CANFORGEN 096/08 CMP 037/08 161544Z MAY 08
NEW LAND DUTY AND CASUAL LAND DUTY ALLOWANCES
UNCLASSIFIED
REFS: A. CBI 205.39 (FIELD OPERATIONS ALLOWANCE)
B. CBI 205.33 (LAND DUTY ALLOWANCE)
C. CBI 205.335 (CASUAL LAND DUTY ALLOWANCE)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW LAND DUTY ALLOWANCE (LDA) AND CASUAL LDA (CLDA) THAT REPLACE THE FIELD OPERATIONS ALLOWANCE (FOA) EFFECTIVE 1 APR 07.
THE PURPOSE OF LDA AND CLDA IS TO COMPENSATE CF PERSONNEL FOR EXPOSURE TO AUSTERE FIELD ENVIRONMENTAL AND WORK CONDITIONS.
LDA IS A TAXABLE MONTHLY ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO CF PERSONNEL WHO ARE POSTED TO A DESIGNATED FIELD UNIT OR POSITION. THE RATE FOR LDA VARIES BETWEEN 291 AND 733 DOLLARS PER MONTH, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF ACCUMULATED ELIGIBLE SERVICE. ELIGIBLE SERVICE INCLUDES ANY PERIOD SINCE ENROLMENT SERVED AT A FIELD UNIT, AS WELL AS ANY PERIOD IN RECEIPT OF LAND DUTY, AIRCREW, SEA DUTY, HARDSHIP, SUB, AND JTF2 ALLOWANCES, AGAIN, FROM TIME OF ENROLMENT.
CLDA IS A TAXABLE DAILY ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO PERSONNEL NOT IN RECEIPT OF LDA BUT WHO DEPLOY TO THE FIELD FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE DAILY RATE FOR CLDA IS 24 DOLLARS AND 23 CENTS.
PAYMENT OF THESE NEW ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS BACK TO 1 APR 07, WILL BE MADE IN THE JAN TO MAR 09 TIMEFRAME. AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, THE CURRENT ALLOWANCE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE COMPLEX TRANSITION TO THE NEW ALLOWANCE STRUCTURE IS COMPLETE.
THE NEW LDA/CLDA COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT INSTRUCTION (CBI) IS AVAILABLE IN SECTION 2 OF CBI CHAP 205 AT WWW.DND.CA/DGCB/CBI. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.DND.CA/DGCB/DPPD.
A LIST OF UNITS ELIGIBLE FOR LDA EFFECTIVE 1 APR 07 AND FIELD UNITS DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CALCULATION OF ACCUMULATED ELIGIBLE SERVICE PRIOR TO APR 07 IS BEING CONSOLIDATED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED SOONEST IN THE ALLOWANCES SECTION OF THE DIRECTOR PAY POLICY DEVELOPMENT (DPPD) WEB SITE: WWW.DND.CA/DGCB/DPPD.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CBI MAY BE DIRECTED TO DPPD 5-2, CPO1 J. MONTPETIT, 613-995-5348. QUESTIONS REGARDING ADMINISTRATION/PROCESSING OF PAYMENTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO DMPAP, PO1 T. MCCARTHY, 613-995-6838.
SIGNED BY MGEN W. SEMIANIW, CMP