| Days | Hotel | Self-Contained | Private Non-Commercial | 
| Last 2 days at old place of duty and first 2 days at new place of duty (Included in FSD 15 – Relocation Travel Allowance) | Accommodation No shelter cost Applicable maximum full daily meal allowance One daily incidental expense allowance per family unit | Accommodation No shelter cost Applicable maximum full daily meal allowance One daily incidental expense allowance per family unit | Accommodation No shelter cost Applicable maximum full daily meal allowance One daily incidental expense allowance per family unit | 
| Day 5 to 30 Relocation to Post and to Canada | Accommodation No shelter cost Full daily meal allowance 
 | Accommodation No shelter cost Up to 75% of the full daily meal allowance 
 | Accommodation No shelter cost Up to 75% of the full daily meal allowance 
 
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| After Day 30 | 
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| Relocation to Post | Accommodation Shelter cost applies Up to 75% of the full daily meal allowance 
 
 | Accommodation Shelter cost applies No meal allowance 
 | Accommodation No Shelter Cost No meal allowance 
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| Relocation to Canada | Accommodation Shelter cost applies No meal allowance 
 | Accommodation Shelter cost applies No meal allowance 
 | Accommodation Shelter cost applies No meal allowance 
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Meal rates for children:
| Within Canada and the United States: | |
| up to 12 years of age | 50% of the applicable daily meal allowance as approved by the deputy head | 
| 12 years of age and older | Full amount of the applicable daily meal allowance as approved by the deputy head | 
| Outside Canada and the United States: | |
| up to 4 years of age | 50% of the applicable daily meal allowance as approved by the deputy head | 
| 4 years of age and older | Full amount of the applicable daily meal allowance as approved by the deputy head | 
Notes:
- Deputy head approval must be requested for accommodation expenses beyond 30 days. Such additional accommodation expenses shall normally only be approved up to a maximum period of 60 days when an employee relocates to a new place of duty in Canada.
- 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 is payable in accordance with the NJC Travel Directive per day, per family unit
- Full daily meal allowances are 100% of the meal rates shown in Appendix C or D, as applicable, of the NJC Travel Directive.
- One daily incidental expense allowance per family unit is payable in accordance with the NJC Travel Directive.
- When an employee who is relocating to Canada has claimed living expenses for a house hunting trip which has been successful, the number of days of the trip, exclusive of actual travel time, shall be deducted from the initial 30-day period.