Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive Table of Contents General Collective Agreement Grievance Procedure Effective Date Application Purpose and Scope Responsibility Allowances Orientation Sessions Definitions Reports Common-law Partner Declaration Part I - Administration of Allowances Rates 1.1 Less than Normal Hours 1.2 Calculations 1.3 Reduction 1.4 Employee's Responsibility 1.5 Dependant Becomes an Employee 1.6 Employee Becomes a Dependant 1.7 Dependants who are Members of the Canadian Forces Types 1.8 Environment Allowance 1.9 Living Cost Differential 1.10 Fuel and Utilities Differential 1.11 Shelter Cost Differential 1.12 Special Location Allowance 1.13 Temporary Dual Residence Assistance Exceptions 1.14 Travel Status 1.15 Leave Without Pay or Absence Without Leave Effective Date 1.16 Commencement 1.17 Termination Charges 1.18 Meals or Rations Special Circumstances 1.19 Absence on Travel Status 1.20 Absence for Illness or Injury 1.21 Dependant Delayed 1.22 Dependant, Shared Custody Part II - Expenses and Leave Travelling and Transportation Expenses 2.1 Non-Elective Medical or Dental Treatment 2.2 Compassionate Travel and Expenses 2.3 Bereavement Travel Expenses 2.4 Vacation Travel Assistance 2.5 100% Accountable Vacation Travel Assistance 2.6 80% Non-accountable Vacation Travel Assistance 2.7 Part-time and Seasonal Employment 2.8 Carry-Over of Expenses 2.9 Post-Secondary Educational Travel 2.10 Adoption of a Child Leave 2.11 Travel Associated with Leave with Pay 2.12 Transportation Delays 2.13 Elective Medical or Dental Treatment Part III - Relocation to an Isolated Post 3.1 Conditions 3.2 Medical Clearances 3.3 Expenses 3.4 Furnished Accommodation – Weight Limitations 3.5 Storage of Effects 3.6 Delay of Dependant's Relocation 3.7 Delayed Shipment of Household Effects 3.8 Excess Luggage Part IV - Relocation Upon End of Employment Expenses and Entitlements 4.1 Application 4.2 Retirement, Disability, Workforce Adjustment, Non-Disciplinary Termination 4.3 Resignation (less than one year) 4.4 Resignation (one to five years) 4.5 Resignation (five or more years) 4.6 Completed Specified Period Appointment (one year or less) 4.7 Completed Specified Period Appointment (one to five years) 4.8 Rejected on Probation 4.9 Disciplinary Termination 4.10 Payment of Expenses 4.11 Entitlements of Persons who are no Longer Dependants 4.12 Time Limit to Incur Expense 4.13 Recovery of Travel or Transportation Expenses 4.14 Expenses Incurred on Death Part V - Designation and Payments 5.1 Designation Criteria 5.2 Determining Levels 5.3 Population 5.4 South of the Sixtieth 5.5 Additions, Deletions - Appendix A 5.6 Additions, Deletions - Special Locations (Appendix G) 5.7 Notice of Deletion or Revocation 5.8 Changes to Appendix A, F or G 5.9 Rates Established or Changed Effects of Changes 5.10 Addition to Appendix A 5.11 Increase 5.12 Reduction 5.13 Assignment after Effective Date of Change Part VI - Government Housing 6.1 General Part I 6.2 Base Shelter Value (BSV) 6.3 Rent 6.4 Priorities 6.5 Allocation of Accommodation 6.6 Shared Self-contained Accommodation 6.7 Rental Charge Adjustments 6.8 Shelter Cost Differential (SCD) 6.9 Special Reductions 6.10 Maintenance Problems 6.11 Occupancy Incentive 6.12 Rental Charges Ceiling 6.13 Furnishings 6.14 Residential Standards Part II 6.15 Annual Review 6.16 Residential Parking 6.17 Fuel and Utility Charges 6.18 Occupancy Agreement Appendix A - Classification of Isolated Posts Appendix B — Environment Allowance Appendix C — Living Cost Differential Appendix D - Fuel and Utilities Differential Appendix E - Application to Ships' Officers and Ships' Crews Definitions Appendix F — Posts Subject to Special Conditions for Separation Expense Appendix G — Special Locations Appendix H - Criteria for Determining Levels 1. Environment allowance Population factor Climate factor Barren and taiga lands factor Access factor Posts with no all-weather road access Posts with all-weather road access Classification level 2. Living cost differential 3. Fuel and utilities differential 4. Special location allowance Appendix I — Calculation of Maximum Entitlement1 Appendix J - Reimbursable Expenses1 Appendix K — Meals or Rations* Appendix L - Relocation to an Isolated Post Appendix M — Shelter Cost Differential (SCD) — Qualifying Locations Private Accommodation Government Housing Appendix N - Occupancy Agreements for Government-owned Accommodations RESPONSIBILITIES Government responsibilities: Responsibilities of the occupant: Next Related Links Print Full Directive Appendix A - Classification of Isolated Posts Appendix B — Environment Allowance Appendix C — Living Cost Differential Appendix D - Fuel and Utilities Differential Appendix E - Application to Ships' Officers and Ships' Crews Appendix F — Posts Subject to Special Conditions for Separation Expense Appendix G — Special Locations Appendix H - Criteria for Determining Levels Appendix I — Calculation of Maximum Entitlement<sup>1</sup> Appendix J - Reimbursable Expenses<sup>1</sup> Appendix K — Meals or Rations* Appendix L - Relocation to an Isolated Post Appendix M — Shelter Cost Differential (SCD) — Qualifying Locations Appendix N - Occupancy Agreements for Government-owned Accommodations
