CANFORGEN 014/08 CMP 009/08 181948Z JAN 08
POSTING ALLOWANCE AND RETROACTIVE PAY INCREASES
UNCLASSIFIED
REF: CBI 205.42
1. SINCE 2003, POSTING ALLOWANCES (PA) PAID TO RELOCATING PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN BASED ON THE RATE OF PAY IN EFFECT AT THE CHANGE OF STRENGTH (COS) DATE AS PER REF. A LEGAL REVIEW CONCLUDED THAT THIS PRACTICE IS IN ERROR. INSTEAD, PERSONNEL ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO PAY INCREASES APPROVED RETROACTIVE TO THEIR COS DATE. MANY CURRENT AND FORMER CF PERSONNEL POSTED SINCE 31 MAR 03 ARE THEREFORE ENTITLED TO AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT
2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE RETROACTIVE POSTING ALLOWANCE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PERSONNEL RELOCATED SINCE 31 MAR 03. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERSONNEL NOT RELOCATED BY RLRS WILL FOLLOW AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE
3. CF PERS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A RETROACTIVE PA INCREASE AND WERE RELOCATED BY RLRS SINCE 31 MAR 03 ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING SECURE WEBSITE: HTTPS://RETROPAY.RELODIALOGUE.COM/. NOTE THAT DWAN ACCESS IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO FIREWALL CONSTRAINTS. PERSONNEL IN CANADA AND CONTINENTAL USA UNABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE ARE TO CALL THE RLRS CALL CENTRE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-599-5550. PERSONNEL CALLING FROM THE LOCAL HALIFAX AREA ARE TO CALL 902-481-3301. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE CANADA ARE TO REGISTER ONLINE IF POSSIBLE. THOSE UNABLE TO DO SO ARE TO EMAIL RLRS AT RETROPAY(ATSIGN)ROYALLEPAGE2.COM WITH THEIR CONTACT INFO AND RLRS WILL CALL THEM
4. THE BRIEF REGISTRATION PROCESS REQUIRES PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE A SERVICE NUMBER,PARTIAL SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER AND TO CONFIRM BANKING INFORMATION AND MAILING ADDRESS
5. APPLICATIONS FOR RETROACTIVE PA WILL BE PROCESSED CENTRALLY BY RLRS. AS SUCH, PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS TO THE NUMBERS PROVIDED ABOVE AND NOT TO YOUR LOCAL RLRS OFFICE, PAY OFFICE OR ORDERLY ROOM
6. ENTITLEMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND PAYMENTS MADE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT THE ANTICPATED VOLUME EXCEEDS FORTY THOUSAND APPLICANTS, DELAYS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN SOME CASES. YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED
7. CURRENT AND FORMER PERSONNEL WHOSE MOVES WERE NOT ADMINISTERED BY RLRS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RETROACTIVE PA PAYMENT. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THEIR NAME, SERVICE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER TO TREMBLAY.L3(ATSIGN)FORCES.GC.CA OR TO FAX SAME TO 613-992-3220. THESE PERSONNEL WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY TO CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY AND TO INITIATE PAYMENT
8. PA IS A TAXABLE BENEFIT AND A T4 WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL PAYMENTS.
9. SIGNED BY MGEN SEMIANIW, CMP