This directive is now hosted by the National Joint Council, where it was co-developed by participating bargaining agents and public service employers. The document has not been changed.
Note: Public Service employees must contact their Designated Departmental Relocation Coordinator with their questions.
- NJC Integrated Relocation Directive
- Section I - Integrated Relocation Program
- Section II - Administration
- 2.1 Authorization
- 2.2 Responsibilities
- 2.3 Receipts
- 2.4 Spousal relocation
- 2.5 Advances
- 2.6 Employer-requested Relocation
- 2.7 Employee-requested Relocation
- 2.8 Initial Appointment
- 2.9 Expense Claims
- 2.10 Cancellation of Relocation
- 2.11 Relocation while on Travel Status
- 2.12 Departmental Controls
- 2.13 Time Limits
- Section III - Relocation Entitlements
- Section IV - House Hunting Trip (HHT)
- 4.1 Purpose
- 4.2 Authorization/Business Travel
- 4.3 Savings from a Shorter HHT and Incentive for Staying Over a Saturday
- 4.4 Travel Time
- 4.5 Travel Status
- 4.6 Funding Overview
- 4.7 Duration of HHT
- 4.8 Extended HHT
- 4.9 Additional Travelling Expenses for Children/Extended Family
- 4.10 Hotel/Motel - Occupancy Principles
- 4.11 Accommodation Cost
- 4.12 Meals and Incidentals
- 4.13 Transportation
- 4.14 Local Transportation
- 4.15 Telephone Calls
- 4.16 Dependent Care
- 4.17 Boarding of Pets
- 4.18 More than One HHT
- 4.19 Destination Home Inspection Trip (DHIT)
- 4.20 HHT On Arrival at the New Location
- Section V - Interim Accommodation, Meals and Miscellaneous Relocation Allowance (IAM&MA)
- Section VI - Travel to the New Location
- Section VII - Rental Accommodation
- 7.1 Purpose
- 7.2 Responsibilities
- 7.3 Funding Overview
- 7.4 Rent or Lease Liability
- 7.5 Reimbursement for Property Damages
- 7.6 Professional Cleaning of Former Residence
- 7.7 Rental Search Fees
- 7.8 Temporary Dual Residence Allowance (TDRA)
- 7.9 Weekend Travel Home Every Two Weeks while on TDRA
- 7.10 Legal Fees
- Section VIII - Sale of Home
- 8.1 Purpose
- 8.2 Time Limit to Sale
- 8.3 10% Home Sale Assistance (Effective October 1, 2008)
- 8.4 Occupancy Requirements
- 8.5 Lot Size
- 8.6 Co-Ownership
- 8.7 Funding Overview
- 8.8 Real Estate Commission
- 8.9 Legal Fees
- 8.10 Appraisal Fees
- 8.11 Mortgage Breaking Penalties
- 8.12 Attending Fees or Power of Attorney
- 8.13 Temporary Dual Residence Assistance (TDRA)
- 8.13.1 Employee Moves HG&E and Family
- 8.13.2 Employee Proceeds Unaccompanied
- 8.13.2.a Interim Accommodation
- 8.13.2.b Commercial Accommodation (Hotels/Apartment-Hotels)
- 8.13.2.c Private Accommodations or Room & Board
- 8.13.2.d New Permanent Family Home - rented or purchased
- 8.13.2.e Government Owned or Controlled Accommodation
- 8.13.3 Employee ships HG&E - leaves one or more dependants at origin
- 8.13.4 Dependant(s) precede employee
- 8.14 Weekend Travel Home while on TDRA
- 8.15 Conditions of Reimbursement - TDRA
- 8.16 Commuting Assistance
- 8.17 Building/Structural Inspection
- 8.18 Return Trip to Finalize Sale
- 8.19 Return Trip to Effect Move
- 8.20 Home Equity Assistance (HEA)
- 8.21 Professional Cleaning of Residence
- 8.22 Income Property
- 8.23 Private Sale
- 8.24 Marketing Incentives
- 8.25 Property Management Fees
- Section IX - Purchase of Replacement Residence
- 9.1 Purpose
- 9.2 Time Limit to Purchase
- 9.3 Occupancy Requirements
- 9.4 Funding Overview
- 9.5 Lots and Lot Size
- 9.6 New Home Construction
- 9.7 Purchase After Move
- 9.8 Non-Admissible Expenses
- 9.9 Income Properties
- 9.10 Co-Ownership
- 9.11 Loss of Deposit
- 9.12 Mobile Homes
- 9.13 Legal Fees and Disbursements
- 9.14 Building/Structural Inspection
- 9.15 Attending Fees and Power of Attorney
- 9.16 Mortgage Interest Differential
- 9.17 Mortgage Default Insurance (MDI) Premium
- 9.18 Other Mortgage Provisions
- 9.19 Mortgage Interest Buy-down
- 9.20 Professional Cleaning of Residence
- Section X - Movement of Mobile Homes
- Section XI - Shipment of Household Goods and Effects
- 11.1 Purpose
- 11.2 Weight Entitlement
- 11.3 Funding Overview
- 11.4 Qualifying Rooms
- 11.5 Sundry Accountable Incidental Relocation Expenses (with receipts)
- 11.6 Non-admissible Items
- 11.7 Storage in Transit
- 11.8 Long Term Storage (Applicable to Isolated Postings only)
- 11.9 Savings from Reducing Long Term Storage Costs (For Appliances Only)
- 11.10 Partial Shipping/Storage
- 11.11 Basic Insurance Coverage
- 11.12 Crating
- 11.13 Shipment of Personal Motor Vehicle (PMV)
- 11.14 Shipment of RV/Boat/Motorcycle/ ATV/Trailer/Snowmobile
- 11.15 Additional Shipping Expenses
- 11.16 Transportation of Pets
- 11.17 Time off for Packing of Personal Effects
- Section XII - Newly Appointed Employees to the Public Service
- Section XIII - Other Relocation Moves Within Canada
- 13.1 Telework
- 13.2 Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive
- 13.3 Unaccompanied Moves within Canada
- 13.4 Employee-Requested Relocation
- 13.5 Pre-Sale of Principal Residence
- 13.6 Assignments (Short-Term) Relocation from outside Canada and the USA
- 13.7 Employees on Assignment for more than one year
- Section XIV - Executive Group (EX) and Governor In Council Appointees (GIC) - Relocation Provisions
- Appendix A - Examples of computation - 10% Home Sale Assistance (HSA) for EX (and equivalents)/GICs
- Appendix B - Benefits Table