Effective Date: October 1, 2025
Notice to the reader
This document is no longer in effect. It has been archived online and is kept purely for historical purposes.
- Private non-commercial accommodation
- Meals
- Incidental expenses
Private non-commercial accommodation allowance: 50 Canadian dollars (CAD) worldwide, except for the United States of America, which is paid in US dollars (USD). The private non-commercial accommodation allowance is reduced to 50% from the 121st day onward.
Incidental expense allowances shall be paid at the following rates:
- in commercial, government and institutional accommodation
- 32% of the meal total when the three meal allowances are listed in the table below;
- 40% of the meal total when only lunch and dinner meal allowances are listed in the table below;
- 40% of actual and reasonable expenses for meals as per subsection 3.4.9.
- in private non-commercial accommodation
- 20% of the meal total when the three meal allowances are listed in the table below;
- 25% of the meal total when only lunch and dinner meal allowances are listed in the table below;
- 25% of actual and reasonable expenses for meals as per subsection 3.4.9.
- for the United States of America (Outside the Continental USA ONLY), the meals and incidental allowances reflect the amounts published in Appendix C, under Canada & USA, which is paid in US dollars (USD).
- for all locations indicating an asterisk (*) for all three meals (denoting reasonable and justifiable expenses, receipts required), the incidental allowance reflects the amount published in Appendix C, under Canada & USA, paid in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Seventy-five percent (75%) of the meal and incidental allowances as specified in Appendix C and/or D, as applicable, shall be paid starting on the 31st consecutive calendar day and fifty percent (50%) of the meal allowance on the 121st consecutive calendar day of travel status at the same location when corporate residences or apartment hotels are available to a traveller in the area surrounding the workplace, or when the traveller chooses to stay in private accommodation.
Table Legend
C = Commercial Accommodation
P = Non-commercial Accommodation
* = Reasonable and justifiable expenses. Receipts required.
Zambia - Currency: US Dollar (USD)
| Type of Accommodation | City | Meal Rate | Incidental Amount | Grand Total (Taxes Included) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Meal Total | ||||
| C-Day 1-30 | Lusaka | 10.60 | 18.40 | 21.95 | 50.95 | 16.30 | 67.25 |
| C-Day 31-120 | Lusaka | 7.95 | 13.80 | 16.46 | 38.21 | 12.23 | 50.44 |
| C-Day 121 + | Lusaka | 5.30 | 9.20 | 10.98 | 25.48 | 12.23 | 37.70 |
| P-Day 1-30 | Lusaka | 10.60 | 18.40 | 21.95 | 50.95 | 10.19 | 61.14 |
| P-Day 31-120 | Lusaka | 7.95 | 13.80 | 16.46 | 38.21 | 7.64 | 45.86 |
| P-Day 121 + | Lusaka | 5.30 | 9.20 | 10.98 | 25.48 | 7.64 | 33.12 |
| C-Day 1-30 | Other | 8.48 | 14.72 | 17.56 | 40.76 | 13.04 | 53.80 |
| C-Day 31-120 | Other | 6.36 | 11.04 | 13.17 | 30.57 | 9.78 | 40.35 |
| C-Day 121 + | Other | 4.24 | 7.36 | 8.78 | 20.38 | 9.78 | 30.16 |
| P-Day 1-30 | Other | 8.48 | 14.72 | 17.56 | 40.76 | 8.15 | 48.91 |
| P-Day 31-120 | Other | 6.36 | 11.04 | 13.17 | 30.57 | 6.11 | 36.68 |
| P-Day 121 + | Other | 4.24 | 7.36 | 8.78 | 20.38 | 6.11 | 26.49 |
Zimbabwe - Currency: US Dollar (USD)
| Type of Accommodation | City | Meal Rate | Incidental Amount | Grand Total (Taxes Included) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Meal Total | ||||
| C-Day 1-30 | Harare | 34.30 | 56.15 | 72.15 | 162.60 | 52.03 | 214.63 |
| C-Day 31-120 | Harare | 25.73 | 42.11 | 54.11 | 121.95 | 39.02 | 160.97 |
| C-Day 121 + | Harare | 17.15 | 28.08 | 36.08 | 81.30 | 39.02 | 120.32 |
| P-Day 1-30 | Harare | 34.30 | 56.15 | 72.15 | 162.60 | 32.52 | 195.12 |
| P-Day 31-120 | Harare | 25.73 | 42.11 | 54.11 | 121.95 | 24.39 | 146.34 |
| P-Day 121 + | Harare | 17.15 | 28.08 | 36.08 | 81.30 | 24.39 | 105.69 |
| C-Day 1-30 | Other | 27.44 | 44.92 | 57.72 | 130.08 | 41.63 | 171.71 |
| C-Day 31-120 | Other | 20.58 | 33.69 | 43.29 | 97.56 | 31.22 | 128.78 |
| C-Day 121 + | Other | 13.72 | 22.46 | 28.86 | 65.04 | 31.22 | 96.26 |
| P-Day 1-30 | Other | 27.44 | 44.92 | 57.72 | 130.08 | 26.02 | 156.10 |
| P-Day 31-120 | Other | 20.58 | 33.69 | 43.29 | 97.56 | 19.51 | 117.07 |
| P-Day 121 + | Other | 13.72 | 22.46 | 28.86 | 65.04 | 19.51 | 84.55 |