Schedules to the Technical Assistance Handbook — August 2020
Important Notice
Please see the April 1, 2009 amendments (PDF Format) to the Technical Assistance Handbook.
This document is revised monthly by Global Affairs Canada’s Grants and Contributions Financial Policy division.
E-mail: cooperant@international.gc.ca
- Introduction
- Chapter 3 - Relocation: shipping and storage
- Chapter 7 - Housing
- Chapter 8 - Education
- Chapter 9 - Overseas allowances
- 9.2 Post Living Allowance
- Global Affairs Canada Indexes for persons working under the provisions of the Technical Assistance Handbook
- 9.3 Post Differential Allowance
- Post Rating
- 9.4 Overseas service premium (OSP)
- Chapter 10 - Short-term relocation
Introduction
This document contains the most recent updates to the Technical Assistance Handbook.
Chapter 3 - Relocation: shipping and storage
3.3 The list of countries where all household effects must be shipped by air:
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
3.5 Long-term storage in Canada
Monthly maximum: CAD 280
Chapter 7 - Housing
7.1.3 Utility costs
The cooperant's/advisor's monthly share of admissible utility costs: CAD 250 + 50% of the amount which exceeds CAD 250
Chapter 8 - Education
1. Non-resident school fees for public education in Canada (if necessary)
Elementary and Secondary School: actual cost charged by the appropriate school board.
2. Board, lodging and laundry
Monthly maximum: CAD 2,941.50 x 10 months maximum = CAD 29,415 per school year
3. Residential school in Canada
Maximum education allowance: CAD 68,120
4. Residential school in Quebec: Weekend board and lodging ceiling
Up to a maximum of CAD TBD per school year
5. List of Admissible School Supplies
An allowance may be set for the following craft supplies only, based on a cost estimate provided by the cooperant/advisor and a letter from the school principal confirming that these items are not supplied by the school: construction paper, color paints, paint brushes, art paper, mural paint, mural paper, textiles used for art, and clay. Parents are responsible for all other school supplies.
6. Midday meal service
The cooperant's/advisor's share of compulsory school-provided meals required to be paid as a compulsory condition of enrolment: CAD 2.54 per school day, per child.
Chapter 9 - Overseas allowances
9.2 Post Living Allowance (PLA)
Appendix A - Annual Post Living Allowance
Global Affairs Canada Indexes for persons working under the provisions of the Technical Assistance Handbook
For Global Affairs Canada indexes, please consult the Statistics Canada website.
These Indexes are published by Statistics Canada on the third working day of each month and are calculated to establish and adjust Post Living Allowances. They are comparative measurements that numerically express the difference between the retail prices of a representative basket of goods and services at a foreign location with prices for a similar basket of goods and services in Ottawa. The index established for the capital city applies to the entire country, except where otherwise stated. The Global Affairs Canada indexes for persons working under the provisions of the Technical Assistance Handbook are directed only to cooperants and advisers governed by the Technical Assistance Handbook. Please contact Global Affairs Canada, SGSS should you have any questions regarding the Index.
9.3 Post Differential Allowance (PDA)
Effective April 1, 2019 in Canadian dollars per annum
| Post Rating | Unaccompanied Cooperant / Advisor | Cooperant/Advisor with one accompanying dependant | Cooperant/Advisor with two accompanying dependants | Cooperant/Advisor with three accompanying dependants | Cooperant/Advisor with four or more accompanying dependants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 3,673 | 4,776 | 5,516 | 5,697 | 5,843 |
| II | 5,519 | 7,178 | 8,279 | 8,558 | 8,832 |
| III | 7,350 | 9,554 | 11,028 | 11,393 | 11,760 |
| IV | 11,028 | 14,335 | 16,543 | 17,095 | 17,643 |
| V | 14,704 | 19,114 | 22,055 | 22,789 | 23,526 |
Note: The dollar amounts shall be adjusted annually on April 1st in accordance with the methodology agreed to by the National Joint Council on Foreign Service Directives.
Post Rating
Please contact Global Affairs Canada (cooperant@international.gc.ca), if the country/city of the Global Affairs Canada project is not listed
A post rating in bold type denotes a change.
| City, Country | Post Rating (effective date) | Special Payment for Extraordinary Circumstances (effective date) | Restriction on Dependants (effective date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | IV | ||
| Abuja, Nigeria | V | ||
| Accra, Ghana | IV | ||
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | V | ||
| Amman, Jordan | IV | ||
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | IV** | ||
| Baghdad, Iraq | V | +45% of Post Differential Allowance (2020-07-01) | Unaccompanied (no dependents and no visitors) |
| Bamako, Mali | V | +15% of Post Differential Allowance (2019-02-01) | No children (18+ years permitted only) |
| Bauchi, Nigeria | V** | ||
| Beijing, China | III | ||
| Beirut, Lebanon | IV | ||
| Bogotá, Colombia | IV | ||
| Cairo, Egypt | V (2015-10-01) | ||
| Calabar, Nigeria | V** | ||
| Castries, St. Lucia | I** | ||
| Colombo, Sri Lanka | III | ||
| Cotonou, Benin | IV | ||
| Dakar, Senegal | IV | ||
| Damascus, Syria | IV (2010-07-01); temporary V (2011-03-23) | ||
| Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania | IV | ||
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | V | +20% of the Post Differential Allowance (2016-07-01 to 2018-02-28) | No children (18+ years permitted only) |
| Erbil, Iraq | V (2018-07-26) | Unaccompanied (no dependents and no visitors) | |
| Freetown, Sierra Leone | V** | ||
| Guatemala, Guatemala | IV (2011-03-01) | No teenagers (13+ years not permitted) | |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | III | ||
| Harare, Zimbabwe | IV (2019-04-01) | ||
| Havana, Cuba | V | +20% of the Post Differential Allowance (2019-11-01) | Unaccompanied (no dependents and no visitors) |
| Islamabad, Pakistan | V | No children (18+ years permitted only) | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | IV | ||
| Juba, Sudan | V | +30% of Post Differential Allowance (2014-08-01) | Unaccompanied (no dependents and no visitors) |
| Kabul, Afghanistan | V | +50% of the Post Differential Allowance (2009-12-01) | Unaccompanied (no dependents and no visitors) |
| Kampala, Uganda | V** | ||
| Khartoum, Sudan | V | (Adults Mission Only) | |
| Kiev, Ukraine | III (2019-04-01) | ||
| Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | V | ||
| La Paz, Bolivia | IV | ||
| Lagos, Nigeria | V | ||
| Lahore, Pakistan | V** | ||
| Lilongwe, Malawi | IV** | ||
| Lima, Peru | III (2011-06-01) | ||
| Lusaka, Zambia | IV | ||
| Managua, Nicaragua | III | ||
| Manila, Philippines | III | ||
| Maputo, Mozambique | V (2014-08-01) | ||
| Nairobi, Kenya | IV | ||
| Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | V | ||
| Panama City, Panama | II | ||
| Port-au-Prince and Cities other than Port-au-Prince | V (2019-01-01) | +40% of Post Differential Allowance (2019-08-01) | No children under 18 years (in effect 2019-04-01) |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | III (2011-07-01) | ||
| Pretoria, South Africa | III | ||
| Rabat, Morocco | III | ||
| Ramallah, West Bank | IV (2014-05-01) | ||
| San Salvador, El Salvador | IV | ||
| Tamale, Ghana | IV** | ||
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | IV | ||
| Tel-Aviv, Israel | III | ||
| Tunis, Tunisia | IV | ||
| Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | IV (2012-11-01) | ||
| Yangon, Burma | IV |
** Based on the U.S. State Department
9.4 Overseas service premium (OSP)
Effective April 1, 2019 in Canadian dollars per annum.
| Level of service | Unaccompanied Cooperant/Advisor | Cooperant/Advisor with one accompanying dependant | Cooperant/Advisor with two accompanying dependants | Cooperant/Advisor with three accompanying dependants | Cooperant/Advisor with four or more accompanying dependants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (0-24 months) | 7,516 | 10,523 | 12,626 | 13,258 | 13,919 |
| 2 (25+ months) | 11,274 | 15,782 | 18,938 | 19,886 | 20,881 |
Chapter 10 - Short-term relocation
Chapter 10.2.2(d) - Commuting assistance: in effect October 1, 2019
The cooperant's/advisor's share of monthly commuting costs is C 119.50 per month or C 7.20 for one round trip per work day.
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