POLICY NOTICE
Foreign Service Directives
November 7, 2012
In February 2012 the reformatted Foreign Services Directives were published in order to comply with the Treasury Board Policy, Common Look and Feel 2.0 Standards and Guidelines http://www.tbs…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a monthly basis effective October 1, 2012.
The table below…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in…
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Foreign Service Directives
Appendix A – Schedule of Unhealthy Posts
1. Health Canada has the delegated authority to revise Appendix A of FSD 38 as and when required.
2. The list below reflects the Posts that are considered to be…
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Foreign Service Directives
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been delegated to revise Appendix B of FSD 56, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental coordinating committee, in accordance…
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The Post Living Allowance (PLA) is adjusted to reflect any change in the employee's gross annual salary, where such change results in movement to a higher salary band for the purpose of determining the employee's nominal salary…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in…
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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…
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Foreign Service Directives
In order to comply with the Treasury Board Policy, Common Look and Feel 2.0 Standards and Guidelines http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/clf2-nsi2/index-eng.asp, the Foreign Service Directives have been reformatted to…
POLICY NOTICE
Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in…
POLICY NOTICE
Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in…
POLICY NOTICE
Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level and special payment updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in…
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Foreign Service Directives
Please note that amendments have been made to certain allowances. All amendments are effective June 1, 2011.
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and…
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Foreign Service Directives
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has been delegated to revise Appendix B to FSD 56, on the recommendation of the appropriate…
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In accordance with FSD 55.04, the PLA is adjusted to reflect any change in the employee's gross annual salary, where such change results in movement to a higher salary band for the purpose of determining the employee's nominal…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 9 – Medical and Dental Examinations
Health Canada has been delegated the authority to amend the list of posts for which pre-posting dental examinations are required. The list below is effective May…
Communiqué
April 1, 2011
Foreign Service Directives
Background
The Executive Committee dealt with a grievance regarding a provincially registered civil union and its application under the Foreign Service Directives. The Committee agreed that…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be…
POLICY NOTICE
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…
Foreign Service Directives
FSD 9 - Medical and dental examinations
Health Canada has been delegated the authority to amend the list of posts for which pre-posting dental examinations are required. The list below is effective February 1, 2011.…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in January, April, July,…
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Foreign Service DirectivesFSD 56 - Foreign Service Incentive Allowances
FSD 56.10 - Post Specific Allowance (PSA) - Appendix B
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International…
Further to the Questions and Answers posted on April 30, 2009, http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/doc.php?did=438&lang=eng the Foreign Service Directives Committee has developed additional questions and answers to provide departments, agencies and…
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FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels will be published in January, April, July, and October of each…
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Within the revised Foreign Service Directives effective April 1, 2009, a new methodology was introduced for the determination of the Post Living Allowance (PLA).
In accordance with FSD 55.04, the PLA is adjusted to reflect…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels…
POLICY NOTICE
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…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
FSD 58 - Appendix – Post Rating Update
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has agreed to publish post rating level updates on a quarterly basis. These levels…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD Forms
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has developed new forms for FSD 18, 50.01, 50.02, and 70 as a result of the revised directives effective April 1, 2009.These forms are now available on the…
Foreign Service Directives effective April 1, 2009
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has developed the following additional questions and answers in order to provide departments, agencies and employees with further clarification on the…
Policy Notice
Within the revised Foreign Service Directives effective April 1, 2009, a new methodology has been introduced for the determination of the Post Living Allowance (PLA).
In accordance with FSD 55.04, the PLA shall now be adjusted to…
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Foreign Service Directives
FSD 56.10 - Post Specific Allowance (PSA) - Appendix B
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has been delegated to revise Appendix B to FSD 56, on the recommendation of the…
Foreign Service Directives Committee
Transitional provisions and application
As part of the cyclical review of the Foreign Service Directives (FSD), FSD 8 – Short term assignments outside Canada was created to replace Appendix A to FSD 3 (Short-term…
The Travel Directive is applicable to employees who are travelling outside Canada normally for periods of less than 31 consecutive days on government business. (For example, an auditor travelling internationally for an extended period from location…
Foreign Service Directives Cyclical Review
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has developed the following questions and answers specific to the new FSD 8 – Short Term assignments outside Canada.
FSD 8 - Short-term assignments outside Canada
1…
Policy Notice
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…
Foreign Service Directives effective April 1, 2009
The Foreign Service Directives Committee has developed the following questions and answers in order to provide departments, agencies and employees with information on the application of certain new…
Foreign Service Directives Committee
The National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that it recently accepted the report of the Foreign Service Directives Committee in regard to the Cyclical Review of the Directives (FSDs).
The revised…
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FSD 56 - Foreign Service Incentive Allowances
FSD 56.10 - Post Specific Allowance (PSA) - Appendix B
1. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has been delegated to revise Appendix…
Staff Quarter Space Targets/Guidelines
The following changes to Foreign Service Directive 25 Appendix C (FSD 25), as indicated below, are effective July 9, 2008.
As per the Instruction to FSD 25.07 (c), the Staff Quarter Space Targets/…
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Foreign Service Directives Committee
The following changes to Foreign Service Directive 55 (FSD 55), as indicated below, are effective June 1, 2008.
1. Appendix A to FSD 55 – Post Living allowance is revised, from time to…
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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…
The following changes to the Foreign Service Directive, as indicated below, are effective January 1, 2008.
Foreign Service Directive 17 – Appendix – Special Short-Term Separation Assistance for Spouses or Common-law Partners
1. These…
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Foreign Service Directives - Allowances and Dollar Amounts April 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Foreign Service Directives – Allowances and Dollar Amounts
1. Provision is made under the…
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Foreign Service Directives Committee
The Executive Committee agreed that sub-paragraph 15.33(c)(v) be reinserted into FSD 15 – Relocation.
After an extensive search of files, it is believed that the sub-paragraph was mistakenly…
Foreign Service Directive Committee
Prior to April 1st, 2005, several Foreign Service Directives made reference to section 51 of the Public Service Staff Relations Act (R.S., 1985, c. P-35).
Following the implementation of the Public…
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Foreign Service Directives - Allowances and Dollar Amounts April 1, 2006
FSD 17 - Appendix - Special Short-Term Separation Assistance for Spouses or Common-law Partners – June 1, 2006
SUBJECT: Foreign Service Directives…
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The following changes to the Foreign Service Directive (FSD) 15 – Relocation, as indicated below, have been approved effective October 1, 2005.
Provisions for business/executive class travel (FSD 15.04(a)(A)(v)) were reviewed to reflect the…
