Integrated Relocation Program – effective 19 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2021

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Authority: National Defence / Director General Compensation and Benefits (DGCB)

Table of contents

Chapter 1 - Principles

Section 1.1 Policy
Section 1.2 Components
Section 1.2.1 Custom Funding Formula
Section 1.2.2 Personalized Funding Formula
Section 1.3 Recourse
Section 1.4 Definitions

Chapter 2 - Administration

Section 2.1 Authorities
Section 2.2 Responsibilities
Section 2.3 Change of reporting date
Section 2.4 Posting cancellation
Section 2.5 Special Commuting Assistance (SCA)
Section 2.6 Authority to reside outside geographical boundaries
Section 2.7 Selection of 3rd party supplier
Section 2.8 Taxable benefits
Section 2.9 Claims process

Chapter 3 - Relocation Entitlements

Section 3.1 Meal Entitlements
Section 3.2 Lodgings
Section 3.3 Transportation
Section 3.4 Entitlements in alpha order

Chapter 4 - House Hunting Trip (HHT) and Destination Inspection Trip (DIT)

Section 4.1 Duration
Section 4.2 Planning
Section 4.3 Meals and incidentals
Section 4.4 Lodgings
Section 4.5 Travel and transportation
Section 4.6 Expenses during HHT or DIT

Chapter 5 - Interim Lodgings, Meals and Miscellaneous Expenses (ILM&M)

Chapter 6 - Travel to New Location (TNL)

Chapter 7 - Rental Accommodation

Chapter 8 - Sale and Purchase of Principal Residence

Section 8.1 Administrative commonalities
Section 8.2 Sale of principal residence
Section 8.3 Purchase of replacement residence

Chapter 9 - Shipment of Household Goods and Effects (HG&E)

Section 9.1 Storage
Section 9.2 Preparation
Section 9.3 Shipment of vehicle
Section 9.4 Sundry relocation expenses

Chapter 10 - Service Couples

Chapter 11 - Other moves within Canada

Section 11.1 Move of (D)HG&E from place of enrolment
Section 11.2 Unaccompanied moves
Section 11.3 Moves Within the Same Place of Duty on Posting
Section 11.4 Moves to and from Isolated Posts

Chapter 12 - Moves to and from Outside Canada

Section 12.1 HHT/DIT and TNL
Section 12.2 ILM&M
Section 12.3 Travel
Section 12.4 Weight entitlement
Section 12.5 Purchase of replacement residence
Section 12.6 Rental Accommodation
Section 12.7 HG&E
Section 12.8 PMV
Section 12.9 Release
Section 12.10 Funding formulae

Chapter 13 - Move of Reservists

Chapter 14 - Move to Intended Place of Residence (IPR) on Release or On Transfer from the Regular Force

Section 14.1 General principles
Section 14.2 Eligibility criteria
Section 14.3 Benefits
Section 14.4 Commonalities
Section 14.5 CF members electing an Early Move to IPR
Section 14.6 Benefits to Eligible Persons & Specific Members
Section 14.7 Funding formulae

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Date modified:: 2018-11-06