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Part I - Administration of Allowances
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Part II - Expenses and Leave
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Part III - Relocation to an Isolated Post
Part IV - Relocation Upon End of Employment
Expenses and Entitlements
Part V - Designation and Payments
Criteria
Effects of Changes
Part VI - Government Housing
Part I
Part II
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
Appendix J - Reimbursable Expenses
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
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Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive

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Appendix C — Living Cost Differential
Basket of Goods and Services

 

Rate of allowance

Salaried employees

Hourly rate employees

 Effective date 1.8.06 

Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee with
dependants
$ Per year

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per year

Employee with
dependants
$ Per hour

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per hour

1

4,413

2,648

2.11

1.27

2

5,674

3,404

2.72

1.63

3

6,935

4,161

3.32

1.99

4

8,196

4,918

3.93

2.36

5

9,457

5,674

4.53

2.72

6

10,718

6,431

5.14

3.08

7

11,979

7,187

5.74

3.44

8

13,239

7,944

6.34

3.81

9

14,500

8,700

6.95

4.17

10

15,761

9,457

7.55

4.53

11

17,022

10,213

8.16

4.89

12

18,283

10,970

8.76

5.26

13

19,544

11,726

9.36

5.62

14

20,805

12,483

9.97

5.98

15

22,066

13,239

10.57

6.34

16

22,696

13,618

10.87

6.52

The hourly rates listed above are applicable to those employees whose scheduled hours of work are 40 per week.

For those employees whose scheduled hours of work are other than 40 per week, the hourly rate shall be determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan.

Appendix C — Reduced Rates — Living Cost Differential
Basket of Goods and Services

 

Rate of allowance

Salaried employees

Hourly rate employees

 Effective date 1.8.06 

Classification of post for living cost differential

Employee with
dependants
$ Per year

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per year

Employee with
dependants
$ Per hour

Employee
without
dependants
$ Per hour

1

3,089

1,545

1.48

0.74

2

3,972

1,986

1.90

0.95

3

4,854

2,427

2.33

1.16

4

5,737

2,869

2.75

1.37

5

6,620

3,310

3.17

1.59

6

7,502

3,751

3.59

1.80

7

8,385

4,192

4.02

2.01

8

9,268

4,634

4.44

2.22

9

10,150

5,075

4.86

2.43

10

11,033

5,516

5.29

2.64

11

11,916

5,958

5.71

2.85

12

12,798

6,399

6.13

3.07

13

13,681

6,840

6.56

3.28

14

14,563

7,282

6.98

3.49

15

15,446

7,723

7,40

3.70

16

15,887

7,944

7.61

3.81

 

 
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