The National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that the consultations led by the Isolated Posts and Government Housing (IPGH) Committee have resulted in a new version of the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD). The…
The Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee has developed the following questions and answers in order to provide departments/agencies, bargaining agents and employees with information on the application of the new version of the Isolated…
Originally published July 4, 2023, updated on November 8, 2023
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD)
Frequently Asked Questions
(1) What is the purpose of the SCD?
An SCD is payable, at the rates set out in Appendix K-1 and…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD)
On July 4, 2023, a communiqué was published stating that the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee finalized the revised methodology for the calculation of the Shelter Cost…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD)
Frequently Asked Questions
(1) What is the purpose of the SCD?
A SCD is payable, at the rates set out in Appendices K-1 and K-2, to employees renting from private accommodation and…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD)
On July 8, 2022, the Isolated Post and Government Housing Committee finalized the revised methodology for the calculation of the Shelter Cost Differential (SCD).
This communiqué highlights the…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive
Vacation Travel Assistance
The purpose of this document is to respond to frequently asked questions on the Vacation Travel Assistance provisions of the IPGHD and provide useful guidance to departments…
The National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that the consultations led by the NJC Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee (IPGHC) have resulted in a new NJC Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive (IPGHD). The Isolated…
General
Application
Q1. Are students who have a work term longer than 3 months eligible for benefits under the IPGHD's Part III Expenses and Leave?
A1. As specified in the Application section of the…
To: Designated Departmental Contacts, Isolated Posts and Government Housing
Effective: January 15, 2016
For employees travelling under Part III of the IPGHD, Travelling and Transportation Expenses, meals are currently reimbursed based on…
This link has been removed as the destination page is no longer available. Please contact your Designated Departmental IPGHD Coordinator to obtain these rates.
This link has been removed as the destination page is no longer available. Please contact your Designated Departmental IPGHD Coordinator to obtain these rates.
This link has been removed as the destination page is no longer available. Please contact your Designated Departmental IPGHD Coordinator to obtain these rates.
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
October 21, 2011
Since February 2011, the Committee has reviewed the Communiqué and recognized the need for an amendment. As such, this Communiqué replaces the one published on February 23, 2011…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
February 23, 2011
This Communiqué replaces the one published on February 6, 2009.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to provide clarification on the non-elective medical/dental travel assistance benefit…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive
The NJC Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee has developed the following Communiqué in order to provide departments and employees with information on the upcoming annual update of the…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
Question #1
How are the fuel and utility charges calculated?
Answer #1
Appendix M of the IPGHD provides a rent calculation form to be used by departments. The form can be found at the following web…
This Communiqué has been replaced by the one dated February 23, 2011.
The purpose of this Communiqué is to provide clarification on the non-elective medical/dental travel assistance benefit under section 3.1 of the Isolated Posts and Government…
The NJC Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee has developed the following questions and answers in order to provide departments and employees with clarification of the intent of Part V of the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive…
Assignments outside of Headquarters area
These questions and answers were prepared to clarify assignment situations and to encourage managers and employees to consult the NJC Directives, in response to an increasing number of departmental…
ENTITLEMENTS
Question: The various entitlements for full time indeterminate employees seem clear to me. However, I am trying to figure out the entitlements for casual, part-time indeterminate employees, specified period (term) employees,…
Amendment
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ENTITLEMENTS
Q1. Is it true that isolated posts allowances will continue during periods of maternity and parental leave without pay?
A1. …
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
The National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that the consultations led by the NJC Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee (IPGHC) have resulted in a new NJC Isolated Posts and…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
The Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive states that when a community south of the 60th parallel of latitude attains a population of 10,000 but not more than 15,000, it shall remain an…
Appendix A – Classification of Isolated Posts – Opaskwayak Cree Nation as part of the Isolated Post of The Pas, Manitoba
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
Opaskwayak Cree Nation will be part of the Isolated Post of The Pas,…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
Opaskwayak Cree Nation will be part of the Isolated Post of The Pas, Manitoba in Appendix A – Classification of Isolated Posts, effective retroactively to March 1st, 2006.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
The results of the Statistics Canada survey of the Living Costs Differential (LCD) Indexes for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Northern British Columbia Region, conducted in February and March…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
The results of the Statistics Canada survey of the Living Costs Differential (LCD) Indexes for the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Northern British Columbia Region, conducted in February and March…
Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee
Shoal Lake, Saskatchewan will be reinstated in Appendix A - Classification of Isolated Posts, effective retroactively to September 1, 2005
Shoal Lake qualifies for an Environment Allowance…
The results of the latest Statistics Canada survey of the Yukon and Northern British Columbia Region indicated that Whitehorse no longer qualifies for the Living Cost Differential (LCD).
In order to mitigate the impact of these results on employees…
