Summary of expenses for Katya Laviolette

Period April 1 to June 30, 2011

The Vice-President, People and Culture, is responsible for delivering and executing the Corporation's overall Human Resources strategy and associated programs, renewing and improving the internal culture, focusing on training and development, and improving relationships between management and employees.

The Vice-President leads the Human Resources strategic and operational activities at CBC/Radio-Canada with a team of approximately 150 Human Resources employees in 12 regional offices across the country. In her role, the Vice-President must travel and meet with senior executives, managers and employees throughout the Corporation in order to support business strategies through the implementation of policies and programs ensuring that CBC/Radio-Canada manage and support its workforce.

The Vice-President attends Senior Executive Team meetings five times a year in Toronto, Montréal or Ottawa, and meetings of the Corporation's Board of Directors six times a year across the country. She also travels regionally for stakeholder events.

Travel Expenses

Date(s) Purpose(s) Cost(s)
03–07/04/2011 Tucson, Arizona: Annual Human Resources People & Strategy (HRPS) Global Conference $2,868.84
08/04/2011 Ottawa: Meeting with Senior Director, Shared Services Centre, regarding year-end performance management $191.50
14/04/2011 Toronto: Update meeting with Executive Director, Human Resources (HR), for English Services; meeting with Communications Council; meeting with President regarding salary review and training fund; presentation of our 'Driving Towards 2015' strategy to the unions (CMG and APS), together with the President, Executive VP of English Services, and the Executive Director of Industrial Relations; meeting with President and Canadian Media Guild (CMG) representatives $1,039.18
03/05/2011 Ottawa: Attended focus group on 'Ottawa managers' organized by an outside firm; update meeting with Executive Director, Total Compensation; meeting with Senior Director, Shared Services Centre $269.98
09–12/05/2011 Vancouver: CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors' meetings $4,772.50
13/05/2011 Toronto: Meeting with managers; Canadian Media Guild (CMG) annual meeting $792.95
24/05/2011 Toronto: National Learning Steering Committee meeting; meeting with Executive Director, HR, English Services, regarding the transition plan during recruitment of a new VP, People and Culture; meeting with English Services' Director, Human Resources, on various matters $877.26
Total $10,812.21

Duty Entertainment Expenses

Date(s) Event Description(s) Cost(s)
01/04/2011 Business meeting with industry representative regarding her development plan (mentorship) $8.26
13/04/2011 Business meeting with independent strategy consultant about a pilot project with Radio-Canada on innovation $40.42
Total $48.68

Internal Business Hospitality Expenses

Date(s) Event Description(s) Cost(s)
16/05/2011 Working lunch with legal counsel to discuss People and Culture legal matters $49.08
Total $49.08
GRAND TOTAL $10,909.97

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