Shelter Cost Differential (SCD) (Section 1.10)

Example 1:

3-bedroom benchmark model BSV at post $1300/month;

National average 3-bedroom benchmark model BSV is: $1000/month;

The SCD: $300/month or $3600 per year.

Example 2:

Average of all 3-bedroom detached government housing BSVs at the post: $1100/month;

National average 3-bedroom benchmark model BSV is: $1000/month;

The SCD in government housing: $100/month or $1200 per year.

Bereavement Travel Expenses ( Section 3.3)

Note: the following examples are provided to clarify Sections 3.2 and 3.3. The airfares cited are not necessarily accurate.

Example 1

An employee in Yellowknife flies to Winnipeg and back and pays $500. The point of departure for Yellowknife is Edmonton. The regular return economy airfare between Yellowknife and Edmonton is $600, and airlines in Yellowknife offer a compassionate fare of $300. In this example, the employee would be reimbursed $300 (the amount of the compassionate fare between the headquarters and the point of departure), because it is the lesser amount.

Example 2

An employee in Iqaluit flies to Rankin Inlet and back and pays $500. The point of departure for Iqaluit is Ottawa. The regular return economy airfare between Iqaluit and Ottawa is $1100 and airlines in Iqaluit offer compassionate fares of $550. In this example, the employee's actual expense of $500 would be reimbursed, because it is the lesser amount.

Example 3

An employee in Fond-du-Lac flies to London, England and back and pays $1300. The point of departure for Fond-du-Lac is Saskatoon and no carriers in Fond-du-Lac offer compassionate fares. The regular return economy airfare between Fond-du- Lac and Saskatoon is $750. In this example, the employee would be reimbursed $750, because it is the lesser amount.

Fuel and Utility Charges (Section 6.14)

As an example, if we were to use the 2016 January CPI of 152.4 for Water, Fuel and Electricity, the following formula would be used to complete the calculation for the fuel and utilities charges.

Note:

The monthly CPI can be found at the following website: Statistics Canada. Please select Table 4-2 Shelter (click on the HTML button to be able to view Water, fuel and electricity for Canada). For purposes of this exercise, one would choose the January 2016 CPI Index.

Example:

For a unit which is 120 square meters (approximately 1,300 square feet).

Calculation:

Utility Factor (for example purposes only)

$1.6548 multiplied by 152.4 (January CPI) then divided by 100 – to equal $2.52 (utility factor).

Utility Charge

Size of unit 120 sq. m. multiplied by utility factor of $2.52 to equal $302.40 utility charge per month.