Part VIII - Allowances and related provisions

FSD 55 - Post living allowance

Introduction

To assist employees at missions where the cost of living is higher than in Ottawa/Gatineau, the employer provides a non-accountable allowance to compensate for the higher costs of purchasing goods and services at post.

Directive 55

55.01 Subject to the transitional provisions of this directive, the deputy head shall authorize a Post living allowance (PLA) for each employee serving at a post for which the Post Index is greater than 100, where:

(a) employees shall be compensated for the actual % of salary spent at post, calculated on the basis of their nominal salary, and reflecting the Post Index adjustment, as shown in Appendix "A" to this directive;

(b) nominal salary is the mid-point of an employee's salary band, as shown in Appendix "A" to this directive; and

(c) the Post Index expresses the price differential between the post and Ottawa, as reported to the deputy head on a monthly basis by Statistics Canada.

Instructions

1. Effective June 1, 2001, the methodology for the determination of the Post Index has been revised to reflect only those expenditures actually incurred at post for the purchase of goods and services. Expenditures for which provision is made elsewhere in the Foreign Service Directives are specifically excluded, as are those expenses which are incurred in Canada.

2. Under the 1993 Foreign Service Directives, an employee's disposable income, that is, either 50% or 55% of salary, was adjusted in accordance with the Post Index methodology. Effective June 1, 2001, the revised methodology recognizes that employees at different salary levels spend differing percentages of salary for post-related expenses. For example, employees earning $30,000 spend 68% of salary at post, while employees earning $63,000 spend 44% of salary at post.

3. Appendix A to this directive is revised, from time to time, in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives.

4. Post Indices, as determined by Statistics Canada on a monthly basis :

(a) are indicated in the monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates, which are issued electronically by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; and

(b) are available at the Statistics Canada web site (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071116092240/http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/62F0082XIE/free.htm).

Transitional Provisions

55.02 In lieu of the provisions of FSD 55.01(a), employees, whose nominal salary is $41,950 and above, and who,

(a) are at post on June 1, 2001, or who

(b) arrive at post after June 1, 2001 and before April 1, 2002,

shall continue to receive a PLA calculated on either 50% or 55% of their nominal salary, as determined below, and reflecting the Post Index adjustment, as shown in Appendices "B" and "C" to this directive, where

(c) employees whose nominal salary is between $41,950 and $69,823 shall have their nominal salary adjusted by 55%; employees whose nominal salary is $69,824 and above shall have their nominal salary adjusted by 50%; and

(d) the percentage of nominal salary (50% or 55%) shall remain fixed for the duration of an employee's assignment, excluding extensions or cross-postings which are effective on or after April 1, 2002.

General

55.03 Except where otherwise provided, the PLA shall commence on the first compensation day following the employee's arrival at a post and shall cease on the first compensation day following the employee's final departure from that post. The percentage of nominal salary applicable on the commencement of an assignment shall remain fixed for the duration of that assignment, except that this percentage shall be adjusted to reflect a revision to Appendix A, in accordance with the methodology agreed to by the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives..

Instructions

1. For purposes of Section 55.03, "the first compensation day following the employee's final departure from that post", means the first compensation day following the employee's last day on duty at that post.

2. The deputy head shall apply the Post Index communicated to the department on a monthly basis by Statistics Canada in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives.

55.04 The PLA shall be adjusted to reflect any change in the employee's gross annual salary, including acting pay for the performance of regular duties or for the performance of duties in another position on a temporary basis during an assignment at a post, where such change results in movement to a higher salary band for the purpose of determining the employee's nominal salary, except that the percentage of nominal salary shall remain unchanged.

55.05 Where an "unaccompanied" employee is absent from the post on temporary duty, under emergency evacuation conditions or on leave with pay, for more than 25 compensation days, the PLA shall cease on the 26th compensation day and shall resume on the first compensation day following the employee's return to the post.

55.06 Where an "accompanied" employee is absent from the post on temporary duty, under emergency evacuation conditions or on leave with pay, for more than 25 compensation days, the PLA:

(a) shall continue to be paid as long as a dependant remains in the employee's residence at the post with the approval of the deputy head;

(b) shall terminate on the first compensation day following the date of departure of the last of the dependants from the employee's residence at the post, or on the 26th compensation day following the employee's departure, whichever is the later; and

(c) shall resume on the first compensation day following either the return of the employee or of a dependant, with deputy head approval, whichever return date is the earlier.

55.07 Where an employee is transferred from one post to another, the PLA calculated in accordance with Section 55.01 shall continue until the day of the employee's arrival at the new post except, where:

(a) that day is not a compensation day, in which case the PLA shall continue until the last compensation day immediately prior to the day of arrival at the new post; or

(b) 25 compensation days have elapsed since the employee departed the previous post, in which case continuation of the PLA shall be subject to Section 55.03 or 55.04 as applicable.

55.08

(a) A PLA shall be applied by the deputy head on the validity date determined on the basis of statistical information provided on a monthly basis by Statistics Canada.

(b) Changes to the Post Index shall be effective on validity dates as follows:

(c) International retail prices and costs surveys which are required to establish Post Indexes for the purpose of this directive are scheduled by Statistics Canada from time to time. Such surveys are to be completed in a timely manner, subject to operational requirements of the Post being surveyed.

55.09 Notwithstanding Section 107 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, a revision to a Post Index (PI) and resultant change in the PLA shall not constitute a change in terms and conditions of employment for an employee subject to the Foreign Service Directives. (revised April 21, 2006)

55.10 At posts where exchange rate information may be deficient with respect to the application of Post Index methodology by Statistics Canada, as agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives, employees may be required to document the exchange rates received for their purchases of local currency on a monthly basis.

Form

TBC 330-35
Monthly Exchange Rate Report

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Appendix A - Annual Post Living Allowance

Effective June 1, 2003 (not applicable to some employees - see grandfathering provisions)

Salary range		Midpoint/nominal salary	% adjustment
30,450	31,449	30,950	0.742
31,450	32,449	31,950	0.727
32,450	33,449	32,950	0.712
33,450	34,449	33,950	0.699
34,450	35,449	34,950	0.686
35,450	36,449	35,950	0.674
36,450	37,449	36,950	0.662
37,450	38,449	37,950	0.651
38,450	39,449	38,950	0.641
39,450	40,449	39,950	0.631
40,450	41,449	49,950	0.622
41,450	42,449	41,950	0.613
42,450	43,449	42,950	0.605
43,450	44,449	43,950	0.596
44,450	45,449	44,950	0.589
45,450	46,449	45,950	0.581
46,450	47,449	46,950	0.574
47,450	48,449	47,950	0.568
48,450	49,449	48,950	0.561
49,450	50,449	49,950	0.555
50,450	51,449	50,950	0.549
51,450	52,449	51,950	0.543
52,450	53,449	52,950	0.537
53,450	54,449	53,950	0.532
54,450	55,449	54,950	0.527
55,450	56,449	55,950	0.522
56,450	57,449	56,950	0.517
57,450	58,449	57,950	0.513
58,450	59,449	58,950	0.508
59,450	60,449	59,950	0.504
60,450	61,449	60,950	0.500
61,450	62,449	61,950	0.496
62,450	63,449	62,950	0.492
63,450	64,449	63,950	0.488
64,450	65,449	64,950	0.484
65,450	66,449	65,950	0.481
66,450	67,449	66,950	0.477
67,450	68,449	67,950	0.474
68,450	69,449	68,950	0.471
69,450	70,449	69,950	0.468
70,450	71,449*	70,950	0.464
71,450	72,449*	71,950	0.461
72,450	73,449*	72,950	0.459
73,450	74,449	73,950	0.456
74,450	75,449	74,950	0.453
75,450	76,449	75,950	0.450
76,450	77,449	76,950	0.448
77,450	78,449	77,950	0.445
78,450	79,449	78,950	0.443
79,450	80,449	79,950	0.440
80,450	81,449	80,950	0.438
81,450	82,449	81,950	0.436
82,450	83,449	82,950	0.433
83,450	84,449	83,950	0.431
84,450	85,449	84,950	0.429
85,450	86,449	85,950	0.427
86,450	87,449	86,950	0.425
87,450	88,449	87,950	0.423
88,450	89,449	88,950	0.421
89,450	90,449	89,950	0.419
90,450	91,449	90,950	0.417
91,450	92,449	91,950	0.415
92,450	93,449	92,950	0.414
93,450	94,449	93,950	0.412
94,450	95,449	94,950	0.410
95,450	96,449	95,950	0.409
96,450	97,449	96,950	0.407
97,450	98,449	97,950	0.405
98,450	99,449	98,950	0.404
99,450	100,449	99,950	0.402
100,000			0.401

Formula for Calculating Allowances

1. Select the salary range in which your annual salary falls.

2. Take the Midpoint/Nominal salary and multiply by the adjoining percentage.

3. Take the product and multiply by the Post Index, e.g. 130, then divide by 100.

4. Subtract the product of #2.from the result, and you will have your annual Post Living Allowance.

Example

• A salary of $69,700 falls into the salary range of $69,450 to $70,449, of which the Mid-point/Nominal salary is $69,950.
• Multiply $69,950 by 46.8%, which yields $32,737.
• Multiply $32,737 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
• The result is $42,557. Subtract $32,737 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $9,821.

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Appendix B - Annual Post Living Allowance (1993 policy)

Salary ranges below ,824 - Effective April 1, 2001

Adjustment of 55%

Salary range		Midpoint/nominal salary
27,450	28,449	28,000
28,450	29,449	29,000
29,450	30,449	30,000
30,450	31,449	31,000
31,450	32,449	32,000
32,450	33,449	33,000
33,450	34,449	34,000
34,450	35,449	35,000
35,450	36,449	36,000
36,450	37,449	37,000
37,450	38,449	38,000
38,450	39,449	39,000
39,450	40,449	40,000
40,450	41,449	41,000
41,450	42,449	42,000
42,450	43,449	43,000
43,450	44,449	44,000
44,450	45,449	45,000
45,450	46,449	46,000
46,450	47,449	47,000
47,450	48,449	48,000
48,450	49,449	49,000
49,450	50,449	50,000
50,450	51,449	51,000
51,450	52,449	52,000
52,450	53,449	53,000
53,450	54,449	54,000
54,450	55,449	55,000
55,450	56,449	56,000
56,450	57,449	57,000
57,450	58,449	58,000
58,450	59,449	59,000
59,450	60,449	60,000
60,450	61,449	61,000
61,450	62,449	62,000
62,450	63,449	63,000
63,450	64,449	64,000
64,450	65,449	65,000
65,450	66,449	66,000
66,450	67,449	67,000
67,450	68,449	68,000
68,450	69,449	69,000
69,450	70,449	70,000
70,450	71,449*	71,000
71,450	72,449*	72,000
72,450	73,449*	73,000

* Indicates that this part of Appendix B only applies to employees whose salary would exceed $69,824 during the assignment (FSD 55.01 (d)).

Formula for Calculating Allowances

1. Select the salary range in which your annual salary falls.

2. Take the Midpoint/Nominal salary and multiply by 55%.

3. Take the product and multiply by the Post Index (e.g. 130), then divide by 100.

4. Subtract the product of #2.from the result, and you will have your annual Post Living Allowance.

Example

• Salary of $48,850 falls into the salary range $48,450-$49,449, of which the Midpoint/Nominal salary is $49,000.
• Multiply $49,000 by 55%, which yields 26,950.
• Multiply 26,950 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.
• The result is 35,035. Subtract 26,950 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $8,085.

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Appendix C - Annual Post Living Allowance (1993 policy)

Salary ranges above,824 - Effective April 1, 2001

Adjustment of 50%

Formula for Calculating Allowances

1. Select the salary range in which your annual salary falls.

2. Take the Midpoint/Nominal salary and multiply by 50%.

3. Take the product and multiply by the Post Index (e.g. 130), then divide by 100.

4. Subtract the product of #2.from the result, and you will have your annual Post Living Allowance.

Example

• Salary of $72,100 falls into the salary range $71,450-$72,449, of which the Midpoint/Nominal salary is $72,000.
• Multiply $72,000 by 50%, which yields 36,000.
• Multiply 36,000 by a Post Index of 130, then divide by 100.

The result is 46,800. Subtract 36,000 and the result is an annual Post Living Allowance of $10,800.

FSD 56 - Foreign service incentive allowances

Introduction

Foreign service incentive allowances consist of two tax-free allowances provided as incentives to foreign service. The foreign service premium is provided as an incentive to foreign service and as such recognizes that there are disutilities and disincentives, some of which may be financial, resulting from service outside Canada. The premium varies according to the employee's salary group, family status and service outside Canada and is payable to employees to whom the Foreign Service Directives apply in accordance with FSD 3 - Application. The post specific allowance is a non-accountable travel allowance designed to assist employees in travelling from post and reflects 80% of return full (Y) economy air fare between the employee's post and the headquarters city. This allowance is only available when an employee is not subject to the provisions of FSD 46 - Post leave/option.

Directive 56

56.01 Unless otherwise indicated, this directive applies to career foreign service employees and to foreign assignment employees.

Foreign Service Premium

56.02

(a) In accordance with this directive, the deputy head shall authorize the payment of a foreign service premium to an employee calculated in accordance with Appendix A to this directive, on the basis of the employee's salary group, family status and service outside Canada.

(b) Appendix A to this directive shall be updated on April 1^st, 2002, and annually thereafter on April 1^st, to adjust salary groups and rates of foreign service premium in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives, and indicated in the Foreign Affairs and International Trades monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates.

(c) An employee serving at a post shall not receive a lesser premium on April 1^st than that which would have been payable on the basis of the applicable salary group in effect on the preceding March 31^st.

Step Progression

56.03

(a) In determining the appropriate step of foreign service premium under Appendix A to this directive, an employee shall receive credit for service outside Canada and progression shall be based on points earned for such service.

(b) On initial assignment outside Canada, an employee shall receive the applicable Step I rate of foreign service premium.

(c) Subject to Section 56.05, an employee shall receive:

Calculation of Points

56.04

(a) Points shall be calculated for service outside Canada:

(b) For the purpose of calculating points under this directive, an employee shall be deemed to have a completed month of service where there is an entitlement to ten compensation days of foreign service premium in a calendar month, including foreign service premium which is part of Maternity Leave Allowance as referred to in FSD 69.07, except that during a cross-posting an employee cannot accumulate credits on the basis of two periods of ten compensation days within the same calendar month.

(c) Subject to Section 56.05, points accumulated for service outside Canada are portable and non-lapsing. Consequently, progression from one step to the next higher step may occur in mid-tour.

(d) In determining the rate of foreign service premium under this directive, an employee shall receive credit for premium points earned under the Military Foreign Service Regulations (MFSR). This provision extends to public service employees with service under the MFSR and to members of the Canadian Forces where such service qualifies as continuous employment in the public service for leave and severance pay purposes.

Termination of Premium

56.05

(a) Notwithstanding Section 56.03, no premium is payable, without the approval of the deputy head, to an employee who has served seven consecutive years at the same post.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 56.04(a), where payment of the premium has been terminated in accordance with Section 56.05(a), the employee shall cease to accumulate points for service outside Canada during the period in which payment of the premium is not authorized.

Instruction

Where an exception is made to Section 56.05, a report shall be made to the Treasury Board Secretariat outlining the program-related circumstances which justify this exception.

Premium Rates

56.06 Subject to Sections 56.08 and 56.09, an employee shall be entitled to a foreign service premium:

(a) at the accompanied by one dependant rate, only if:

(b) at the accompanied by two or more dependants rate, only if two or more dependants reside with the employee at the post and at least one of the dependants is a child;

where for purposes of this directive:

(c) single parent (parent célibataire) is the parent in a family unit comprising the employee and a child;

(d) child (enfant) refers to a dependant as defined in FSD 2.01(j)(ii); and

(e) reside with the employee at the post (partage la résidence du fonctionnaire à la mission) means that the dependant resides with the employee at the post for at least 8 months of any consecutive 12-month period;

Employee-couples

(f) each employee of an employee-couple shall receive the unaccompanied rate of foreign service premium except that, where a dependant resides with the employee-couple at the post, one employee shall be considered as unaccompanied and the other employee as accompanied by one dependant or accompanied by two or more dependants as appropriate.

Start and End of Premium

56.07 Except where otherwise provided, an employee's entitlement to a foreign service premium shall:

(a) commence on the first compensation day following the employee's arrival at the post; and

(b) cease on the first compensation day following the employee's last day on duty at the post,

unless an employee is cross-posted from one post to another post, in which case the foreign service premium shall continue without interruption.

Instruction

Unless an employee is cross-posted, "the first compensation day following the employee's final departure from the post", for purposes of Section 56.07(b), means the first compensation day following the employee's last day on duty at the post.

Change in Family Status

56.08 Where an employee is in receipt of a foreign service premium in accordance with Section 56.02, the premium shall be adjusted to reflect a change in family status where a dependant:

(a) takes up permanent residence with the employee at the post; or

(b) ceases to be a dependant or takes up a separate domicile; or

(c) departs the post permanently in advance of an employee;

in which case the change shall be effective on the first compensation day following the event except that, where a dependant has left the employee's post in advance of a cross-posting, such departure shall be considered as a temporary absence and the provisions of Section 56.09 shall apply.

Temporary absence of dependant

56.09 Where an employee receives an accompanied rate of foreign service premium in accordance with Section 56.06, the premium shall be adjusted to reflect a change in family status where a dependant is temporarily absent from the employee's post for more than 25 compensation days. The change will be effective on the 26^th compensation day and shall resume on the first compensation day following the return of the dependant to the employee's residence, except that:

(a) this section shall not apply to an employee who is in receipt of the "accompanied by one dependant" rate of premium where the dependant is a child under Section 56.06(a)(ii); and

(b) in cases of absence of a dependant from the employee's post, the deputy head may authorize continued payment of the foreign service premium at the appropriate accompanied rate for a period of up to six months from the date of departure of the dependant, where, in the deputy head's opinion, such continuation will facilitate operational objectives. Such cases shall be reported to the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee.

Post Specific Allowance

56.10

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 56.11, an employee is entitled to a non-accountable post specific allowance, payable on a monthly basis to reflect one-twelfth of the annual rate, in accordance with Appendix B to this directive.

(b) Appendix B to this directive shall be updated on June 01, 2003, and annually thereafter on June 1^st, to reflect 80% of return full (Y ) economy air fare from the post to the employee's headquarters city. Where a Y fare is not available for a specific post, 100% of the Y2 fare shall be used for that post.

(c) The intent of this allowance is to assist an employee with miscellaneous travel requirements, which are a consequence of foreign service, formerly provided under FSD 45 - Foreign service travel of the 1993 and 1997 Foreign Service Directives. There is no requirement for employees to maintain or provide proof of travel.

Instruction

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been authorized to revise Appendix B to this directive, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee, in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives.

56.11

The post specific allowance becomes payable:

(a) on June 1, 2001, for employees on posting who have not elected for the provisions of FSD 46 - Post leave/option, and/or who are not subject to the transitional provisions of FSD 46.05;

(b) on or after June 1, 2001, as applicable, for employees who arrive at post on or after this date and who have not elected for the provisions of FSD 46 - Post leave/option; or

(c) on such date as may be determined by the deputy head, subsequent to June 1, 2001, for employees,

except that,

(d) following receipt of a Posting Confirmation Form and prior to arrival at post, an employee may request an advance of one year's post specific allowance, for the purpose of a spousal job-hunting trip at the post, or for making arrangements at post for education of one or more accompanying dependants.

Instructions

1. No post specific allowance is payable when an employee is subject to the provisions of FSD 46 - Post leave/option. Unless an employee makes an election for post leave (or is subject to the transitional provisions of FSD 46), the post specific allowance will automatically apply, and will continue to apply until the employee requests a change.

2. An employee may elect for post leave, in accordance with FSD 46 - Post leave/option, in lieu of the post specific allowance, at any time after the commencement of payment of the post specific allowance, by advising their FSD Advisor (HPM) by e-mail 2 months in advance of the desired change. Employees may change their election no more than once per year.

3. Where an advance has been authorized in accordance with Section 56.11(d), the employee will be required to provide evidence that the allowance was used for the purpose it was issued.

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Appendix A - Foreign service premium (April 01, 2007)

UNACCOMPANIED
Salary ranges	Steps
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
$	(0- 23)	(24- 59)	(60- 95)	(96- 131)	(132- 167)	(168+)
$0 to $47,726	5,164	7,742	10,325	11,355	12,388	13,421
$47,727 to $71,528	5,422	8,128	10,843	11,923	13,009	14,090
$71,529 to $95,368	5,680	8,518	11,355	12,489	13,626	14,771
$95,369 to $119,210	5,934	8,907	11,872	13,058	14,246	15,435
$119,211 and over	6,196	9,293	12,388	13,626	14,869	16,108

ACCOMPANIED BY ONE DEPENDANT
Salary ranges	Steps
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
$	(0- 23)	(24- 59)	(60- 95)	(96- 131)	(132- 167)	(168+)
$0 to $47,726	7,102	10,649	14,194	15,612	17,035	18,451
$47,727 to $71,528	7,453	11,182	14,906	16,168	17,890	19,382
$71,529 to $95,368	7,807	11,714	15,612	16,939	18,742	20,306
$95,369 to $119,210	8,165	12,248	16,326	17,711	19,594	21,222
$119,211 and over	8,517	12,776	17,035	18,484	20,443	22,145

ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OR MORE DEPENDANTS
Salary range	Steps
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
$	(0- 23)	(24- 59)	(60- 95)	(96- 131)	(132- 167)	(168+)
$0 to $47,726	8,710	13,071	17,425	19,166	20,899	22,646
$47,727 to $71,528	9,145	13,721	18,292	20,126	21,946	23,785
$71,529 to $95,368	9,584	14,372	19,166	21,084	22,995	24,913
$95,369 to $119,210	10,020	15,028	20,033	22,040	24,039	26,040
$119,211 and over	10,456	15,679	20,899	22,996	25,080	27,178

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Appendix B - Post Specific Allowance (PSA)

Due to an oversight, these rates had not been previously posted. The Table below reflects the PSA rate effective June 1, 2005 and June 1, 2006.

Post (alphabetical order)	PSA 2005	PSA 2006
Abidjan	$3,769	$4,656
Abu Dhabi	$3,349	$3,223
Abuja	$2,896	$5,926
Accra	$3,639	$4,181
Addis Ababa	$3,455	$3,169
Algiers	$6,913	$4,987
Almaty	$8,590	$9,081
Amman	$3,390	$4,516
Anchorage	$3,506	$3,677
Ankara	$5,743	$6,655
Athens	$5,015	$4,054
Atlanta	$1,851	$1,870
Auckland	$6,145	$4,907
Baghdad	$4,375	$5,548
Bamako	$4,136	$3,637
Bandar Seri Begawan	$6,241	$6,112
Bangkok	$3,797	$4,727
Barcelona	$4,911	$4,280
Beijing	$4,985	$4,544
Beirut	$4,123	$3,762
Belgrade	$4,847	$4,240
Berlin	$4,214	$3,767
Berne	$5,201	$4,807
Bogota	$2,290	$2,777
Boston	$1,630	$1,878
Brasilia	$2,602	$4,424
Bratislava	$6,036	$5,599
Bridgetown	$2,590	$2,484
Brussels	$4,759	$4,161
Bucharest	$5,722	$5,056
Budapest	$3,986	$3,379
Buenos Aires	$3,384	$3,135
Buffalo	$2,092	$957
Cairo	$2,189	$2,084
Canberra	$7,659	$6,951
Capetown	$4,861	$4,569
Caracas	$1,519	$2,307
Chandigarh	$4,405	$4,548
Chennia	$4,342	$4,212
Chicago	$2,152	$2,036
Chongqing	$4,766	$3,633
Colombo	$2,498	$2,420
Colorado Springs	$2,242	$2,366
Conakary	$5,224	-
Copenhagen	$4,629	$4,035
Dakar	$3,904	$3,561
Dallas	$2,073	$2,091
Damascus	$3,724	$3,484
Dar-es-Salaam	$4,604	$4,137
Delhi	$3,930	$4,359
Denver	$1,906	$2,323
Detroit	$1,769	$1,576
Dhaka	$4,851	$4,384
Dubai	$3,694	$3,136
Dublin	$5,633	$3,812
Dusseldorf	$5,451	$3,773
Fukuoka	$5,042	$5,406
Geneva	$5,179	$4,619
Georgetown	$2,941	$2,616
Guadalajara	$1,585	$1,357
Guangzhou	$4,479	$4,543
Guatemala	$1,986	$1,864
Hague	$4,245	$3,916
Hamburg	$4,211	$3,746
Hanoi	$5,039	$4,728
Harare	$4,857	$4,485
Havana	$1,282	$1,214
Helsinki	$4,996	$4,391
Ho Chi Minh	$5,199	$4,728
Hong Kong	$4,052	$3,731
Houston	$2,197	$2,203
Islamabad	$5,214	$3,664
Jakarta	$5,724	$5,211
Johannesburg	$4,577	$5,018
Kabul	$4,450	$4,026
Kandahar	$4,702	$4,650
Kathmandu	$4,510	$6,049
Khartoum	$4,916	$4,921
Kigali	$4,457	$4,406
Kingston, Jamaca	$1,741	$1,626
Kinshasa	$5,327	$4,794
Kuala Lumpur	$5,126	$4,398
Kuwait City	$3,859	$3,654
Kyiv	$4,339	$3,936
La Paz	$2,475	$2,287
Lagos	$2,927	$5,377
Libreville	$4,068	$5,049
Lilongwe	$4,824	$4,229
Lima	$2,588	$2,334
Lisbon	$4,782	$4,185
London	$2,474	$2,299
Los Angeles	$2,825	$2,790
Lusaka	$5,059	$4,939
Madrid	$4,744	$4,164
Managua	$1,564	$1,566
Manila	$3,488	$4,157
Maputo	$4,535	$4,812
Mexico	$1,226	$1,249
Miami	$1,767	$1,766
Milan	$3,969	$3,868
Minneapolis	$2,564	$2,023
Monterrey	$1,321	$1,171
Montevideo	$3,501	$3,214
Moscow	$4,187	$4,421
Mumbai	$3,934	$4,354
Munich	$4,172	$3,700
Nagoya	$6,245	$5,182
Nairobi	$4,111	$3,776
New York	$1,381	$1,674
Niamey	$3,658	$3,344
Osaka	$5,074	$5,200
Oslo	$4,593	$4,210
Ouagadougou	$3,658	$3,343
Panama City	$1,253	$1,445
Paris	$4,792	$4,250
Philadelphia	$1,215	$908
Phnom Penh	$5,037	$4,739
Phoenix	$2,535	$2,532
Port-au-Prince	$1,902	$2,297
Port-of-Spain	$2,756	$2,494
Prague	$5,397	$5,160
Pretoria	$4,797	$5,214
Princeton	$1,514	$1,750
Pristina	$5,363	$5,589
Quito	$2,165	$1,675
Rabat	$4,947	$4,319
Raleigh Durham	$1,852	$1,764
Ramallah	$5,796	$5,204
Reykjavik	$3,956	$3,227
Riga	$4,383	$3,891
Rio de Janeiro	$2,024	$2,038
Riyadh	$3,955	$3,708
Rome	$3,912	$3,760
San Diego	$2,372	$2,378
San Fransisco	$3,065	$2,649
San Jose, Costa Rica	$1,283	$1,264
San Jose, USA	$2,540	$2,464
San Salvador	$2,055	$1,862
Santiago	$3,182	$3,083
Santo Domingo	$2,617	$2,137
Sao Paulo	$2,080	$2,014
Sarajevo	$4,878	$4,338
Seattle	$2,309	$2,237
Seoul	$3,688	$3,714
Shanghai	$4,362	$4,094
Singapore	$6,307	$6,401
Stockholm	$4,329	$3,749
St-Petersburg	$4,188	$5,567
Sydney	$7,362	$6,657
Taipei	$4,453	$4,032
Tegucigalpa	$2,523	$1,898
Tehran	$4,649	$3,458
Tel Aviv	$5,684	$5,093
Tokyo	$5,964	$4,959
Tripoli	$1,558	$1,512
Tucson	$2,535	$3,153
Tunis	$3,978	$3,414
Vatican	$3,912	$3,760
Vienna	$4,980	$4,735
Vilnius	$4,914	$4,553
Warsaw	$4,094	$4,049
Washington	$1,798	$1,533
Wellington	$7,110	$6,860
Yaounde	$4,433	$3,989
Zagreb	$5,415	$4,795

FSD 58 - Post differential allowance

Introduction

This allowance is payable in accordance with the Appendix to this directive in recognition of undesirable conditions existing at certain posts. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has been delegated authority to amend post rating levels, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee, as and when required.

Directive 58

58.01 The deputy head shall authorize payment of a post differential allowance at the applicable rate having regard for the post rating level and the employee's family configuration, as shown in the Appendix to this directive, where:

(a) the amounts of post differential allowance shall be revised on the first of April each year in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives, and indicated in the Foreign Affairs and International Trade's monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates; and

(b) the post rating levels shall be established and/or amended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee, as and when required, and indicated in the Foreign Affairs and International Trade's monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates; and

(c) the accompanied by one dependant rate shall be paid where one dependant is residing with the employee at the post for at least 8 months of any consecutive 12-month period; and

(d) the accompanied by two or more dependants rate shall be paid where two or more dependants are residing with the employee at the post for at least 8 months of any consecutive 12-month period provided one of the dependants is a dependent child.

(e) the unaccompanied rate shall be paid to each employee of an employee-couple except that where a dependant resides with the employee-couple at the post, one employee shall be considered as unaccompanied and the other employee as accompanied by one dependant or accompanied by two or more dependants as appropriate.

Instruction

The provisions of Section 58.01 also apply to employees on temporary duty in accordance with the provisions for short-term relocation outside Canada and the USA, which are contained in the Appendix to FSD 3 - Application, where the employee occupies self-contained accommodation.

58.02 Except where otherwise provided, an employee's post differential allowance shall commence at the appropriate rate on the first compensation day following the employee's/dependant's arrival at the post and shall cease on the first compensation day following the employee's/dependant's final departure from the post.

Instruction

For purposes of Section 58.02, "the first compensation day following the employee's/dependant's final departure from the post", means the first compensation day following the employee's last day on duty at that post. Where a dependant departs the post permanently in advance of an employee, the rate of post differential allowance shall be reduced accordingly.

58.03 Where an unaccompanied employee is absent from the post on temporary duty, under emergency evacuation conditions or leave with pay for a continuous period of more than 25 compensation days, the post differential allowance shall cease on the 26^th compensation day and shall resume on the first compensation day following the employee's return to the post.

58.04 Where an employee is in receipt of a post differential allowance at the accompanied by one dependant rate, the rate of allowance shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) where both the employee and dependant are absent from the post for a period exceeding 25 compensation days because the employee is on temporary duty, under emergency evacuation conditions or on leave with pay, the allowance shall cease on the 26th compensation day following their departure and shall resume at either the unaccompanied or accompanied by one dependant rate as applicable on the first compensation day following the employee's and/or dependant's return to the post, and shall again be recalculated on the first compensation day following the employee's or dependant's return to the post, where one has preceded the other, to reflect the change in family configuration;

(b) where either,

for a period exceeding 25 compensation days, the allowance shall be reduced to the unaccompanied rate on the 26th compensation day of the employee's or dependant's absence and it shall resume at the accompanied by one dependant rate on the first compensation day following the employee's or dependant's return to the post.

58.05 Where an employee is in receipt of a post differential allowance at the accompanied by two or more dependants rate, the rate of allowance shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) where the employee and all dependants are absent from the post for a period exceeding 25 compensation days because the employee is on temporary duty, under emergency evacuation conditions or on leave with pay, the allowance shall cease on the 26th compensation day following their departure and shall resume at the unaccompanied, accompanied by one dependant or accompanied by two or more dependants rate as applicable on the first compensation day following the return of the employee and/or dependant(s) to the post and shall again be recalculated on the first compensation day following the employee's or dependant's return to the post to reflect the change in family configuration;

(b) where either,

for a period exceeding 25 compensation days, the rate of allowance shall be recalculated on the 26th compensation day following the departure of the employee and/or dependant(s) to reflect the change in family configuration as applicable and shall again be recalculated on the first compensation day following the employee's or dependant's return to the post to reflect the change in family configuration.

58.06 Where an employee is absent from the post on temporary duty at a location for which a post differential allowance is payable, the post differential allowance applicable to the temporary place of duty shall become payable on the 26^th and each succeeding compensation day of such temporary duty unless an employee's dependant continues to reside at the post during the employee's absence. In this case, the allowance payable is the sum of the post differential allowance payable at the post on the basis of the employee's family configuration less one and the post differential allowance payable at the temporary place of duty at the unaccompanied rate except that in no case shall the allowance exceed the post differential allowance which would be applicable were the employee and dependant(s) at the post with the higher post rating level.

58.07 Following completion of 24 consecutive months of service at one or more posts for which a post differential allowance is payable, the post differential allowance to which an employee is entitled, on the basis of family configuration and post rating level, shall be increased by 50%. This bonus payment shall continue until the employee's final departure from a post at which a post differential allowance is payable. The bonus may be payable at one or more posts listed in the Appendix to this directive, either as a result of an extended tour of duty at the same post or as a result of consecutive assignments at two or more such posts.

Instructions

1. The term "24 consecutive months of service" means 24 consecutive months during each month of which an employee is in receipt of a post differential allowance for at least ten compensation days.

2. The following situations do not constitute a break in service in the determination of a bonus payment, but, at the same time, cannot be counted as service to establish eligibility for a bonus payment:

(a) temporary absence from post or between posts:

(b) assignments in Canada between postings, which do not exceed 24 consecutive months

except that,

(c) assignments in Canada between postings, which exceed 24 consecutive months shall not constitute a break in service in determining a bonus payment for assignments at hardship posts commencing prior to April 1, 2002.

3. Bonus payments authorized under this section shall not be taken into consideration in calculating an additional amount of post differential allowance or special payment under Section 58.09.

58.08 In the event of extraordinary conditions arising out of active hostilities at a post, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee, shall:

(a) establish a post rating level which recognizes extraordinary post conditions arising out of active hostilities, where there was no post differential allowance authorized for the post at the time of the outbreak of active hostilities; or

(b) revise the post rating level in effect at the time of the outbreak of active hostilities up to level V, to recognize extraordinary post conditions arising out of active hostilities; or

(c) establish a special payment of up to 50% of the basic level V post differential allowance to recognize extraordinary post conditions arising out of active hostilities, where a level V post rating was in effect at the time of the outbreak of hostilities; for the duration of such hostilities, except that, upon the cessation of active hostilities, the additional amounts or special payments shall continue to be payable for such period as extraordinary conditions arising out of active hostilities cannot be accommodated within the normal PDA rating scale.

(d) recommend to the President of the Treasury Board such additional assistance as may be considered necessary, where current provisions are inadequate, because of unusual situations.

58.09 Where a post rating level or special payment has been established in accordance with Section 58.08, the additional amount of post differential allowance which shall be payable over and above the post differential allowance which was payable prior to the outbreak of active hostilities shall be calculated as follows:

(a) where there was no post differential allowance authorized prior to the outbreak of active hostilities, the additional amount of post differential allowance is the amount established in the Appendix to this directive on the basis of the post rating level and the employee's family configuration at the post;

(b) where a level I, II, III or IV post differential allowance was authorized prior to the outbreak of active hostilities, the additional amount of post differential allowance is the difference between the basic amount of post differential allowance in effect prior to the outbreak of active hostilities and the basic amount of post differential allowance for up to level V as established in the Appendix to this directive on the basis of the employee's family configuration at the post;

(c) where a level V post differential allowance was authorized prior to the outbreak of active hostilities, the additional amount of post differential allowance is the amount established as a special payment in accordance with Section 58.08(c) on the basis of the employee's family configuration at the post;

(d) the additional amounts of post differential allowance or special payments calculated in accordance with Section 58.09(a), (b) and (c) shall be adjusted, where applicable, to reflect a change in the amount of basic post differential allowance on April 1^st of each year;

(e) notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 58.03 and 58.04, the additional amounts of post differential allowance or special payments shall be payable during the period of active hostilities or extraordinary conditions arising out of active hostilities as determined by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in accordance with Section 58.08, except that payments shall be limited to the period during which an employee and/or dependant is/are exposed to active hostilities/extraordinary conditions and shall be adjusted to reflect the employee's family configuration at the post.

Instructions

1. While additional amounts of post differential allowance or special payments are adjusted or terminated as a result of an emergency evacuation, Sections 58.03 and 58.04 apply to post differential allowances in effect prior to the outbreak of active hostilities.

2. In applying the provisions of Section 58.09(a), (b) and (c), hardship rating points previously given for hostility and violence/personal safety shall be subtracted from the post's overall numerical hardship rating and the appropriate number of points for the outbreak of active hostilities, as determined in accordance with the agreed to methodology, shall then be added to the post's numerical hardship rating.

58.10 The provisions of Section 58.09 shall apply to all employees at a post during the period in which an additional amount of post differential allowance or special payment is established to recognize extraordinary conditions arising out of active hostilities, including an employee on temporary duty, notwithstanding that such employee may not be otherwise subject to this directive.

58.11 The special payment or additional post differential allowance paid pursuant to Section 58.09 are to be calculated on the basis of the basic post differential allowance and shall be paid in addition to the bonus payments generated pursuant to Section 58.07.

Instruction

A Post Rating Form, which was agreed to by the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives is used to measure relative degrees of hardship at posts. On the basis of numerical ratings of relative degrees of hardship, employees are eligible for post differential allowances according to the Appendix to this directive. The Post Rating Form resulted from a detailed study and analysis of conditions at representative posts as well as compensation provided in recognition of hardship by other foreign governments. The form measures physical environment, local conditions and personal safety and was revised in 2003.

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Appendix

Post Differential Allowance
Canadian Dollars Per Annum
April 1, 2007

Post Rating	Unaccompanied	Accompanied by One Dependant	Accompanied by Two or More Dependants
	($)	($)	($)
I	2,861	3,574	4,294
II	4,297	5,367	6,440
III	5,721	7,152	8,585
IV	8,585	10,728	12,873
V	11,445	14,308	17,167

POST RATINGS - May 01, 2003

POSTS	LEVEL
Abidjan, Ivory Coast	V
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	II
Abuja, Nigeria	V
Accra, Ghana	V
Addis Ababa, Ethopia	V
Algiers, Algeria	V
Almaty, Kazakhstan	V
Amman, Jordan	III
Ankara, Turkey	III
Antananarivo, Madagascar	IV
Asuncion, Paraguay	III
Badar Seri Begawab, Brunei	II
Bamako, Mali	V
Bangkok, Thailand	III
Beijing, China	IV
Beirut, Lebanon	IV
Belgrade, Yugoslavia	III
Belize City, Belize	III
Bogota, Colombia	IV
Brasilia, Brazil	III
Bridgetown, Barbados	II
Bucharest, Romania	IV
Budapest, Hungary	II
Buenos Aires, Argentina	II
Cairo, Egypt	III
Cameroon	V
Capetown, South Africa	II
Caracas, Venezuela	III
Chongqing, China	V
Columbo, Sri Lanka	IV
Conkary, Guinea	V
Dakar, Senegal	III
Damascus, Syria	III
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	V
Dhaka, Bangladesh	V
Dubai, United Arab Emirates	II
Gaborone, Botswana	II
Georgetown, Guyana	V
Grenada	III
Guadalajara, Mexico	I
Guangzhou, China	V
Guatemala, Guatemala	IV
Hanoi, Vietnam	IV
Harare, Zimbabwe	III
Havana, Cuba	IV
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	IV
Hong Kong, China	II
Islamabad, Pakistan	V
Jakarta, Indonesia	V
Johannesburg, South Africa	II
Kathmandu, Nepal	V
Khartoum, Sudan	V
Kiev, Ukraine	IV
Kigali, Rwanda	V
Kingston, Jamaica	III
Kinshasa, Congo	V
Kuala Lumpur, Malasie	II
Kuwait, Kuwait	III
La Paz, Bolivia	IV
Lagos, Nigeria	V
Libreville, Gabon	IV
Lilongwe	IV
Lima, Peru	IV
Lusaka, Zambia	IV
Managua, Nicaragua	III
Manila, Philippines	IV
Maputo, Mozambique	V
Maseru, Lesotho	II
Mexico, Mexico	III
Monterrey, Mexico	II
Montevideo, Uruguay	I
Moscow, Russia	IV
Mumbai, India	V
Nairobi, Kenya	V
New Delhi, India	IV
Niamey, Niger	V
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	V
Panama, Panama	II
Phnom Penh, Combodia	V
Port au Prince, Haiti	V
Port of Spain, Trinidad Toboga	II
Prague, Czech Republic	I
Pretoria, South Africa	II
Pristina, Serbia	V
Quito, Ecuador	III
Rabat, Morocco	II
Ramallah, Israel	IV
Reykjavik, Iceland	II
Riga, Latvia	II
Rio de Janiero, Brazil	III
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	IV
San Jose, Costa Rica	III
San Juan, USA	I
San Salvador, El Salvador	IV
Santiago, Chile	II
Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic	III
Sao Paulo, Brazil	III
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina	IV
Seoul, Korea	III
Shanghai, China	IV
Singapore, Singapore	I
Skopje, Macedonia	IV
St. Petersburg, Russia	IV
Taipei, China	III
Tegucigalpa, Honduras	IV
Tehran, Iran	V
Tel Aviv, Israel	III
Tirana, Albania	V
Tripoli, Libya	V
Tsetang	V
Tunis, Tunisia	II
Warsaw, Poland	III
Windhoek, Namibia	I
Yaounde, Cameroon	V
Zagreb, Croatia	II

Notes:

1. The amount of post differential allowance shall be revised on the first of April each year in accordance with the methodology agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee on Foreign Service Directives, and indicated in the Foreign Affairs and International Trade's monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates.

2. The post rating levels shall be amended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the recommendation of the appropriate foreign service interdepartmental co-ordinating committee, as and when required, and indicated in the Foreign Affairs and International Trade's monthly Schedules to Foreign Service Directives and Meal Rates.

3. Notwithstanding Section 107 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, revisions to this Appendix shall not constitute a change in terms and conditions of employement for employees subject to the Foreign Service Directives. (revised April 1, 2006)

4. All Level III post employees have the right, at the end of the first year of assignment, to opt out of the third year.