Days     

Hotel accommodation

Self-contained accommodation

Private Non-Commercial Accommodation

First 2 days at old and new place of duty

Applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost

Applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost

Applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost
Accommodation Allowance

Day 5 to Day 30

Applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost

Up to 75% of applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost

Up to 75% of applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
No shelter cost
Accommodation Allowance

After Day 30

Up to 75% of applicable daily meal allowance
Incidentals
Shelter cost applies

No meal allowance
No incidentals
Shelter cost applies

No meal allowance
No incidentals
No Shelter Cost
Accommodation Allowance

All allowances and incidentals within Canada are payable at the rates shown in Appendix C of the NJC Travel Directive.

All allowances and incidentals outside Canada are payable at the rates shown in Appendix C or D as applicable, of the NJC Travel Directive.

When an employee is in receipt of a non-accountable allowance (NAA), this includes two days living expenses in temporary accommodation at each of the old and new places of duty, except where FSD 18 - Special Family Separation Assistance applies.

When an employee has claimed living expenses for a house hunting trip, the number of days of the trip, exclusive of actual travel time, shall be deducted from the 30-day period.

When an employee is in receipt of FSD 18 - Special Family Separation Assistance, living expenses in temporary accommodation may be claimed in accordance with subsection 15.32.3.

Incidentals are payable for employees only, and include laundry and dry-cleaning.

Self-contained accommodation means commercial self-contained accommodation and temporary Crown-held staff accommodation equipped with adequate furniture, furnishing and appliances.

Private non-commercial accommodation allowance:

in accordance with the NJC Travel Directive, $50 per day effective April 1, 2009; payable per day, per family unit.

Meal rates:

Within Canada:

up to 12 years of age

one-half of the daily meal rate

12 years of age and older

full daily meal rate

Outside Canada:

up to 4 years of age

one-half of the daily meal rate

4 years of age and older

full daily meal rate