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Travel and hospitality disclosed by Statistics Canada, records dated 2016-11-16 to 2026-07-16.

Explore all 518 records
Travel, all years
$1.1M
412 trips
Hospitality, all years
$38K
106 events
Officials named
24
14 with their own page
Largest single record
$27K

Totals by fiscal year

TravelHospitalityAmount: total (travel + hospitality)

  • 2016-17$64K ($61K + $2,297)
  • 2017-18$133K ($125K + $7,125)
  • 2018-19$177K ($175K + $2,760)
  • 2019-20$154K ($149K + $5,398)
  • 2021-22$8,256 ($8,256 + $0)
  • 2022-23$124K ($120K + $3,976)
  • 2023-24$130K ($126K + $3,316)
  • 2024-25$136K ($132K + $4,431)
  • 2025-26$139K ($134K + $4,885)
  • 2026-27$73K ($70K + $3,335)

Officials with the largest totals

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

Largest trips

#RecordAmount
1Loranger, André
Travel2026-06-20 to 2026-06-27 · Chief Statistician
“Attend a meeting for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy (CSSP) in Paris and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Conference of European Statisticians (CES) in Geneva.”
Destination: Paris, France; Geneva, Switzerland
Cost lines: airfare $20,252.92, other transport $295.80, lodging $3,834.21, meals $2,438.78, other $364.85
$27,186.56
2Loranger, André
Travel2025-12-05 to 2025-12-13 · Chief Statistician
“Attended the 2025 Conference on Economic Measurement and participated in roundtable discussions hosted by the University of New South Wales and the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence in Sydney, Australia. Visited and attended meetings with the Australia Bureau of Statistics in Canberra, Australia.”
Destination: Sydney, Australia; Canberra, Australia
Cost lines: airfare $17,686.11, other transport $357.54, lodging $2,100.23, meals $1,308.50, other $381.66
$21,834.04
3Anil Arora
Travel2023-06-20 to 2023-06-29 · Chief Statistician
“Attended the Conference of European Statisticians Plenery in Geneva, and Chaired the Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.”
Destination: Geneva, Switzerland / Paris, France
Cost lines: airfare $7,501.06, other transport $661.34, lodging $3,741.68, meals $2,731.11, other $103.96
$14,739.15
4Arora, Anil
Travel2022-06-18 to 2022-06-25 · Chief Statistician
“To attend the Conference of European Statisticians 70th Plenary Session.”
Destination: Geneva, Switzerland
Cost lines: airfare $10,219.71, other transport $322.75, lodging $1,627.92, meals $1,872.19, other $276.00
$14,318.57
5Loranger, André
Travel2025-10-11 to 2025-10-17 · Chief Statistician
“Attend the Conference of European Statisticians organized by the United Nations Economic Commission (UNECE).”
Destination: Geneva, Switzerland
Cost lines: airfare $8,695.37, other transport $533.39, lodging $3,119.26, meals $1,652.36, other $254.44
Comment in the record: “Layover in UK (which includes a day of rest) reduced the cost of the trip.”
$14,254.82
6André Loranger
Travel2025-06-13 to 2025-06-20 · Chief Statistician
“Chair the 73rd plenary session for the Conference of European Statisticians”
Destination: Geneva, Switzerland
Cost lines: airfare $8,280.67, other transport $56.64, lodging $3,503.98, meals $2,145.07, other $127.22
$14,113.58
7Anil Arora
Travel2023-10-06 to 2023-10-21 · Chief Statistician
“Participated in the Conference of European Statisticians (CES) Bureau Meeting held in Cardiff, Wales, and the 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in Geneva, Switzerland.”
Destination: Cardiff, Wales Geneva, Switzerland
Cost lines: airfare $10,026.16, other transport $265.39, lodging $703.69, meals $2,573.07, other $301.71
Comment in the record: “Meeting organizers from the International Labour Organization reimbursed $5,863.05 for meals and lodging costs in Geneva.”
$13,870.02
8Loranger, André
Travel2026-05-15 to 2026-05-23 · Chief Statistician
“Attend the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2025 roundtable and The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) Conference on Economic Measurement 2026.”
Destination: London, United Kingdom
Cost lines: airfare $7,550.63, other transport $170.04, lodging $4,194.79, meals $1,359.93, other $81.78
Comment in the record: “King's College London provided partial reimbursement for flight and hotel.”
$13,357.17
9Loranger, André
Travel2025-02-10 to 2025-02-14 · Chief Statistician
“Participate in the Conference of European Statisticians”
Destination: London, England, United Kingdom
Cost lines: airfare $10,076.31, other transport $286.79, lodging $1,583.39, meals $741.23, other $205.55
$12,893.27
10Anil Arora
Travel2019-06-22 to 2019-06-28 · Chief Statistician
“To participate as Vice Chair at the 16th meeting of the Committee on Statistics and Statistical Policy and the 67th plenary session of the Conference of European Statisticians”
Destination: Paris, France
Cost lines: airfare $9,272.71, other transport $235.71, lodging $1,626.32, meals $1,377.45, other $11.00
$12,523.19

Largest hospitality events

#RecordAmount
1Bégin, Josée
Hospitality2024-06-10 to 2024-06-14 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Refreshments for National Public Service Week”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Starbucks
Attendees: 400 employees, 0 guests
$2,898.45$7 per attendee
2Bégin, Josée
Hospitality2026-06-16 to 2026-06-18 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Refreshments for National Public Service Week - National Capital Region”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Vendor: Costco; Tim Hortons; Starbucks
Attendees: 1,900 employees, 0 guests
$2,438.55$1 per attendee
3Josée Bégin
Hospitality2025-06-16 to 2025-06-20 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Refreshments: National Public Service Week”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Starbucks
Attendees: 1,440 employees, 0 guests
$2,298.00$2 per attendee
4Ziad Shadid
Hospitality2022-06-13 to 2022-06-17 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Refreshments: National Public Service Week”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and 6 Regional Offices
Vendor: Starbucks Coffee Canada, Costco, Food Basics, Tim Hortons, Real Canadian Superstore, and IGA
Attendees: 1,500 employees, 0 guests
$2,273.73$2 per attendee
5Loranger, André
Hospitality2025-09-09 to 2025-09-11 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments, light breakfast, and snacks: Meeting with international National Statistics Organizations (NSOs)”
Location: Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Vendor: Lorne Murphy
Attendees: 15 employees, 20 guests
$1,854.90$53 per attendee
6André Loranger
Hospitality2019-01-29 to 2019-01-31 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting on Economic Statistics”
Location: Ottawa Statistics Canada
Attendees: 20 employees, 15 guests
$1,794.75$51 per attendee
7Greg Peterson
Hospitality2020-01-28 to 2020-01-30 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Annual meeting of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial committee on Economic Statistics.”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: LORNE MURPHY FOODS LTD
Attendees: 18 employees, 17 guests
$1,403.25$40 per attendee
8André Loranger
Hospitality2017-04-11 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Lunch and refreshments - Economic Statistics Field meeting to discuss organizational changes, vision for the field, human resources issues and strategies”
Location: Ottawa Public Services and Procurement Canada
Attendees: 40 employees, 0 guests
$1,400.14$35 per attendee
9André Loranger
Hospitality2018-01-30 to 2018-02-01 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Federal-provincial-territorial meetings on Provincial Economic Accounts, business and transportation statistics”
Location: Ottawa Lorne Murphy Foods Limited
Attendees: 33 employees, 0 guests
$1,360.00$41 per attendee
10Peterson, Greg
Hospitality2019-11-29 · Assistant Chief Statistician
“Strategic Planning session- Day 2”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: MyCaterer Ottawa Athletic Club
Attendees: 39 employees, 0 guests
$1,298.70$33 per attendee

Highest hospitality cost per attendee

Only records that state attendee counts.

#RecordAmount
1Anil Arora
Hospitality2018-11-01 to 2019-03-31 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Deputy Ministers’ Retreat and Weekly Deputy Ministers' breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$319.45$319.45 per attendee
2Anil Arora
Hospitality2019-08-07 to 2019-09-25 · Chief Statistician
“To attend the Deputy Minister's Q4 meeting.”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Statistics Canada
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$172.68$172.68 per attendee
3Anil Arora
Hospitality2019-08-07 to 2019-09-25 · Chief Statistician
“To attend the Deputy Minister's Retreat.”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$154.45$154.45 per attendee
4Anil Arora
Hospitality2017-07-01 to 2017-11-30 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Weekly Deputy Minister's Breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$117.96$117.96 per attendee
5Anil Arora
Hospitality2017-12-01 to 2018-03-31 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Weekly Deputy Ministers' breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$115.57$115.57 per attendee
6Loranger, André
Hospitality2024-10-03 to 2024-10-04 · Chief Statistician
“Working Dinner: Meeting with Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) members”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Buvette Daphnée
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$115.26$115.26 per attendee
7Anil Arora
Hospitality2018-10-01 to 2018-12-31 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Weekly Deputy Ministers' breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$104.72$104.72 per attendee
8Anil Arora
Hospitality2018-04-01 to 2018-08-31 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Weekly Deputy Ministers' breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$98.16$98.16 per attendee
9Anil Arora
Hospitality2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31 · Chief Statistician
“Refreshments - Weekly Deputy Ministers' breakfast meetings”
Location: Ottawa Privy Council Office
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$90.93$90.93 per attendee
10Loranger, André
Hospitality2024-09-23 · Chief Statistician
“Working Dinner: Meeting with Statistics Canada Departmental Audit Committee members”
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vendor: Riviera Restaurant
Attendees: 1 employee, 0 guests
$82.72$82.72 per attendee

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