Scope
Introduction
Where an employee or a dependant dies abroad during the period of the employee's assignment, the employer may authorize the payment of certain expenses related to the occurrence, which are in excess of expenses which would have been incurred had death occurred at the employee's headquarters city.
Directive
66.1 Application
66.1.1 Where an employee dies at a post, the deputy head may authorize payment of:
- the cost at the place where death occurred for ambulance, hearse, embalming or cremation, outside case (not a coffin), and any other essential costs in excess of those which would have been incurred had death occurred at the employee's headquarters city; and
- transportation expenses of the body from the place where death occurred to the place of internment less the transportation expenses that would have been incurred between the place of interment and the employee's headquarters city.
66.1.2 The payments, as specified in paragraphs 66.1.1(a) and 66.1.1(b), shall be reduced by any amount payable under worker's compensation or other appropriate laws for funeral and transportation expenses.
66.1.3 The deputy head may authorize the payment of expenses itemized in subsection 66.1.1 in the event of the death of a dependant who was residing with the employee at the post, or was a dependent student.
66.1.4 In the event of the death of an employee or a dependant as specified in subsection 66.1.3, notwithstanding other benefits, various FSDs may be impacted or invoked or may no longer apply, including but not limited to the following:
- FSD 3 – Application, subsection 3.8.7;
- FSD 15 – Relocation, subsections 15.12.4 – Illness, injury, death while travelling; 15.26.1(c) and FSD 15.26.3 – Termination of assignment outside Canada; 15.27.3(b) - Early termination of posting;
- FSD 25 – Shelter, subsections 25.2.6 – Crown Held Accommodation; FSD 25.3.8 – Privately Leased Accommodation; FSD 25.9.6 – Utilities and other expenses; FSD 25.11 – Start and end date of Shelter Cost;
- FSD 54 – Compassionate Travel, section 54.13 – Death during temporary absence;
- FSD 55 – Post Living Allowance, section 55.2 – Effective Date;
- FSD 56 – Foreign Service Premiums, section 56.7 – Effective Date; section 56.8 – Change in Family Size;
- FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance, section 58.3 – Effective Date.