Travel expenses for ministers and deputy ministers
Last updated on March 30, 2023Last updated: March 30, 2023
Ministries report how much is spent on government business trips. Travel for government business must meet specific requirements. Review the policy: Core Policy and Procedures Manual (CPPM) for Travel Chapter 10: Travel.
Travel expenses are reported:
- Every month for deputy ministers
- Every 4 months (quarterly) for ministers
The summary of travel expenses includes:
- Name of the minister or deputy minister
- Portfolio of the minister or deputy minister
- Month or quarter when the travel expenses were processed
- Total in-province flight expenses processed within the month or quarter
- Total expenses for other in-province travel processed within the month or quarter
- Total out-of-province travel expenses processed within the month or quarter
- Total out-of-country travel expenses processed within the month or quarter
- Total travel expenses processed within the month or quarter
- Total travel expenses processed within the fiscal year to date
Travel expense summaries for ministers also include travel receipts.
Travel expense summaries for a specific month or quarter are published 30 calendar days after the end of that month or quarter.
Information about compensation and allowances for MLAs, including MLAs who are ministers, is available on the Legislative Assembly website.
Review ministry reporting requirements:
- 04-2020: Deputy Ministers' Travel Expense Summaries (PDF, 56KB)
- 04-2016: Ministers’ Travel Receipts (PDF, 49KB)
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