Expense Disclosure for FBCL Staff and Personnel
As part of our commitment to good governance, FBCL has established a policy governing the reimbursement of reasonable expenses required for the purposes of business travel, hospitality, conferences and events in line with Government of Canada direction. This policy includes processes for preparation and approval of expenses for reimbursement.
We voluntarily report, through our website, annual aggregate corporate expenses related to travel and business development activities as well as the travel and hospitality expenses for our Chief Executive Officer, Board Directors and senior executives. Prior to fiscal year 2019-20, expenses were reported by fiscal quarter. Following that period monthly reporting was initiated. Expenses are reflected in the period when all cost for a trip have been approved and reimbursed.
The following disclosure includes business expenses related to business travel, hospitality, conferences, and event expenses for the following activities: direct delivery of FBCL core mandate or legal requirements, engagement of key stakeholders, internal governance, and training. Information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act does not appear in this section.
Common acronyms used relate to FBCL’s portfolio of bridges:
- FBCL: The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited
- IBA : International Bridge Authority (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
- BWB : Blue Water Bridge (Point Edward, ON)
- TIBA : Thousand Islands Bridge Authority (Lansdowne, ON)
- SIBC: The Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ltd. (Cornwall, ON)
Summary of travel and hospitality expenses for the Chief Executive Officer, senior executives and Board members (After April 2024):
As of April 2024, all FBCL Travel and Hospitality Expenses for Senior Executives and members of the Board of Directors are disclosed on open.canada.ca.
Summary of travel and hospitality expenses for the Chief Executive Officer and senior executives (Before April 2024):
Natalie Kinloch,
Chief Executive Officer
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Warren Askew,
Chief Operations Officer
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Richard Iglinski,
Chief Financial Officer
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Rémi Paquette,
Chief Corporate Services Officer
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Thye Lee,
Vice-President Engineering and Construction
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Karen Richards,
Chief Operating Officer
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Summary of travel and hospitality expenses for the members of the Board of Directors (Before April 2024):
Pascale Daigneault,
Chairperson
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
John Lopinski,
Vice-chairperson
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Marie-Jacqueline Saint-Fleur,
Director
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Andrew Travis Seymour,
Director
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Rakesh Shreewastav,
Director
| FY 2023-24: | Year to date |
Aggregate Annual Corporate Disclosure
Expenditures on travel, hospitality, and conference fees incurred by the Corporation are directly related to supporting its mandate, in particular, the portfolio of international bridges at four locations in Sault Ste. Marie, Point Edward, Lansdowne and Cornwall.
Annual expenditures for Travel, Hospitality, Conferences and Events of the Corporation:
| Year ending March 31 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| ($000’s) | |||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Travel | 242 | 231 | 229 | 13 | 34 |
| Hospitality | - | 2 | 6 | - | 2 |
| Conferences | 36 | 37 | 38 | - | - |
| Events | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Total | 281 | 273 | 273 | 13 | 36 |