# 2025-190 Pay and Benefits, Relocation Benefits

Case summary

F&R Date: 2026-04-29

Upon being posted to a new place of duty, the grievor secured a place of residence and was required to pay in advance for both the first and the last month's rent. Due to their rental agreement and the timing of their posting, the grievor was also required to pay a month's rent after the move of their household goods and effects to dispose of their former place of residence. Given that they were required to pay for two residences for an overlapping month, the grievor was reimbursed lease liability for one month's rent at their former place of residence in accordance with article 7.03 of the Canadian Armed Forces Relocation Directive (CAFRD). The grievor argued that, pursuant to article 7.04(2), they should also be reimbursed rent in advance of their move for the rent they paid in advance for the first month at their new place of residence as the situation created financial hardship.

The Initial Authority denied the grievance finding that the grievor had been properly reimbursed for the last month's rent for their former place of residence.

The Committee noted that the intent of the policy is to provide reimbursement in situations where the member is required to pay for two residences during the same period due to their relocation. The Committee found that, the grievor was correctly reimbursed for the single month during which they paid rent for both their former and new place of residence. As the grievor was required to pay for a month's rent after they had vacated their former place of residence, they were correctly reimbursed per the provisions of CAFRD article 7.03 – Rent or Lease Liability. The Committee recommended that the Final Authority not afford the grievor redress.