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The Secretariat's travel policies include two separate policies: 1) the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Special Travel Authorities and 2) the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances.
The Secretariat's Special Travel Authorities outlines travel provisions pertaining to ministers and their exempt staff, as well as members of Parliament, deputy ministers, Governor-in-Council appointees, and executives. This authority also outlines the principles guiding heads of departments in the exercise of discretion concerning their business travel expenses. See http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/Pubs_pol/hrpubs/TBM_113/STA_e.asp.
The Secretariat's Travel Directive
(http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/TBM_113/td-dv_e.asp) and the Rates and Allowances (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/hr-rh/gtla-vgcl/menu-travel-voyage_e.asp) serve as a benchmark for the Special Travel Authorities and apply to public service employees, exempt staff, and other persons travelling on official government business unless their travel is governed by another authority.
In December 1997, an Order in Council was issued to direct departments other than Crown corporations with authority to establish their own policies regarding travel and hospitality expenditures to be guided by the Secretariat's Special Travel Authorities and the Hospitality Policy (see PCO OIC 1997-1810
http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/oic-ddc/OIC-DDC.asp?lang=EN&txtOICID=
1997-1810&txtFromDate=&txtToDate=&txtPrecis=&txtDepartment= &cboDepartment=&txtAct=&txtChapterNo=&txtChapterYear=&txtBillNo= &rdoComingIntoForce=&DoSearch=Search+%2F+List).
A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury Board also stated that departments and agencies with travel policies that differ from those of the Secretariat are directed to publish in their DPRs their established travel policies and report on the resulting additional costs in comparison with the Secretariat's travel policy.
Step 1: Comparison to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Special Travel Authorities
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade follows the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Special Travel Authorities. |
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Coverage: NA |
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Principal difference(s) in policy provisions: NA |
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Principal financial implications of the difference(s): NA |
Step 2: Comparison to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade follows the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Travel Directive, Rates and Allowances. |
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Authority: NA |
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Coverage: NA |
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Principal difference(s) in policy provisions: NA |
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Principal financial implications of the difference(s): NA |
