FSD 25 - Shelter Table of Contents FSD 25 - Shelter ScopeIntroductionThe employer is committed to a policy of average comparability which recognizes that wherever possible and practicable, and allowing for local conditions and lifestyles, the employer shall provide each Canada-based employee outside Canada with accommodation which is generally comparable to the average fully-serviced rental accommodation normally occupied by a person of similar salary and family configuration in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. In return, the employee shall pay a shelter cost to the employer which in general corresponds to the cost of average fully-serviced unfurnished rental accommodation normally occupied by a person of similar salary and family configuration in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. Employees' shelter costs (AppendixA) shall be updated in accordance with the methodology agreed to by the NJC FSD Committee and as described in the Guide to Rates and Allowances – Foreign Service Directives.This directive provides financial assistance to an employee in renting accommodation at a location outside Canada where housing costs exceed those of Ottawa/Gatineau and Crown-held accommodation is not provided. Assistance is provided to compensate for the difference in shelter costs for fully-serviced rental accommodation between Ottawa/Gatineau and each such location, having regard for the employee's annual rate of pay, household size and program requirements including the requirement to extend substantial official hospitality in the home. Unless otherwise indicated in this directive, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been delegated authority to establish rent ceilings for locations where staff accommodation is privately-leased, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental coordinating committee and as described in the Guide to Rates and Allowances – Foreign Service Directives.The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is responsible for the provision of staff accommodation at locations outside Canada where they are represented and in conformity with the policy on administrative integration abroad and the use of common service organizations.Definitions Directive 25.1 Application 25.2 Crown-Held Accommodation 25.3 Privately Leased Accommodation – Actual Rent 25.4 Privately Leased Accommodation - Advance 25.5 Privately Leased Accommodation - Other Costs 25.6 Privately Leased Accommodation - Disputes 25.7 Accommodation at No Cost to the Crown 25.8 Employee-Owned Accommodation 25.9 Utility and Other Expenses 25.10 Shelter Cost 25.11 Start and End Date of Shelter Cost 25.12 Calculation of Partial Month Actual Rent or Shelter Cost 25.13 Shared Accommodation 25.14 Temporary Absence from Post 25.15 Safe Storage Expense Benefit During a Temporary Absence from Post 25.16 Accommodation Deficiency Adjustment 25.17 Local Move Appendix A – Employee Shelter Cost – Section 25.10 Appendix B - Calculation of Actual Rent or Shelter Cost for a Partial Month – Section 25.12 Appendix C - Calculation of Recovery of Advance – Privately Leased Accommodation – Paragraph 25.4.2(b) Appendix D – Accommodation Deficiency Adjustments - Crown-Held Accommodation – Section 25.16 Next Related Links Print Full Directive Print all FSDs for this Date Appendix A - Employee Shelter Cost - Section 25.10 Appendix B - Calculation of Actual Rent or Shelter Cost for a Partial Month – Section 25.12 Appendix C - Calculation of Recovery of Advance – Privately Leased Accommodation – Paragraph 25.4.2(b) Appendix D – Accommodation Deficiency Adjustments - Crown-Held Accommodation – Section 25.16
