We at
Bine Consulting are working hard to analyze
all the government expense claims revealed
via the proactive disclosure of travel and hospitality expenses
since the end of 2003. We are meticulously going through them, department
by department to collect and report on each and every expense that
has ever been claimed by a government official under this programme.
Since 2003 we have assessed a total of
142239
expenses claimed
with the total expense bill running exactly
$156,706,345.95
and is growing!
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Please stay tuned as we assess the expenditures of these departments
each quarter of the year and see how these figures grow.
These are YOUR hard earned tax dollars which are being spent on
travel and hospitality expenses. Be aware of how it is being used.
We have all the stats here,
broken down by department, year, even
individual ministers, staff and others who have been
spending this huge amount of money. Check back frequently
for the data during each new fiscal quarter.
During these times of economic crisis, where are the millions of tax dollars going?
We are a local Canadian company who wanted to answer this burning question for
Canadians everywhere.
So we went the extra mile and did just that!
We have waded through thousands of pages of government data and created the
summary reports below.
In 2003, the Canadian government mandated that all
travel and hospitality
expenses were to be publically disclosed.
It is all available on the government of Canada website, but the data is so
scattered and in so many different formats that you'd have a very hard time
trying to find it or make any sense out of it.
As a public service to all Canadian taxpayers,
Bine Consulting has analyzed
the data and prepared these easy to read reports.
| Department |
Total Spent |
Number of Expenses |
Number of Employees |
| Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
$21,550,583.39 |
20033 |
308 |
| National Defence |
$13,246,680.20 |
8494 |
188 |
| Privy Council Office |
$9,312,435.38 |
12675 |
416 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
$5,967,254.11 |
7673 |
105 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
$5,605,879.19 |
4221 |
108 |
| Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) |
$5,236,292.51 |
4896 |
229 |
| Natural Resources Canada |
$5,000,543.80 |
4167 |
124 |
| Finance Canada, Department of |
$4,804,460.91 |
3182 |
107 |
| Environment Canada |
$4,773,783.77 |
3213 |
125 |
| Health Canada |
$4,547,482.22 |
4356 |
141 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
$4,525,019.83 |
2493 |
112 |
| Industry Canada |
$4,407,588.65 |
3601 |
147 |
| Justice Canada, Department of |
$4,299,044.74 |
3503 |
118 |
| Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
$3,720,928.42 |
3683 |
104 |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
$3,632,976.09 |
3125 |
41 |
| Service Canada |
$2,705,267.46 |
2292 |
37 |
| Auditor General of Canada, Office of the |
$2,600,911.08 |
3094 |
29 |
| Western Economic Diversification Canada |
$2,555,113.41 |
1758 |
50 |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
$2,416,694.97 |
1455 |
76 |
| Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada |
$2,294,296.50 |
2099 |
91 |
| National Research Council Canada |
$2,140,940.44 |
1381 |
15 |
| Transport Canada |
$1,946,661.25 |
2409 |
100 |
| Public Works and Government Services Canada |
$1,855,870.13 |
2844 |
99 |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
$1,846,173.79 |
3191 |
100 |
| Public Health Agency of Canada |
$1,837,292.53 |
679 |
14 |
| Parks Canada |
$1,833,931.04 |
1132 |
18 |
| Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) |
$1,828,988.11 |
1168 |
30 |
| Correctional Service of Canada |
$1,792,558.59 |
1539 |
34 |
| Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the |
$1,783,873.50 |
1959 |
10 |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
$1,741,103.52 |
1290 |
32 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada |
$1,698,314.88 |
1359 |
40 |
| Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) |
$1,308,780.30 |
934 |
27 |
| Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
$1,086,398.33 |
907 |
14 |
| Infrastructure Canada |
$1,062,692.75 |
1105 |
34 |
| Canadian Heritage |
$1,061,906.95 |
676 |
65 |
| National Energy Board |
$916,378.40 |
794 |
9 |
| Statistics Canada |
$902,246.36 |
1335 |
18 |
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions |
$873,717.58 |
1762 |
37 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
$745,120.20 |
703 |
13 |
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |
$739,089.08 |
1310 |
11 |
| Canada School of Public Service |
$702,906.00 |
636 |
9 |
| Library and Archives of Canada |
$697,083.92 |
644 |
8 |
| Courts Administration Service |
$652,268.54 |
607 |
23 |
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission |
$635,820.49 |
351 |
12 |
| Canadian Space Agency |
$635,717.02 |
600 |
8 |
| Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) |
$628,189.95 |
530 |
17 |
| Privacy Commissioner of Canada |
$609,025.47 |
533 |
6 |
| Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency |
$581,707.44 |
420 |
9 |
| Public Service Commission of Canada |
$537,866.03 |
1101 |
20 |
| Canadian Human Rights Tribunal |
$521,649.22 |
249 |
4 |
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
$511,982.02 |
344 |
11 |
| Canadian Human Rights Commission |
$445,727.44 |
196 |
9 |
| National Film Board of Canada |
$433,127.38 |
617 |
3 |
| Canada Public Service Agency |
$432,424.78 |
575 |
22 |
| Veterans Review and Appeal Board Canada |
$416,984.96 |
322 |
4 |
| Security Intelligence Review Committee |
$390,900.11 |
183 |
3 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
$384,944.69 |
541 |
11 |
| Status of Women Canada |
$382,900.85 |
317 |
19 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
$334,111.98 |
294 |
6 |
| Telefilm Canada |
$325,189.92 |
457 |
4 |
| Canadian Transportation Agency |
$295,061.83 |
384 |
4 |
| Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
$288,417.97 |
270 |
17 |
| Commissioner of Official Languages, Office of the |
$278,999.96 |
231 |
3 |
| Secretary to the Governor General, Office of the |
$266,996.63 |
190 |
8 |
| National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
$264,808.06 |
290 |
4 |
| National Farm Products Council |
$227,506.15 |
271 |
5 |
| Supreme Court of Canada |
$227,288.79 |
170 |
3 |
| Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, Office of the |
$218,223.42 |
360 |
4 |
| Elections Canada |
$205,265.18 |
105 |
5 |
| Canada Industrial Relations Board |
$201,528.17 |
209 |
3 |
| Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada |
$197,713.68 |
84 |
2 |
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) |
$188,719.03 |
230 |
5 |
| Canadian Grain Commission |
$185,652.80 |
189 |
3 |
| National Parole Board |
$165,028.15 |
148 |
4 |
| Information Commissioner of Canada, Office of the |
$155,074.61 |
111 |
10 |
| Canadian Forces Grievance Board |
$125,792.08 |
101 |
3 |
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board |
$113,487.43 |
205 |
4 |
| Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal |
$79,728.25 |
64 |
5 |
| Copyright Board Canada |
$72,592.79 |
40 |
1 |
| Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the |
$57,748.52 |
64 |
3 |
| Public Service Staffing Tribunal |
$53,733.76 |
33 |
1 |
| NAFTA Secretariat - Canadian Section |
$52,866.59 |
79 |
3 |
| Canadian Museum for Human Rights |
$50,583.85 |
20 |
1 |
| Correctional Investigator, Office of the |
$50,400.43 |
53 |
1 |
| Competition Tribunal |
$48,464.83 |
86 |
2 |
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal |
$43,736.01 |
84 |
7 |
| Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission |
$42,239.15 |
65 |
5 |
| Military Police Complaints Commission |
$25,875.74 |
33 |
3 |
| Registrar of Lobbyists, Office of the |
$24,315.23 |
29 |
2 |
| RCMP External Review Committee |
$15,519.62 |
20 |
2 |
| Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety |
$13,066.75 |
9 |
2 |
| Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario |
$4,107.92 |
5 |
3 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
David Butler-Jones
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Chief Public Health Officer |
$958,061.71 |
372 |
|
Gary Lunn
|
Canadian Heritage |
Minister of State (Sport) |
$611,425.19 |
181 |
|
Julie Dickson
|
Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the |
Superintendent (As of July 4, 2007; Acting October 14, 2006 - July 3, 2007) |
$593,644.10 |
367 |
|
Monique Collette
|
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
President |
$570,458.73 |
607 |
|
Joseph Caron
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
High Commissioner, India (New Delhi) |
$562,462.58 |
1121 |
|
Paul Mills
|
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
Vice-President, Newfoundland and Labrador |
$553,986.52 |
198 |
|
Marc Lortie
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, France (Paris) |
$546,183.54 |
552 |
|
Steve Verheul
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Chief Trade Negotiator, Canada-European Union |
$517,949.63 |
71 |
|
Peter Gordon MacKay
|
National Defence |
Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway |
$516,191.89 |
273 |
|
David Bevan
|
Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management |
$505,478.35 |
166 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
David Butler-Jones
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Chief Public Health Officer |
$209,751.32 |
63 |
|
Stockwell Day
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Minister of International Trade until January 18 2010 |
$190,532.36 |
59 |
|
W.J. Natynczyk
|
National Defence |
Chief of the Defence Staff |
$190,101.73 |
91 |
|
Gary Lunn
|
Canadian Heritage |
Minister of State (Sport) |
$164,069.49 |
48 |
|
Lawrence Cannon
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
$157,208.74 |
37 |
|
John McNee
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations |
$155,203.62 |
158 |
|
Julie Dickson
|
Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the |
Superintendent (As of July 4, 2007; Acting October 14, 2006 - July 3, 2007) |
$140,958.66 |
59 |
|
Alain Beaudet
|
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
President |
$138,795.22 |
80 |
|
Gerry Ritz
|
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Minister |
$137,145.00 |
26 |
|
Jim Prentice
|
Environment Canada |
Minister |
$136,292.98 |
48 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
Marc Lortie
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, France (Paris) |
$192,541.79 |
150 |
|
Michel Gauthier
|
National Defence |
Commander CEFCOM |
$192,418.71 |
76 |
|
David Butler-Jones
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Chief Public Health Officer |
$192,198.16 |
69 |
|
Steve Verheul
|
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade Agreements and Negotiations |
$160,616.47 |
16 |
|
Loyola Sullivan
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation until January 22, 2010 |
$151,948.29 |
20 |
|
Gary Lunn
|
Canadian Heritage |
Minister of State (Sport) |
$150,021.21 |
43 |
|
Peter Gordon MacKay
|
National Defence |
Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway eff 30 Oct 08 |
$148,485.12 |
63 |
|
Suzanne Tining
|
Veterans Affairs Canada |
Deputy Minister |
$147,653.33 |
63 |
|
Stockwell Day
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Minister of International Trade until January 18 2010 |
$127,141.34 |
44 |
|
James Flaherty
|
Finance Canada, Department of |
Minister of Finance |
$119,888.32 |
64 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
Gary Lunn
|
Natural Resources Canada |
Minister, Natural Resources Canada |
$170,879.07 |
47 |
|
H.M. Petras
|
National Defence |
Chief of Reserves and Cadets |
$162,739.25 |
51 |
|
Steve Verheul
|
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Negotiations |
$159,267.40 |
17 |
|
Peter Gordon MacKay
|
National Defence |
Minister of National Defence and Minister of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
$148,587.69 |
64 |
|
David Butler-Jones
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Chief Public Health Officer |
$148,037.07 |
53 |
|
Joseph Caron
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, Japan (Tokyo) - until August 2008 |
$125,049.65 |
218 |
|
Yvon Long
|
Privy Council Office |
Senior Media Advance |
$124,714.05 |
41 |
|
David L. Emerson
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics - until June 2008 |
$121,920.70 |
23 |
|
Michael Wilson
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, United States (Washington, D.C.) until October 2009 |
$121,909.22 |
143 |
|
Sylvie Stachenko
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch |
$119,797.71 |
21 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
David Butler-Jones
|
Public Health Agency of Canada |
Chief Public Health Officer |
$161,099.96 |
67 |
|
Mark Carney
|
Finance Canada, Department of |
Senior Associate Deputy Minister |
$148,630.90 |
35 |
|
Steve Verheul
|
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Negotiations |
$143,622.97 |
16 |
|
Joseph Caron
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, Japan (Tokyo) - until August 2008 |
$140,393.90 |
254 |
|
Peter Gordon MacKay
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
$129,189.71 |
69 |
|
Claude Laverdure
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, France (Paris) |
$129,138.62 |
111 |
|
David Malone
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
High Commissioner, India (New Delhi) - until August 2008 |
$125,285.88 |
64 |
|
V. Peter Harder
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Deputy Minister (until March, 2007) |
$124,613.02 |
121 |
|
Michael Wilson
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, United States (Washington, D.C.) until October 2009 |
$115,834.70 |
126 |
|
H.M. Petras
|
National Defence |
Chief of Reserves and Cadets |
$114,412.10 |
41 |
| Member Name |
Department |
Title |
Total Amount |
Number of Expenses |
|
Claude Laverdure
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, France (Paris) |
$163,175.36 |
113 |
|
Michael Raymont
|
National Research Council Canada |
Vice-President Technology and Industry Support |
$135,610.47 |
60 |
|
Gavin Menzies
|
Privy Council Office |
Special Assistant - Tour |
$132,027.96 |
20 |
|
Alphée Moreau
|
Privy Council Office |
Senior Media Advance Officer |
$125,217.36 |
43 |
|
Sayla Nordin
|
Privy Council Office |
Special Assistant - Tour |
$120,098.43 |
58 |
|
Lou McGuire
|
Natural Resources Canada |
Chief of Staff, Minister's Office |
$118,491.13 |
144 |
|
John Watson
|
Privy Council Office |
Head - Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat |
$117,138.57 |
177 |
|
Robert R. Fowler
|
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Ambassador, Italy (Rome), Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for Africa, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Food Agencies in Rome, Head of the PM's Special Advisory Team on Sudan |
$114,284.16 |
57 |
|
Nick Le Pan
|
Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Office of the |
Superintendent (until October 13 , 2006) |
$110,402.86 |
100 |
|
Howard Brown
|
Natural Resources Canada |
Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Policy Sector (EPS) |
$110,070.83 |
90 |