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  • Policy Notice – Clarification of Provisions for Kilometric/Mileage Rates in the FSD's, July 1, 2005
    The following changes to the Foreign Service Directives, as indicated below, have been approved effective July 1, 2005. The "traveller-requested" rate, is now called the "lower kilometric/mileage rate" and the term "employer-requested rate" has…
  • Policy Notice – Revised FSD 16 – Assistance for a Principal Residence, July 1, 2005
    This new FSD 16 has been approved effective July 1, 2005. The provisions of this directive (except for Lot Size – see below) are identical to those of FSD 16 – Assistance to Principal Residence, effective June 1, 2003. However, the…
  • Policy Notice - Changes to FSD 51.07 - July 1, 2005
    The following changes to the Foreign Service Directive, as indicated below, have been approved effective July 1, 2005. Foreign Service Directive 51 – Family Reunion Under FSD 51.07 – Dependent Child Visiting Under Custody Arrangements, where…
  • Foreign Service Directive - Allowances and Dollar Amounts (2005)
    POLICY NOTICE Foreign Service Directives - Allowances and Dollar Amounts April 1, 2005 FSD 17 - Appendix - Special Short-Term Separation Assistance for Spouses or Common-law Partners – June 1, 2005 SUBJECT: Foreign Service…
  • Policy Notice - Clarification to FSDs 15, 34, 51, 56.10 and 64 - June 1, 2004
    The following changes to the FSD listed below have been approved by the Executive Committee on June 23, 2004 and are effective June 1, 2004 except where noted differently. (1)        FSD 15 – RELOCATION A…
  • Policy Notice – FSD 3 – Application – April 27, 2004
    FSD 3.03 – EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT OF CANADIAN FORCES (CF) OUTSIDE CANADA 1.         FSD 3.03(b) provides for the payment of certain allowances and benefits to career foreign service and foreign assignment…
  • Policy Notice - FSD 42 – Medical and/or Dental Expense Advance – April 1, 2004
    INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWING FSD 42.01 1.         The Foreign Service Directives Committee of the National Joint Council has reviewed and agreed to amend the Instructions following FSD 42.01 to address the problems…
  • Policy Notice - FSD 25 - Shelter - April 1, 2004
    Foreign Service Directives – FSD 25 – SHELTER – APRIL 1, 2004 APPENDIX A – SHELTER COST TABLE – APRIL 1, 2004 METHODOLOGY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE SHELTER COSTS The present methodology for establishing shelter costs…
  • Foreign Service Directives - Allowances and Dollar Amounts
    POLICY NOTICE Foreign Service Directives – Allowances and Dollar Amounts – April 1, 2004 FSD 17 - Appendix – Special short-term separation assistance for spouses or common-law partners – June 1, 2004 Subject:  Foreign Service…
  • Consolidation of the Foreign Service Directives
      Foreign Service Directives Committee The Executive Committee of the National Joint Council is pleased to announce that the consolidation of all Foreign Service Directives has been completed. This exercise was necessary to ensure that all the…
  • Cyclical Review of the Foreign Services Directives
    Foreign Service Directives Committee The Executive Committee of the National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that it recently accepted the report of the Foreign Service Directives Committee which completes the second part of Phase II of…
  • Short Term Relocation
    New Travel Directive effective October 1, 2002 – Extended Periods in Travel Status Relocation Directive – Short Term Relocation Foreign Service Directives – Short Term Relocation Outside Canada and the USA 1.     …
  • Cyclical Review of the Foreign Service Directives - 2001/2002
    The Executive Committee of 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 second phase of the Cyclical Review of the Foreign Service…
  • Foreign Service Directives - 10 - Posting Loan
    Notwithstanding that no grandfathering/ transitional provisions for FSD 10 - Posting Loan were included in the revisions to the Foreign Service Directives, which were effective June 1st, 2001, the National Joint Council Committee on…
  • Triennal Review of the Foreign Service Directives
    The Executive Committee of 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 Foreign Service Directives. Characterized as…
  • Foreign Service Directives and Dollar Amounts - April 1, 2001
    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 by the National Joint Council's Committee on Foreign…