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CANFORGEN 175/07 CDS 041/07 281405Z NOV 07
CF PAY, PLD AND DND HOUSING SHELTER CHARGES
UNCLASSIFIED
REFS: A. CBI 205.45 (POST LIVING DIFFERENTIAL)
B. CBI 205.452 (TRANSITIONAL POST LIVING DIFFERENTIAL)
C. DAOD 5024-0 DND LIVING ACCOMMODATION INSTRUCTIONS
AS YOUR CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, I AM COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF YOUR CAREER, AND THROUGH THE VARIOUS CF LOCATIONS WHERE YOU MAY BE ASKED TO SERVE. AS YOUR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE, I AM PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR PAY TOGETHER WITH CHANGES AFFECTING POST LIVING DIFFERENTIAL (PLD). OF NOTE, ADJUSTMENTS TO MONTHLY SHELTER CHARGES ARE DEFERRED UNTIL 1 APRIL 2008
CF PAY: THERE WILL BE A 2.0 PERCENT PAY INCREASE FOR ALL GENERAL SERVICE OFFICERS (GSO) AND ALL NON-COMMISSIONED MEMBERS (NCM). THE SAME INCREASE APPLIES TO PILOTS (LCOL AND BELOW), AND MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS (LT AND 2LT). THIS ECONOMIC INCREASE IS EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2007 AND IS ANTICIPATED TO BE DELIVERED IN YOUR END-MARCH 2008 PAY. REMEMBER THAT PAY ADJUSTMENTS LIKE THESE REMAIN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE LONG-TERM CALCULATION OF YOUR PENSION AND BENEFITS. THE SAME PERCENTAGE INCREASE APPLIES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLOWANCES AND TO THE CFS ALERT ALLOWANCE
PLD: THE CALCULATION OF PLD HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO MAKE THE MODEL MORE RESPONSIVE TO ECONOMIC CHANGES AFFECTING CF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA
PLD WILL REMAIN AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO STABILIZE COST-OF-LIVING STANDARDS FOR CF PERSONNEL WHEREVER THEY MAY SERVE IN CANADA. RETROACTIVE TO 1 JULY 2007, PLD WILL BE BENCHMARKED TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) AND ADJUSTED ANNUALLY. IF IT COSTS MORE TO LIVE IN A GIVEN AREA THAN IT DOES IN THE NCR, THE GIVEN LOCATION WILL RECEIVE PLD. IF IT COSTS THE SAME OR LESS TO LIVE IN THE GIVEN AREA THAN IT DOES IN THE NCR, CF PERSONNEL IN THAT LOCATION WILL NOT RECEIVE PLD. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS EQUITABLE AND WELL MEETS THE NEEDS OF CF PERS SERVING ACROSS CANADA
IN CERTAIN AREAS, IN PARTICULAR EDMONTON, COLD LAKE AND CALGARY, PLD RATES WILL INCREASE RETROACTIVE TO 1 JULY 2007. IN THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE PLD WILL BE REDUCED, THE REDUCTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY RANK AT THE RATE OF ONE THIRD EACH YEAR COMMENCING 1 APR 2008 FOR NCM IN THE RANK OF WO AND ABOVE AS WELL AS FOR OFFICERS IN THE RANK OF LT(N)/CAPT AND ABOVE. EFFECTIVE 1 APR 2009, THIS PHASED PLD REDUCTION WILL ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR SERGEANTS AND BELOW AS WELL AS FOR OFFICERS IN THE RANK OF SLT/LT AND BELOW. FOR CAPT(N)/COL AND ABOVE LIVING IN THE NCR, THE NEW PLD RATE FOR THAT LOCATION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN FULL AS OF 1 APR 2008. THE NEW PLD RATES WILL BE PROMULGATED IN A SEPARATE CANFORGEN AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT WWW.FORCES.GC.CA/DGCB/ ONCE RATES FOR ALL AREAS HAVE BEEN CALCULATED
ADJUSTMENTS TO DND HOUSING MONTHLY SHELTER CHARGES WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL 1 APRIL 08. AS YOU KNOW, TREASURY BOARD POLICY AND QUEEN S REGULATIONS AND ORDERS DICTATE THAT CHARGES FOR CROWN OWNED HOUSING MUST REFLECT LOCAL MARKET VALUES. THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN EXPECT CHARGES TO INCREASE IN SOME AREAS, DECREASE IN OTHERS OR REMAIN UNCHANGED
IN SOME AREAS, CF PERS LIVING IN DND HOUSING WILL FACE A SITUATION WHERE THEIR MONTHLY DND HOUSING SHELTER CHARGE WILL INCREASE, ON 1 APRIL 2008, WHILE THEIR PLD WILL DECREASE. THIS WILL OCCUR BECAUSE THE GENERAL RELATIVE SPENDING POWER IN THEIR AREA HAS INCREASED, BUT THE MONTHLY SHELTER CHARGE HAS NOT YET BEEN ADJUSTED TO THE LOCAL MARKET RATE AS REQUIRED BY TREASURY BOARD POLICY
I KNOW THAT WHILE MOST OF YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH THIS ROUND OF ADJUSTMENTS, SOME OF YOU MAY FEEL THAT YOUR OVERALL SITUATION HAS NOT IMPROVED. REMEMBER TO THINK OF THESE CHANGES IN TERMS OF THEIR BENEFITS TO YOU OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR CAREER, AND THROUGH THE VARIOUS POSTINGS THAT YOU MAY EXPERIENCE. THE NECESSARY STEPS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO ALIGN OUR BENEFITS WITH CANADIAN SOCIETY, WHILE ENSURING YOU ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY, AND IN A WAY THAT ADDRESSES THE DEMANDS THAT MILITARY LIFE PUTS ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS AND REPRESENT THE CHANCE FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY A COMMON STANDARD OF LIVING, WHEREVER WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE IN OUR COUNTRY