March 20, 2012
POLICY NOTICE
SUBJECT: Foreign Service Directives – Allowances and Dollar Amounts
1. Provision is made under the Foreign Service Directives (FSD) to revise certain allowance and dollar amounts on the first of April each year in accordance with the methodologies agreed to in the National Joint Council Committee (NJC) on Foreign Service Directives.
2. Effective April 1, 2012, these allowances and dollar amounts are increased by 1.83 %.
FSD 10 – Posting Loan
Increase the maximum amount of the loan in Appendix A from $39,028 to $39,742 or up to 50 per cent of gross annual salary in effect at the time the loan is approved, whichever is the lesser.
FSD 15 – Relocation
Incidental Relocation Expense Allowance – Section 15.29
Increase the incidental relocation expense allowance in Appendix G from $2,943 to $2,997 per relocation.
Car Rental Expenses – Section 15.30
Increase the maximum amount, which may be claimed for car rental expenses in Appendix H as follows:
(a) and (c) from $947 to $964 per relocation, and
(b) from $1,419 to $1,445 per relocation.
FSD 32 – Day Care Assistance
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the recommendation of the appropriate Foreign Service Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee, has been authorized to adjust the deductible and maximum amounts payable under Appendix A of this Directive on April 1st of each year, to reflect the rates/costs in effect for that calendar year.
The table below reflects Appendix A – Monthly Daycare Deductibles and Ceilings rates effective April 1, 2012 in Canadian dollars.
|
Monthly Daycare Deductible |
|
|---|---|
|
Infants (0 to less than 18 months) |
$1,554 |
|
Toddlers (18 months to less than 2.5 years) |
$1,269 |
|
Preschool-aged children (2.5 years and older) |
$967 |
|
Monthly Daycare Ceiling |
|
|---|---|
|
Infants (0 to less than 18 months) |
$4,662 |
|
Toddlers (18 months to less than 2.5 years) |
$3,807 |
|
Preschool-aged children (2.5 years and older) |
$2,901 |
FSD 56 – Foreign Service Premium
The table below reflects Appendix A – Foreign Service Premium rates effective April 1, 2012 in Canadian dollars per annum.
An employee who arrives at post on or after April 1, 2009, unless subject to transitional provisions of section 56.2, shall receive a Foreign Service Premium based on Appendix A to FSD 56.
|
UNACCOMPANIED |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steps |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
Points |
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
Premium |
6,502 |
9,751 |
12,678 |
13,945 |
15,340 |
16,567 |
|
ACCOMPANIED BY ONE DEPENDANT |
||||||
|
Steps |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
Points |
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
Premium |
9,102 |
13,652 |
17,749 |
19,524 |
21,476 |
23,194 |
|
ACCOMPANIED BY TWO DEPENDANTS |
||||||
|
Steps |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
Points |
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
Premium |
10,922 |
16,383 |
21,299 |
23,428 |
25,771 |
27,833 |
|
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DEPENDANTS |
||||||
|
Steps |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
Points |
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
Premium |
11,468 |
17,201 |
22,364 |
24,599 |
27,059 |
29,224 |
|
ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR OR MORE DEPENDANTS |
||||||
|
Steps |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
Points |
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
Premium |
12,041 |
18,062 |
23,481 |
25,830 |
28,413 |
30,686 |
The table below reflects Appendix C – Transitional Foreign Service Premium rates effective April 1, 2012 in Canadian dollars per annum.
An employee at post prior to April 1, 2009, shall receive Foreign Service Premium based on Appendix C to FSD 56 until the rate under Appendix A is equal to or greater than the rate under Appendix C, or the completion of posting, excluding any extension, whichever comes earlier.
|
UNACCOMPANIED |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Salary ranges |
Steps |
|||||
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
|
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
|
$105,974 to $132,468 |
6,593 |
9,898 |
13,192 |
14,510 |
15,829 |
17,150 |
|
$ 132,469 & over |
6,885 |
10,327 |
13,765 |
15,141 |
16,522 |
17,899 |
|
ACCOMPANIED BY ONE DEPENDANT |
||||||
|
Salary ranges |
Steps |
|||||
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
|
|
(0-23) |
(24-59) |
(60-95) |
(96-131) |
(132-167) |
(168+) |
|
|
$105,974 to $132,468 |
9,073 |
13,610 |
18,142 |
19,682 |
21,772 |
23,583 |
|
$ 132,469 & over |
9,464 |
14,197 |
18,929 |
20,540 |
22,717 |
24,607 |
|
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+) |
|
|
$105,974 to $132,468 |
11,134 |
16,700 |
22,261 |
24,491 |
26,712 |
28,935 |
|
$ 132,469 & over |
11,619 |
17,422 |
23,222 |
25,553 |
27,870 |
30,201 |
FSD 58 – Post Differential Allowance
The table below reflects Appendix A – Post Differential Allowance rates effective April 1, 2012 in Canadian dollars per annum.
|
Post Rating |
Unaccompanied |
Accompanied by One Dependant |
Accompanied by Two Dependants |
Accompanied by Three Dependants |
Accompanied by Four or More Dependants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
|
|
I |
3,178 |
4,131 |
4,772 |
4,927 |
5,054 |
|
II |
4,775 |
6,208 |
7,162 |
7,402 |
7,639 |
|
III |
6,357 |
8,265 |
9,539 |
9,855 |
10,172 |
|
IV |
9,539 |
12,400 |
14,310 |
14,787 |
15,262 |
|
V |
12,719 |
16,534 |
19,078 |
19,712 |
20,350 |
Enquiries
Requests for more information or clarification should be addressed to departmental designated officials.
Designated departmental officials may contact:
Diane Eyre
Senior Policy Analyst
Compensation and Labour Relations
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Telephone (613) 946-3714
Fax (613) 952-3002
fsd.dse@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Lynda Cavan
Policy Analyst
Compensation and Labour Relations
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Telephone (613) 952-3256
Fax (613) 952-3002
fsd.dse@tbs-sct.gc.ca