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SECTION 5 - PAY - RESERVE FORCE ON OTHER THAN CLASS "C" RESERVE SERVICE - OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBERS

204.50 - APPLICATION

(1) (Application) The instructions in this section apply to officers and non-commissioned members of the Reserve Force serving on other than Class "C" Reserve Service.

(2) (Class "C" Reserve Service) Rates of pay and conditions of payment for officers and non-commissioned members of the Reserve Force serving on Class "C" Reserve Service are as established in sections 1, 2 and 3.

204.51 - PAY - CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

(1) (Pay) Subject to CBI 204.5105 (Pay - Officers - Chaplains) and 204.516 (Limitation of Pay), an officer or non-commissioned member shall be paid

1. in the case of an officer paid under CBI 204.52 (Pay - Officers), at the rate of pay for the officer's rank and pay increment established for the period of duty or training as determined under paragraph (2), in the appropriate table to CBI 204.52;
2. repealed; or
3. in the case of a non-commissioned member, at the rate of pay established for the member's rank, pay increment, pay level and trade group for the period of duty or training as determined under paragraph (2) in the table to CBI 204.53 (Pay – Non-commissioned Members).

(2) (Period of duty or training) For the periods of duty or training in the tables to CBI 204.52 and CBI 204.53 under which an officer or non-commissioned member is paid, the rate of pay is determined as follows:

1. for a period of duty or training of less than 6 hours, 50% of the member's rate of pay shall be used;
2. for a period of duty or training of not less than 6 hours and not more than 24 hours, the member's rate of pay shall be used; and
3. for a period of duty or training that exceeds 24 hours, 50% of the member's rate of pay shall be used for any portion of that duty or training performed in a period of less than 6 hours in a calendar day, and the member's rate of pay shall be used for any portion of that duty or training performed in a period of 6 hours or more in a calendar day.

(CDS 8 Oct 02, effective 1 April 2002)

204.5105 - PAY - OFFICERS - CHAPLAINS

Despite CBI 204.51 (Pay – Conditions of Payment), for each day on which a chaplain conducts divine worship for a unit of the Reserve Force, the chaplain is entitled to the rate of pay (established), for the chaplain's rank and pay increment in Table "B" to CBI 204.52 (Pay – Officers).

204.511 - PAY INCREMENTS – RESERVE FORCE

(1) (General) Subject to the remainder of this instruction, an officer or non-commissioned member shall be paid at the rate of pay for the next higher pay increment for the member's rank and, if applicable, pay level or trade group or both, as established in the applicable CBI in this Chapter, if the member has

1. met the performance standards established in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff; and
2. b has completed one year of qualifying service, or after such lesser amount of qualifying service as may be authorized by the Chief of the Defence Staff.

(2) (Qualifying service) Subject to conditions prescribed in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of Defence Staff, qualifying service for pay increments includes

1. a subject to paragraph (3), all previous service for an officer or non-commissioned member at the member's present rank, equivalent rank or any higher rank, including paid acting rank in
   1. the Regular Force and all other permanent armed forces of Her Majesty,
   2. any component of the Canadian Forces and of all other armed forces of Her Majesty, when on active service, or
   3. the Primary Reserve, Cadet Instructors Cadre and the Canadian Rangers of the Reserve Force; and
2. for an officer or non-commissioned member on enrolment in the Canadian Forces, a period as established in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff, for academic or other special qualifications considered by the Chief of the Defence Staff to be of military value.

(3) (Exceptions) Qualifying service for incentive pay does not include

1. any service prior to a continuous interruption of more than five years during which no service designated in paragraph (2) was performed, unless the member during the period of the interruption has maintained relevant skills or qualifications considered by the Chief of the Defence Staff, or any officer designated by the Chief of the Defence Staff, to be of military value;
2. any service that is not declared on enrolment; or
3. any service prior to the date of a promotion to a higher substantive rank, other than:
   1. a period of continuous service in an acting rank at the end of which the officer or non-commissioned member is promoted to the same substantive rank;
   2. any period of service of an officer or non-commissioned member in the higher substantive rank if the member is promoted to the same substantive rank following a period of Class "B" Reserve Service or Class "C" Reserve Service for which the member relinquished the higher substantive rank and was promoted in accordance with paragragh 11.12(4)(Relinquishment of Rank) of QR&O; or
   3. any period of service of an officer of the Cadet Instructors Cadre in the higher substantive rank if the officer is promoted to the same substantive rank following relinquishment of the rank in order to perform Reserve Service in a Cadet Instructor Cadre position established at a lower rank

(TB # 830725, effective 12 Aug 2003)

(4) (Promotion on enrolment) An officer or non-commissioned member who is promoted to a higher rank effective the date of the member's enrolment or effective the day following enrolment is, for the purpose of incentive pay increases, deemed to have been enrolled in the rank to which the member was promoted.

(5) (Reduction or reversion) On reduction in rank or reversion to a lower rank, an officer or non-commissioned member shall be paid at the rate of pay for that lower rank that is determined by taking into account all previous qualifying service in that rank and in any higher rank.

204.5115 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION - IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED RESERVE FORCE PAY PLAN - 1 APRIL 1997

(1) (Rate of pay) Despite CBI 204.511 (Incentive Pay - Reserve Force), an officer or non-commissioned member, other than an officer to whom CBI 204.5205 (Pay - Officers - On Performance Pay) applies, who on 1 April 1997 had previous qualifying service in the rank the member held on that date, shall

1. effective 1 April 1997, be paid at the rate of pay for the incentive pay category to which the member would otherwise have been entitled, having regard to the application of the Public Sector Compensation Act, had the applicable incentive pay category approved effective 1 April 1997 been in effect on the day immediately prior to the date that the member was promoted to the rank they held on 1 April 1997; and
2. be paid at the rate of pay for the next incentive pay category, if applicable, on the anniversary date which would otherwise have applied, having regard to the application of the Public Sector Compensation Act, had the applicable incentive pay category approved 1 April 1997 been in effect on the day immediately prior to the date that the member was promoted to the rank they held on 1 April 1997.

(2) (Basic pay) Despite CBI 204.5205, an officer to whom that instruction applies, shall be paid, effective 1 April 1997, for the rank that the member held on 1 April 1997, basic pay that is the greater of

1. the rate of pay that the member was entitled to on 31 March 1997,
2. the minimum rate of pay for the member's rank established in the appropriate table to CBI 204.5205, and
3. the maximum rate of pay after 31 March 1997, for the rank that is one rank lower than the rank that the member held on 1 April 1997, plus 5 percent of the maximum rate of pay established in the applicable table to CBI 204.5205, for the rank that the member held on 1 April 1997, rounded to the nearest even cent.

204.512: REPEALED BY TB 829735 ON 2 MAY 2002 EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2002

204.513: REPEALED BY TB 829735 ON 2 MAY 2002 EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2002

204.514: REPEALED BY TB 829375 ON 2 MAY 2002 EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2002

204.515 - PAY PROTECTION ON COMPULSORY OCCUPATIONAL TRANSFER - RESERVE FORCE

(1) (Application) This instruction applies to an officer or non-commissioned member who changes military occupation as a result of a compulsory occupation transfer, other than a remuster for inefficiency, and includes a change of occupation as a result of

1. the elimination of a military occupation;
2. the downgrading of a military occupation to a lower trade group; or
3. the amalgamation of two or more military occupations.

(2) (Protection)After March 2002, if the rate of pay of an officer paid under Table "B" to CBI 204.52 (Pay-Officers), or a non-commissioned member paid under CBI 204.53 (Pay-Non-commissioned Members), would be reduced as a result of a change of military occupation in the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the member shall be paid at the rate of pay before the change of military occupation until the rate of pay in the new or downgraded military occupation for the rank, pay increment and, if applicable, pay level and trade group is greater than or equal to the rate of pay before the change of military occupation.

(3) (Rate of pay before the change) For the purpose of paragraph (2), the rate of pay before the change of military occupation is, including any upwards adjustments to the rates of pay determined under subparagraphs (a) and (b) that may be established from time to time, the greater of the rate of pay established for

1. the rank, pay increment, pay level and, if applicable, pay level and trade group of the member on the day immediately prior to the date of the change of military occupation; and
2. any higher pay increment for the rank and, if applicable, pay level and trade group to which the member would have become entitled had the member remained in the former occupation.

(CCDS 8 Oct 02, effective 1 April 2002)

204.516 - LIMITATION OF PAY

In any one training year, an officer or non-commissioned member shall not be paid for more than the maximum number of days of training established by the Chief of the Defence Staff for that training year.

204.517 - RATE OF PAY ON PROMOTION - RESERVE FORCE - RETROACTIVE PAY INCREASE

Where an officer or non-commissioned member has been promoted, and a revision of the rate of pay established in the CBI that applies to the member is approved after the date on which the member was promoted, as a result of which payment of the revised rate of pay for the member’s new rank and pay increment and, if applicable, pay level and trade group is to commence prior to the date of the member’s promotion, the member shall be paid, from the date of promotion, at the rate of pay that is determined by the application of the CBI that determines the member’s rate of pay on promotion, as if the revised rates of pay had been approved prior to the date of the member’s promotion.

204.518 - RATE OF PAY ON PROMOTION - COINCIDENT WITH A PAY INCREASE

An officer or non-commissioned member who is promoted coincidentally with a pay increase shall have the rate of pay resulting from that promotion determined as if the member had been promoted on the day prior to the pay increase.

(CDS 8 Oct 02, effective 1 April 2002)

204.519 - RATE OF PAY ON COMMISSIONING - SIMULTANEOUS PROMOTION TO A HIGHER RANK - RESERVE FORCE

An officer, on being commissioned, who is promoted on the same day on which the officer is commissioned, or on the day following the day on which the officer was commissioned, shall be paid as if they were commissioned in that higher rank.

(CDS 8 Oct 02, effective 1 Apr 02)

204.52 - PAY - OFFICERS

(1) (General) Subject to CBI 204.51 (Pay - Conditions of Payment), an officer shall be paid in the manner determined by the Chief of the Defence Staff

1. at the rate of pay established for the officer's rank and pay increment
   1. in Table "A" to this instruction, if the officer is a medical officer or a dental officer,
   2. in Table "B" to this instruction, if the officer is a general service officer other than a pilot,
   3. in Table "C" to this instruction, if the officer is a pilot; or
   4. in Table "E" to this instruction, if the officer is a legal officer; and
2. the special military differential established in Table "D" to this instruction, if the officer is a medical officer or dental officer in the rank of captain or higher.

(1.1) (Definition) In this instruction, pay includes the special military differential in the case of a medical officer or dental officer. (TB # 831306, effective 1 Apr 03)

(2) (Rate of pay – officers to whom the Commissioned from the Ranks Plan applies) AAn officer to whom the Commissioned from the Ranks Plan applies and who is commissioned from the rank of

1. chief warrant officer or master warrant officer directly to the rank of captain, shall be considered to have been promoted to the rank of captain directly from the former non-commissioned rank that was held and, subject to paragraph (6) of this instruction, shall be paid at the rate of pay established for the rank of captain and pay increment in Table "B" to this instruction; and
2. warrant officer, sergeant, master corporal or such lower rank as determined by the Chief of the Defence Staff, directly to the rank of lieutenant or such lower rank as determined by the Chief of the Defence Staff, shall be considered to have been promoted to the applicable officer rank directly from the former non-commissioned rank that was held and, subject to paragraph (6) of this instruction, shall be paid at the rate of pay established for the officer’s rank and pay increment in pay level C of Table "B" to this instruction.

(3) (Rate of pay - officers - pilots to whom the Commissioned from the Ranks Plan applies) An officer in the pilot military occupation, other than an officer cadet, who is promoted to the officer's current rank directly on commissioning, shall

1. if qualified in the flying of aircraft to the standard established in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff, be considered to have been promoted to the applicable officer rank directly from the non-commissioned rank held by the member and, subject to paragraph (6) of this instruction, be paid at the rate of pay established for the officer’s rank and pay increment in Table "C" to this instruction; or
2. if not yet qualified in the flying of aircraft to the standard established in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff, be paid under paragraph (2) of this instruction.

(4) (Rate of pay on occupation transfer to pilot) An officer on occupation transfer to pilot in the rank of captain or below shall be paid at the rate of pay established for the officer’s rank and pay increment in Table "C" to this instruction which is nearest to, but not less than, the rate of pay the officer was receiving on the day immediately prior to the occupation transfer.

(5) (Rate of pay - former non-commissioned members) Subject to paragraph (6), an officer in the rank of lieutenant or second lieutenant who was appointed to the rank of officer cadet directly from the rank of corporal or above shall be paid, from the date of commissioning, at the rate of pay for the officer’s rank and pay increment as follows

1. if a general service officer of the rank of lieutenant or second lieutenant, other than a pilot, at pay level B in Table "B" to this instruction; or
2. if a pilot of the rank of lieutenant, in Table "C" to this instruction.

(6) (Rate of pay on promotion) An officer to whom this instruction applies shall be paid on promotion at the rate of pay which is the greater of

1. the basic rate of pay for the officer's new rank and pay level; or
2. the rate of pay for the pay increment and pay level for the officer’s new rank that is nearest to, but at least equal to, the sum of the rate of pay the officer was receiving on the day immediately prior to the date of promotion, plus an amount equal to the difference between the rate of pay established for pay increment 1 and pay increment Basic in the officer’s new rank, but not to exceed the rate of pay for the highest pay increment in the new rank.

(7) (Rate of pay - officer cadet - former private) An officer in the rank of officer cadet who is appointed to that rank directly from the rank of private shall be paid at the rate of pay for the pay increment for an officer cadet in Table "B" to this instruction that is nearest to, but at least equal to, the rate of pay the member was receiving on the day immediately prior to the date of appointment.

(8) (Rate of pay - officer cadet - former corporal or above) An officer in the rank of officer cadet who is appointed to that rank directly from the rank of corporal or above shall be paid at the rate of pay which is, including any upwards adjustments to the rate of pay that may be established from time to time, and any upward adjustments resulting from the reallocation of the last military occupation in which the officer served as a non-commissioned member to a higher trade group, the greater of the rate of pay established for

1. the rank, pay increment, pay level and trade group the officer held on the day immediately prior to the date of appointment to the rank of officer cadet; or
2. any higher pay increment to which the officer would have become entitled had the officer remained in the former rank, pay level and trade group as a non-commissioned member.

(9) (Limitations on pay increments) Subject to CBI 204.511 (Pay Increments – Reserve Force), the number of pay increment increases may not exceed the maximum number of pay increments for the applicable pay level and table to this instruction, and is further limited as follows in Table "B" and "C"

1. in the case of second lieutenant paid under pay level B or C, to a maximum of one increase; and
2. in the case of lieutenant paid under pay level B or C, to a maximum of three increases.

(10) (Completion of training) If the Chief of the Defence Staff, or any officer designated by the Chief of the Defence Staff, determines that an officer cannot complete military occupation training required for progression to the next rank solely as a result of a delay from scheduling of the training or a change in training requirements in the military occupation, and the required occupation training is not subsequent to a voluntary occupational transfer after one year of occupation training in the former military occupation, the maximum number of pay increment increases that may be provided to an officer under paragraph (9) is increased, but not to exceed the maximum number of pay increments for the applicable pay level and table, as follows

1. in the case of a delay of one year or less, by one pay increment; and
2. in the case of a delay of more than one year, by two pay increments.

TABLE "A" TO ARTICLE 204.52
(MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS – CAPTAIN AND MAJOR)

(TB # 832549, effective 1 April 2005)

TABLE "B" CBI 204.52
(GENERAL SERVICE OFFICERS OTHER THAN PILOTS)

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(TB # 832549 effective 1 April 2005)

TABLE "C" TO CBI 204.52
(PILOTS)

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(TB # 831822 effective 1 April 2005)

TABLE "D" TO CBI 204.52
(SPECIAL MILITARY DIFFERENTIAL FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS)

(TB # 832042, effective 1 Apr 04)

TABLE "E" TO ARTICLE 204.52
(LEGAL OFFICERS – OTHER THAN MILITARY JUDGES)

204.5205 - REPEALED BY TB MINUTE 832549 EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2005

204.522 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION - IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED RESERVE FORCE OFFICER PAY INSTRUCTIONS - 1 APRIL 2002

(1) (General) The rate of pay of an officer, whose rate of pay on 31 March 2002 was governed by CBI 203.21 (Officer Cadets - Reserve Force on Other Than Class "C" Reserve Service) or CBI 204.52 (Pay - Officers - Other Than Officers on Performance Pay), shall be, after March 2002, the rate of pay for the officer's rank under the applicable table in CBI 204.52 (Pay - Officers - Other than Officers on Performance Pay), as had the changes to that instruction been in effect on the day immediately prior to the date that the officer was promoted to the rank held on 1 April 2002.

(2) (Rate of pay - lieutenant, second-lieutenant and officer cadet) If the rate of pay of an officer in the rank of lieutenant, second lieutenant or officer cadet would be reduced as a result of the amendment of Table "B" to CBI 204.52 (Pay - Officers - Other Than Officers on Performance Pay), the officer shall be paid at the rate of pay that the officer was receiving on 31 March 2002 until such time as the rate of pay for the present rank, incentive pay category and pay level becomes greater.

(CDS 6 May 03, effective 1 April 2003)

204.53 - PAY - NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBERS

(1) (Pay) Subject to paragraph (2) and CBI 204.51 (Pay – Conditions of Payment), a non-commissioned member shall be paid at the rate of pay established in the table to this instruction for the member's rank, pay increment, pay level and trade group

(2) (Definitions) (2) (Definitions) The definitions in this paragraph apply in this instruction.

"military occupation" is identified by the Military Occupational Structure Identification (MOSID).

"trade group" means either the Standard, Specialist 1 or Specialist 2 rate of pay payable to a non-commissioned member according to the members' MOSID as determined by the CDS in accordance with QR&O; 2.10 (Allocation of Non-commissioned Member Military Occupations to Trade Groups).

(CDS 28/04 effective 1 Aug 04)

(3) (Rate of pay on promotion) A non-commissioned member to whom this instruction applies shall be paid on promotion at the rate of pay which is the greater of

1. the basic rate of pay for the member’s new rank and pay level; or
2. the rate of pay for the pay increment and pay level for the member’s new rank that is nearest to, but at least equal to, the sum of the rate of pay the member was receiving on the day immediately prior to the date of promotion, and an amount equal to the difference between the rate of pay established for pay increment 1 and pay increment Basic in the member’s new rank, but not to exceed the rate of pay for the highest pay increment in the new rank.

(4) (Pay – corporal) A corporal shall be paid at the rate of pay established for corporal (A) in the table to this instruction, except that a corporal who is holding the appointment of master corporal shall be paid at the rate of pay established for a corporal (B) in the table to this instruction and at the same pay increment to which the member otherwise would have been entitled, as a corporal, had the member not been appointed master corporal.

(5) (Rate of pay – voluntary occupational transfer to a higher trade group) A non-commissioned member who voluntarily transfers after March 2002 to a military occupation in a higher trade group, under such conditions as established in orders and instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff, shall be paid the greater of the rate of pay established for the pay increment for the member's rank, pay level and new trade group that is nearest to, but not less than, the rate of pay the member was receiving on the day immediately prior to the member’s transfer, but not to exceed the rate of pay for the highest pay increment in the new rank and trade group.

TABLE TO CBI 204.53

(TB # 831822 effective 1 April 2005)

SECTION 6 - PAY - RESERVE FORCE RETIREMENT GRATUITY

204.54 - RESERVE FORCE RETIREMENT GRATUITY

(1) (Application) This instruction applies to an officer or non-commissioned member who, on or after 1 April 1997, is a member of the Primary Reserve.

(2) (Definition) In this instruction, "continuous enrolment" means the current period of uninterrupted service of an officer or non-commissioned member in the Canadian Forces, in the Regular Force, the Primary Reserve, the Supplementary Reserve, the Cadet Instructors Cadre or the Canadian Rangers, up to the date of transfer or release from the Primary Reserve.

(3) (Eligibility) Subject to paragraph (5), an officer or non-commissioned member to whom this instruction applies is entitled to a retirement gratuity calculated in accordance with paragraph (7) where the member is

1. released under Item 3, Item 5(a), Item 5(b), Item 5(c), Item 5(d) or Item 5(e) of the table to article 15.01 (Release of Officers and Non-commissioned Members) of the QR&O;
2. released under an item other than Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, Item 5(a), Item 5(b), Item 5(c), Item 5(d) or Item 5(e) of the table to article 15.01 of the QR&O after having completed a period of 20 or more years of continuous enrolment in the Canadian Forces; or
3. transferred from the Primary Reserve to the Regular Force or to another sub-component of the Reserve Force and the Chief of Defence Staff determines that subparagraph (a) or (b) would apply if the member were released rather than transferred.

(4) (Eligibility) Subject to paragraph (5), an officer or non-commissioned member to whom this instruction applies is entitled to a retirement gratuity in one-half of an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (7) where the member is

1. released under an item other than Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, Item 5(a), Item 5(b), Item 5(c), Item 5(d) or Item 5(e) of the table to article 15.01 of the QR&O; after having completed a period of 10 or more years but less than 20 years of continuous enrolment in the Canadian Forces; or
2. transferred from the Primary Reserve to the Regular Force or to another sub-component of the Reserve Force and the Chief of Defence Staff determines that subparagraph (a) would apply if the member were released rather than transferred.

(5) (Transfer to Primary Reserve) An officer or non-commissioned member who transferred to the Primary Reserve from the Regular Force or from another sub-component of the Reserve Force and who is released under the circumstances described in subparagraph (3)(b) or (4)(a) shall not be entitled to a retirement gratuity unless the member has completed a period of continuous enrolment of not less than three years in the Primary Reserve after the date of transfer.

(6) (Not included) For the purpose of paragraph (5), any period described in subparagraph (10)(a), (c), (e), (f) or (g) shall not be included in the determination of the period of continuous enrolment.

(7) (Calculation of retirement gratuity) Subject to paragraph (12), a retirement gratuity shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Retirement gratuity = daily rate of pay at time of release or transfer x 7 x number of full years of continuous enrolment in the Canadian Forces not exceeding 30 years

(8) (Daily rate of pay)For the purpose of paragraph (7), the daily rate of pay at the time of release or transfer shall be the rate of pay as set out in CBI 204.52 (Pay – Officers) or CBI 204.53 (Pay – Non-commissioned Members) for a period of duty or training of six hours or more.

(9) (Relinquishment of rank) Where an officer or non-commissioned member has relinquished rank under paragraph (4) of article 11.12 (Relinquishment of Rank) of the QR&O;, in order to serve on Class "B" Reserve Service, the rate of pay applicable to the calculation of the retirement gratuity under paragraph (7) shall be the rate of pay applicable to the rank held by the member prior to the reversion.

(10) (No interruption) The following periods do not constitute an interruption of a period of continuous enrolment:

1. a period of leave without pay granted in accordance with article 16.25(Leave Without Pay and Allowances, 16.26 (Maternity Leave)or 16.27 (Parental Leave) of the QR&O;
2. a period during which an officer or non-commissioned member is enrolled in the Supplementary Reserve, Cadet Instructors Cadre or the Canadian Rangers and is not on full-time paid service;
3. a period of limitation of payments in accordance with article 203.20 (Officers - Regular Force - Limitation of Payments) of the QR&O;
4. a period during which the officer or non-commissioned member is relieved from the performance of military duty under article 19.75 (Relief from Performance of Military Duty) or 101.08 (Relief from Performance of Military Duty - Pre and Post Trial)of the QR&O;
5. a period during which no military service is rendered and for which a forfeiture has been imposed in accordance with article 208.31 (Forfeitures, Deductions and Cancellations - When No Service Rendered) of the QR&O;
6. a period of absence without leave, desertion, imprisonment, detention, civil custody or hospitalization awaiting trial by a service tribunal or civil tribunal, for which a forfeiture has been imposed in accordance with article 208.30 (Forfeitures - Officers and Non-commissioned Members) of the QR&O;
7. a period during which an officer or non-commissioned member is enrolled in the Primary Reserve and fails to maintain active status, as defined by the Chief of the Defence Staff in orders, or is authorized to be absent from drill and training; or
8. a period of service in respect of which a severance benefit has been paid in accordance with CBI 204.40 (Severance Pay) or a retirement gratuity has been paid in accordance with this instruction.

(11) (Exception) Any period of leave without pay granted in accordance with article 16.26 or 16.27 of the QR&O and any period of service in respect of which a severance pay benefit has been paid in accordance with CBI 204.40, or a retirement gratuity has been paid in accordance with this instruction, are the only periods set out in paragraph (10) included in the computation of the number of full years of continuous enrolment for the purpose of subparagraph (3)(b) or (4)(a).

(12) (Limit) With the exception of any period of leave without pay granted in accordance with article 16.26 or 16.27 of the QR&O as mentioned in subparagraph 10(a), no period set out in paragraph (10) shall be included in the computation of the number of full years of continuous enrolment for the purpose of paragraph (7).

(13) (Death of member) Where an officer or non-commissioned member dies while enrolled as a member of the Primary Reserve, a retirement gratuity calculated in accordance with paragraph (7) shall be paid to the estate of the member.

(14) (Deemed service) Where a member of a sub-component of the Reserve Force other than the Primary Reserve was, on 1 April 1997, serving on a period of continuous full-time paid service of not less than 180 days and that period of service commenced immediately upon transfer to that sub-component from the Primary Reserve, the Chief of the Defence Staff may, for the purpose of this instruction, deem the member to have been a member of the Primary Reserve and to have been released or transferred from the Primary Reserve upon termination of the period of continuous full-time paid service.

SECTION 7 - PREMIUM IN LIEU OF LEAVE - RESERVE FORCE

204.55 - PREMIUM IN LIEU OF LEAVE - RESERVE FORCE

(1) (Entitlement) Subject to paragraph (2), an officer or non-commissioned member shall, in addition to the pay to which the member is otherwise entitled under this chapter, be paid a premium equal to 9 percent of the pay to which the member is entitled in respect of

1. any Class "A" Reserve Service which the member served after 31 March 1997; and
2. any Class "B" or "C" Reserve Service of a total continuous period of less than one month, which commenced after 31 March 1997.

(2) (Not included) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the pay of an officer or non-commissioned member is deemed not to include any payment made in respect of CBI 204.54 (Reserve Force Retirement Gratuity).

(3) (Reduction) A premium payable under paragraph (1) for a single period of Reserve Service shall be reduced by the amount of pay received in respect of a day that falls within that period of Reserve Service that is, in accordance with orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff, a designated or other holiday and in respect of which the officer or non-commissioned member did not undergo training or perform duties.

(4) (Payment in arrears) The premium to which an officer or non-commissioned member may be entitled under this instruction shall be paid in arrears at such intervals as established in orders or instructions issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff which shall not be less than once per calendar year.

(5) (Not applicable) A premium is not payable under this instruction in respect of a period of Class "B" or "C" Reserve Service for which there is an entitlement to annual leave under article 16.14 (Annual Leave) of the QR&O.