keynote speaker and attended the annual Canadian Council for Refugees conference.” | $5,824.22 |
| 5 | Paula Thompson “To attend the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals Symposium in Montreal to stay up to date on current refugee issues; to meet the Refugee Appeal Division newly appointed members at their office in Calgary; to attend the Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation event in Victoria to be informed on current Refugee issues as well as to be a guest speaker for the conference.” | $5,806.88 |
| 6 | Brassard, Manon “Met with employees to listen to their concerns and inform them of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada’s priorities. Attended a regional executive meeting and met personally with the Assistant Deputy Chairpersons and Senior Counsel; visited Calgary’s Canadian Border Services Agency’s offices.” | $5,463.19 |
| 7 | Ermuth, Roger “To attend the 35th International Colloquium on Financial Management for National Governments.” | $5,141.54 |
| 8 | Thompson, Paula “Meeting with the Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Coordinating Members and Members of the Refugee Appeal Division in the Western Region.” | $4,869.95 |
| 9 | Suzanne Gilbert “Regional visits to meet with the Assistant Deputy Chairpersons, Members, Early Resolution Officers and Registry Staff; Attended a conference representing the Immigration Refugee Board of Canada and the Immigration Appeal Division.” | $4,052.98 |
| 10 | Suzanne Gilbert “Meeting with Vancouver staff regarding hearing rooms” | $4,001.90 |
Largest hospitality events
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington, Julie “Legal Services - National Training Seminar” | $8,710.35$79 per attendee |
| 2 | Labranche, Caroline “Immigration Appeal Division National Training Seminar” | $8,096.22$131 per attendee |
| 3 | Shatilla, Stephanie “Activities and events for the National Public Service Week.” | $6,863.94$4 per attendee |
| 4 | Jason Choueiri “National Public Service Week lunch” | $3,225.96$6 per attendee |
| 5 | Jason Choueiri “National Public Service Week lunch” | $2,535.20$13 per attendee |
| 6 | Jason Choueiri “National Public Service Week lunch” | $2,439.62$7 per attendee |
| 7 | Jason Choueiri “Immigration and Refugee Board 30th Anniversary Celebration” | $1,649.19$3 per attendee |
| 8 | Jason Choueiri “Immigration and Refugee Board 30th Anniversary Celebration” | $1,546.87$10 per attendee |
| 9 | Jason Choueiri “Immigration and Refugee Board 30th Anniversary Celebration” | $1,077.24$6 per attendee |
| 10 | Jason Choueiri “National Public Service Week breakfast and lunch” | $863.74$7 per attendee |
Highest hospitality cost per attendee
Only records that state attendee counts.
| # | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labranche, Caroline “Immigration Appeal Division National Training Seminar” | $8,096.22$130.58 per attendee |
| 2 | Wellington, Julie “Legal Services - National Training Seminar” | $8,710.35$79.19 per attendee |
| 3 | Gregory Kipling “Recognition event for the outgoing president of the Canadian Council for Refugees.” | $66.66$66.66 per attendee |
| 4 | Paula Thompson “To provide lunch for the retreat for Refugee Appeal Division, Assistant Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson staff.” | $373.69$46.71 per attendee |
| 5 | Roula Eatrides “Refugee protection division senior management meeting” | $242.70$24.27 per attendee |
| 6 | Jason Choueiri “National Public Service Week lunch” | $2,535.20$13.00 per attendee |
| 7 | Paula Thompson “Refreshments for attendees at the swearing in ceremony of new Refugee Appeal Division members” | $251.13$10.92 per attendee |
| 8 | Tang, Alice “Refreshments: Out of region stakeholder meeting” | $235.20$10.69 per attendee |
| 9 | Jason Choueiri “Immigration and Refugee Board 30th Anniversary Celebration” | $1,546.87$10.24 per attendee |
| 10 | Jason Choueiri “Chairperson's awards” | $108.73$9.06 per attendee |