Out-of-Province Ministerial Travel (including expenses of participants and general expenses associated with travel) Ministry Economy Title of Travel Forum Labour Market Minister’s Meeting Location Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Date(s) July 9-11, 2014 Paul Merriman, Legislative Secretary for Immigration & MLA for Saskatoon Sutherland Participants Alastair MacFadden, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Market Development Division Purpose of Travel To represent the Government of Saskatchewan at two meetings with Canada’s Labour Market Ministers: o A Joint Symposium called “Skills for the Future” with more than 200 business and labour leaders, and provincial and territorial education and labour market ministers (July 10). o Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) meeting with provincial, territorial and federal Labour Market Ministers (July 11). Prince Edward Island is currently the provincial co-chair of the FLMM. Total Travel Expenditures for Participants Air Travel (including airfare and airport service fees) Ground Travel (including taxis, car rentals, parking, trains, and buses) $1,843.56 $47.85 Accommodation (including room charges, incidentals, related taxes and fees) $934.68 Meals (personal per diem meal claims) $174.00 Conference & Registration Fees n/a 1 Miscellaneous (including temporary cell phone upgrades, fax and internet charges, passport and visa fees, medical and inoculation fees, laundry and dry cleaning, and other sundry expenditures) n/a Subtotal $3,000.09 Business Hosting Expenses (luncheon and/or dinner meetings hosted by the Government of Saskatchewan, including food, beverages, catering staff, service charges, equipment, and entertainment) n/a Miscellaneous (Including meeting rooms, translator and interpreter fees, police security, publications, shipping charges, gifts) n/a General Travel Expenditures Subtotal $0 TOTAL $3,000.09 Overview of Travel and Objectives Purpose/Objective(s): To represent the Government of Saskatchewan at two meetings with Canada’s Labour Market Ministers: o A Joint Symposium called “Skills for the Future” with more than 200 business and labour leaders, and provincial and territorial education and labour market ministers (July 10). o Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) meeting with provincial, territorial and federal Labour Market Ministers (July 11) Prince Edward Island is currently the provincial co-chair of the FLMM. Attendance: Paul Merriman: Legislative Secretary for Immigration and MLA for Saskatoon Sutherland, attending on behalf of the Honourable Jeremy Harrison Associate Minister of the Economy Alastair MacFadden: Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Economy 2
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