POLICY NOTICE

Foreign Service Directives - Allowances and Dollar Amounts April 1, 2007

SUBJECT: Foreign Service Directives – Allowances and Dollar Amounts

1.         Provision is made under the Foreign Service Directives (FSD) to revise certain allowance and dollar amounts on the first of April each year in accordance with the methodologies agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee (NJC) on Foreign Service Directives.

2.      Effective April 1, 2007, these allowances and dollar amounts are increased by 2.70 per cent.

FSD 10 – Posting Loan

Increase the maximum amount of the loan from $34,825 to $35,765 or up to 50 per cent of gross annual salary in effect at the time the loan is approved, whichever is the lesser.

FSD 15 – Relocation

FSD 15.31 – Incidental Relocation Expense Allowance

Increase the incidental relocation expense allowance from $2,532 to $2,600 per relocation.

FSD 15.32 – Car Rental Expenses

Increase the amount, which may be claimed for car rental expenses under:

FSD 15.32 (a) and (c) from $845 to $868 per relocation, and

FSD 15.32 (b) from $1,267 to $1,301 per relocation.

FSD 25 - Shelter – Shelter Cost

1.         The Shelter Cost Table at Appendix A to FSD 25, which was established on April 1^st, 2004, following publication of the Census, remains in effect until March 31, 2009. Appendix A to FSD 25 effective April 1, 2004, reflects actual Ottawa/Gatineau rental costs on the basis of salary and applies to all employees at post on April 1, 2007.

2.         The salary that the employee is actually receiving will determine the initial shelter cost at the time of occupancy of permanent accommodation, and any subsequent increase in salary, including a retroactive increase, will not have an impact on the employee's shelter cost until the following April 1^st. The employee's annual salary on April 1^st of each year will determine the employee's salary group. As long as an employee's salary remains within the same salary group, there will not be any increase in shelter cost until the table is re-based. 

3.         Adjustments to recognize changes in household size because of the arrival and departure of dependants would continue in accordance with the provisions of FSD 25.12(a)(ii), on the basis of the employee's salary used to determine the shelter cost before the change in household size.

Appendix A - Employee shelter cost (dollars per month) April 1, 2004

The Table below, which has been included for greater clarity and ease of reference, applies to all employees at post on April 1, 2007, on the basis of actual salary received on that date.

Shelter Cost Table EFFECTIVE April 1, 2004
Salary Group			Household size
			1	2	3	4	5 & +
28,000	to	29,999	560	626	664	692	713
30,000	to	31,999	578	644	683	710	731
32,000	to	33,999	596	661	700	727	748
34,000	to	35,999	612	677	716	743	764
36,000	to	37,999	627	693	731	759	780
38,000	to	39,999	641	707	746	773	794
40,000	to	41,999	655	721	759	787	808
42,000	to	43,999	668	734	773	800	821
44,000	to	45,999	681	747	785	812	834
46,000	to	47,999	693	759	797	824	846
48,000	to	49,999	704	770	808	836	857
50,000	to	54,999	723	789	827	855	876
55,000	to	59,999	748	814	852	880	901
60,000	to	64,999	771	837	875	903	924
65,000	to	69,999	792	858	897	924	945
70,000	to	74,999	812	878	916	943	965
75,000	to	79,999	830	896	934	962	983
80,000	to	89,999	856	921	960	987	1,008
90,000	to	99,999	886	952	990	1,018	1,039
100,000	to	109,999	914	979	1,018	1,045	1,066
110,000	to	119,999	939	1,004	1,043	1,070	1,091
120,000	to	129,999	962	1,027	1,066	1,093	1,114
130,000	to	139,999	983	1,049	1,087	1,114	1,136
140,000	to	149,999	1,002	1,068	1,107	1,134	1,155
150,000	&	over	1,021	1,087	1,125	1,152	1,174

NOTE: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 107 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, revisions to this Appendix shall not constitute a change in terms and conditions of employment for employees subject to the Foreign Service Directives.

FSD 30 – Post Transportation and Related Expenses

The fixed rates for the personal use of a Crown-held automobile or alternative transportation under the provisions of this Directive remain unchanged pending a review of the methodology.

FSD 32 – Day Care Assistance

1.         The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the recommendation of the appropriate Foreign Service Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee, has been authorized to adjust the deductible and maximum amounts payable under this Directive on April 1^st of each year, to reflect the rates/costs in effect for that calendar year.

2.         Missions will revise the mission representative daycare ceiling to reflect 2007 costs, effective April 1, 2007.

3.         The various dollar amounts have been reviewed effective April 1, 2007, to reflect 2007 rates, as follows: 

a.         the deductible amount which is payable by the employee increases to $1007 for full days and $504 for half days; and

b.         the maximum amount payable, (subject to the applicable deductible), increases to $3,021 for full days and $1,511 for half days.

FSD 56 – Foreign Service Premium – Appendix A

The Table below reflects FSP rates effective April 1, 2007.  An employee at post on March 31, 2007, shall not receive a lesser premium on April 1, 2007, than that which would have been received on the basis of the salary range in effect on March 31, 2007. In effect, all employees at post on March 31, 2007, shall receive an increase in FSP of 2.70 per cent on April 1, 2007.

FOREIGN SERVICE PREMIUM TABLE EFFECTIVE April 1, 2007
			STEPS
SALARY RANGES			I		II		III	IV		V			VI
			(0-23)		(24-59)		(60-95)	(96-131)		(132-167)			(168 +)
UNACCOMPANIED
0	to	47,726	5,164	7,742		10,325			11,355		12,388	13,421
47,727	to	71,528	5,422	8,128		10,843			11,923		13,009	14,090
71,529	to	95,368	5,680	8,518		11,355			12,489		13,626	14,771
95,369	to	119,210	5,934	8,907		11,872			13,058		14,246	15,435
119,211	&	over	6,196	9,293		12,388			13,626		14,869	16,108
ACCOMPANIED BY ONE DEPENDANT
0	to	47,726	7,102	10,649		14,194			15,612		17,035	18,451
47,727	to	71,528	7,453	11,182		14,906			16,168		17,890	19,382
71,529	to	95,368	7,807	11,714		15,612			16,939		18,742	20,306
95,369	to	119,210	8,165	12,248		16,326			17,711		19,594	21,222
119,211	&	over	8,517	12,776		17,035			18,484		20,443	22,145
ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OR MORE DEPENDANTS
0	to	47,726	8,710	13,071			17,425		19,166		20,899	22,646
47,727	to	71,528	9,145	13,721			18,292		20,126		21,946	23,785
71,529	to	95,368	9,584	14,372			19,166		21,084		22,995	24,913
95,369	to	119,210	10,020	15,028			20,033		22,040		24,039	26,040
119,211	&	over	10,456	15,679			20,899		22,996		25,080	27,178

FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance

The table below reflects the Post Differential Allowance rates effective April 1, 2007.

POST DIFFERENTIAL ALLOWANCE TABLE EFFECTIVE April 1, 2007
LEVEL	UNACCOMPANIED	ACCOMPANIED BY ONE DEPENDANT	ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OR MORE DEPENDANTS
I	2,861	3,574	4,294
II	4,297	5,367	6,440
III	5,721	7,152	8,585
IV	8,585	10,728	12,873
V	11,445	14,308	17,167

Enquiries

Requests for more information or clarification should be addressed to departmental designated officials.

Designated departmental officials may contact either:

Cynthia Nash
Senior Policy Analyst
Excluded Groups and Administrative Policies
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat
Telephone (613) 946-3714
Fax (613) 952-3002
Nash.Cynthia@tbs-sct.gc.ca

Kim Gowing
Policy Officer
Excluded Groups and Administrative Policies
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat
Telephone (613) 952-3256
Fax (613) 952-3002
Gowing.Kim@tbs-sct.gc.ca