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Schedules to the Technical Assistance Handbook - April 2014

Important Notice

Please see the April 1, 2009 amendments (PDF Format) to the Technical Assistance Handbook posted on CIDA's internet site.

This document is revised monthly by CIDA's Technical Assistance Unit.

E-mail: cooperant@acdi-cida.gc.ca

Introduction

This document contains the most recent updates to the Technical Assistance Handbook.

Chapter 3 - Relocation: shipping and storage

3.3 The list of countries where all household effects must be shipped by air:

  • Afghanistan
  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Colombia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Venezuela (from city of assignment only)
  • Zambia

3.5 Long-term storage in Canada

Monthly maximum: C$280

Chapter 7 - Housing

7.1.3 Utility costs

The cooperant's/advisor's monthly share of admissible utility costs: C$250 + 50% of the amount which exceeds C$250

Chapter 8 - Education

The amounts indicated below are effective: September 1, 2013

1. Non-resident school fees for public education in Canada (if necessary)

Elementary and Secondary School: actual cost charged by the appropriate school board.

2. Board, lodging and laundry

Monthly maximum: C$2,190 x 10 months maximum = C$21,900 per school year

3. Residential school in Canada

Maximum education allowance: C$51,250

4. Residential school in Quebec: Weekend board and lodging ceiling

Up to a maximum of C$2,193 per school year

5. List of Admissible School Supplies

An allowance may be set for the following craft supplies only, based on a cost estimate provided by the cooperant/advisor and a letter from the school principal confirming that these items are not supplied by the school: construction paper, color paints, paint brushes, art paper, mural paint, mural paper, textiles used for art, and clay. Parents are responsible for all other school supplies.

6. Midday meal service

The cooperant's/advisor's share of compulsory school-provided meals required to be paid as a compulsory condition of enrolment: C$2.17 per school day, per child.

Chapter 9

9.2 Post Living Allowance (PLA)

Effective June 1, 2013

Table 1: Post Living Allowance
Fee RangeNominal Fee% adjustment
FromTo
30,45031,44930,9500.801
31,45032,44931,9500.785
32,45033,44932,9500.770
33,45034,44933,9500.756
34,45035,44934,9500.743
35,45036,44935,9500.730
36,45037,44936,9500.718
37,45038,44937,9500.707
38,45039,44938,9500.697
39,45040,44939,9500.686
40,45041,44940,9500.677
41,45042,44941,9500.668
42,45043,44942,9500.659
43,45044,44943,9500.651
44,45045,44944,9500.643
45,45046,44945,9500.635
46,45047,44946,9500.628
47,45048,44947,9500.621
48,45049,44948,9500.614
49,45050,44949,9500.607
50,45051,44950,9500.601
51,45052,44951,9500.595
52,45053,44952,9500.590
53,45054,44953,9500.584
54,45055,44954,9500.579
55,45056,44955,9500.574
56,45057,44956,9500.569
57,45058,44957,9500.564
58,45059,44958,9500.559
59,45060,44959,9500.555
60,45061,44960,9500.550
61,45062,44961,9500.546
62,45063,44962,9500.542
63,45064,44963,9500.538
64,45065,44964,9500.534
65,45066,44965,9500.531
66,45067,44966,9500.527
67,45068,44967,9500.524
68,45069,44968,9500.520
69,45070,44969,9500.517
70,45071,44970,9500.514
71,45072,44971,9500.511
72,45073,44972,9500.508
73,45074,44973,9500.505
74,45075,44974,9500.502
75,45076,44975,9500.499
76,45077,44976,9500.497
77,45078,44977,9500.494
78,45079,44978,9500.491
79,45080,44979,9500.489
80,45081,44980,9500.486
81,45082,44981,9500.484
82,45083,44982,9500.482
83,45084,44983,9500.480
84,45085,44984,9500.477
85,45086,44985,9500.475
86,45087,44986,9500.473
87,45088,44987,9500.471
88,45089,44988,9500.469
89,45090,44989,9500.467
90,45091,44990,9500.465
91,45092,44991,9500.463
92,45093,44992,9500.461
93,45094,44993,9500.460
94,45095,44994,9500.458
95,45096,44995,9500.456
96,45097,44996,9500.454
97,45098,44997,9500.453
98,45099,44998,9500.450
99,45099,99999,7250.445
100,000100,000100,0000.449

CIDA indexes

For CIDA indexes, please consult the Statistics Canada website.

These indexes are published by Statistics Canada on the third working day of each month and are calculated to establish and adjust Post Living Allowances. They are comparative measurements that numerically express the difference between the retail prices of a representative basket of goods and services at a foreign location with prices for a similar basket of goods and services in Ottawa. The index established for the capital city applies to the entire country, except where otherwise stated. The CIDA indexes are directed only to cooperants and advisers governed by the Technical Assistance Handbook. Please contact CIDA should you have any questions regarding the CIDA index.

9.3 Post Differential Allowance (PDA)

Effective April 1, 2014 in Canadian dollars per annum

Table 2: Post Differential Allowance
Post RatingUnaccompanied Cooperant / AdvisorCooperant / Advisor withoneaccompanying dependantCooperant / Advisor withtwoaccompanying dependantsCooperant / Advisor withthreeaccompanying dependantsCooperant / Advisor withfour or moreaccompanying dependants
I3,3014,2914,9575,1185,249
II4,9606,4487,4397,6887,935
III6,6038,5849,90810,23610,565
IV9,90812,87914,86315,35915,852
V13,21117,17319,81620,47521,137

Post Rating

Please contact CIDA if the country or city of the CIDA project is not listed.

A post rating in bold type denotes a change.

Country / City: AFGHANISTAN, Kabul
Post Rating: V
+ 50% of the Post Differential Allowance as a Risk bonus (in effect 2009-12-01) (Unaccompanied Post)

Country / City: AFGHANISTAN, Kandahar
Post Rating: V
+ 50% of Post Differential Allowance as a risk bonus (Unaccompanied Post)

Country / City: ALGERIA, Algiers
Post Rating: V
(Adults Only Post)

Country / City: ANGOLA, Luanda
Post Rating: V

Country / City: ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires
Post Rating: II*

Country / City: BANGLADESH, Dhaka
Post Rating: V

Country / City: BARBADOS, Bridgetown
Post Rating: II

Country / City: BENIN, Cotonou
Post Rating: IV**

Country / City: BOLIVIA, La Paz
Post Rating: IV
(Adults Only Post)

Country / City: BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz
Post Rating: III**

Country / City: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo
Post Rating: III

Country / City: BOTSWANA, Gaborone
Post Rating: II

Country / City: BRAZIL, Brasilia
Post Rating: II
(in effect 2009-12-01)

Country / City: BRAZIL, Rio Branco
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro
Post Rating: III

Country / City: BRAZIL, Sao Paulo
Post Rating: III

Country / City: BULGARIA, Sofia
Post Rating: III

Country / City: BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CAMBODIA, Phnom Penh
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: CAMEROON, Douala
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CAMEROON, Yaoundé
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2012-03-01)

Country / City: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, Bangui
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: CHAD, N'Djamena
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CHILE, Santiago
Post Rating: II

Country / City: CHILE, Valparaíso
Post Rating: I
(effective 2013-11-01)

Country / City: CHINA, Beijing
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: CHINA, Chongqing
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2010-04-01)

Country / City: CHINA, Guangzhou
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: CHINA, Hohhot
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CHINA, Hong-Kong
Post Rating: I
(in effect 2010-04-01)

Country / City: CHINA, Lanzhou
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CHINA, Lhasa
Post Rating: V

Country / City: CHINA, Shanghai
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2013-06-01)

Country / City: CHINA, Other
Post Rating: V

Country / City: COLOMBIA, Bogotá
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: COSTA RICA, San José
Post Rating: II
(in effect 2011-11-01)

Country / City: CÔTE D'IVOIRE, Abidjan
Post Rating: V*
(Adults Only Post)

Country / City: CUBA, Havana
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2011-11-01)

Country / City: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, Kinshasa
Post Rating: V
(Adults Only Post)

Country / City: DOMINICA, Roseau
Post Rating: IV*

Country / City: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Santo Domingo
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2011-12-01)

Country / City: ECUADOR, Quito
Post Rating: III

Country / City:EGYPT, Cairo
Post Rating: IV
and temporary V (retroactive to 28 June 2013)

Country / City: EGYPT, Kafr El-Sheikh
Post Rating: III**

Country / City: EL SALVADOR, San Salvador
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: ERITREA, Asmara
Post Rating: IV**

Country / City: ETHIOPIA, Addis Ababa
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2012-01-01)

Country / City: FIJI, Suva
Post Rating: I**

Country / City: GABON, Libreville
Post Rating: III

Country / City: GEORGIA, Tbilisi
Post Rating: V*

Country / City: GHANA, Accra
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: GHANA, Tamale
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: GRENADA, St. George's
Post Rating: II**

Country / City: GUATEMALA, Guatemala
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2011-03-01)

Country / City: GUINEA, Conakry
Post Rating: V

Country / City: GUYANA, Georgetown
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: HAITI, Jacmel
Post Rating: V
No School Age Children City of Assignment (in effect 1 July 2010)

Country / City: HAITI, Leogane
Post Rating: V
No School Age Children City of Assignment (in effect 1 July 2010)

Country / City: HAITI, Port-au-Prince
Post Rating: V
No School Age Children City of Assignment (in effect 1 July 2010)

Country / City: HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: HUNGARY, Budapest
Post Rating: I
(in effect 2012-04-01)

Country / City: INDIA, Bangladore
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2013-02-01)

Country / City: INDIA, Chandigarh
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2012-06-01)

Country / City: INDIA, Mumbai
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2012-06-01)

Country / City: INDIA, New Delhi
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: INDIA, Wellington
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2013-09-01)

Country / City: INDONESIA, Jakarta
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: INDONESIA, Other
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: IRAN, Tehran
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: IRAQ, Baghdad
Post Rating: V
+ 45% of basic level PDA V (in effect 2012-09-01)

Country / City: ISRAEL, Jerusalem
Post Rating: III*

Country / City: ISRAEL, Tel-Aviv
Post Rating: III*

Country / City: JAMAICA, Kingston
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2011-12-01)

Country / City: JORDAN, Amman
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: KAZAKHSTAN, Astana
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2012-01-01)

Country / City: KENYA, Nairobi
Post Rating: IV
temporary V in effect 1 December 2013

Country / City: KOSOVO, Pristina
Post Rating: V

Country / City: KUWAIT, Kuwait
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2011-04-01)

Country / City: LAOS, Vientiane
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: LESOTHO, Maseru
Post Rating: II

Country / City: LEBANON, Beirut
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: LIBERIA, Monrovia
Post Rating: V

Country / City: LIBYA, Tripoli
Post Rating: V
(in effect 2013-04-01)

Country / City: MADAGASCAR, Antananarivo
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur
Post Rating: III

Country / City: MALAWI, Lilongwe
Post Rating: IV*

Country / City: MALI, Bamako
Post Rating: V
+ 10% of basic level PDA V (in effect 1 December 2013)

Country / City: MAURITANIA, Nouakchott
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: MEXICO, Guadalajara
Post Rating: II

Country / City: MEXICO, Mexico City
Post Rating: III

Country / City: MEXICO, Monterrey
Post Rating: II

Country / City: MONGOLIA, Ulaanbaatar
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2012-11-01)

Country / City: MOROCCO, Rabat
Post Rating: III

Country / City: MOZAMBIQUE, Maputo
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 2010-04-01)

Country / City: NAMIBIA, Windhoek
Post Rating: I

Country / City: NEPAL, Kathmandu
Post Rating: V

Country / City: NICARAGUA, Managua
Post Rating: III

Country / City: NIGER, Niamey
Post Rating: V

Country / City: NIGERIA, Abuja
Post Rating: V

Country / City: NIGERIA, Bauchi
Post Rating: V

Country / City: NIGERIA, Calabar
Post Rating: V

Country / City: NIGERIA, Lagos
Post Rating: V

Country / City: PAKISTAN, Islamabad
Post Rating: V
(Adults Only Post) + 15% of basic level PDA V as a risk bonus (retroactive to 8 January 2013)

Country / City: PAKISTAN, Lahore
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: PAKISTAN, Quetta
Post Rating: V
+ 40% of Post Differential Allowance as a risk bonus (in effect 2009-02-02) (Unaccompanied Post)

Country / City: PANAMA, Panama City
Post Rating: II

Country / City: PARAGUAY, Asuncion
Post Rating: III

Country / City: PERU, Lima
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2011-06-01)

Country / City: PHILIPPINES, Davao
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: PHILIPPINES, Manila
Post Rating: III

Country / City: POLAND, Warsaw
Post Rating: II

Country / City: QATAR, Doha
Post Rating: III
(retroactive 2009-02-01)

Country / City: ROMANIA, Bucharest
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: RWANDA, Kigali
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: ST. LUCIA, Castries
Post Rating: II

Country / City: SENEGAL, Dakar
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: SERBIA, Belgrade
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2012-11-01)

Country / City: SIERRA LEONE, Freetown
Post Rating: V provisional

Country / City: SINGAPORE, Singapore
Post Rating: I

Country / City: SOMALIA, Mogadishu
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: SOUTH AFRICA, Durban
Post Rating: II provisional
(in effect 2009.03.11)

Country / City: SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg
Post Rating: III

Country / City: SOUTH AFRICA, Pretoria
Post Rating: III

Country / City: SOUTH KOREA, Seoul
Post Rating: I
(in effect 2012-06-01)

Country / City: SRI LANKA, Colombo
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: SUDAN, Juba
Post Rating: V
(adults only post)

Country / City: SUDAN, Khartoum
Post Rating: V
(adults only post)

Country / City: SYRIA, Damascus
Post Rating: IV
(in effect 1 July 2010) and temporary V (retroactive to 2011-03-23)

Country / City: TAIWAN, Taipei
Post Rating: II
(in effect 2013-06-01)

Country / City: TAJIKISTAN, Dushanbe
Post Rating: V*

Country / City: TANZANIA, Dar-es- Salaam
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: TANZANIA, Katesh
Post Rating: V

Country / City: THAILAND, Bangkok
Post Rating: III

Country / City: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, Port of Spain
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2011-07-01)

Country / City: TUNISIA, Tunis
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2012-12-01)

Country / City: TURKEY, Ankara
Post Rating: III

Country / City: TURKEY, Istanbul
Post Rating: III
(in effect 1 May 2012)

Country / City: UGANDA, Kampala
Post Rating: V**

Country / City: UKRAINE, Kiev
Post Rating: III

Country / City: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Abu Dhabi
Post Rating: II
(in effect 1 October 2010)

Country / City: URUGUAY, Montevideo
Post Rating: III
(in effect 2012-01-01)

Country / City: VIETNAM, Hanoi
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: WEST BANK, Ramallah
Post Rating: V
(in effect 1 October 2010)

Country / City: ZAMBIA, Lusaka
Post Rating: IV

Country / City: ZIMBABWE, Harare
Post Rating: IV

* Provisional rating
** Based on the U.S. State Department

9.4 Overseas service premium (OSP)

Effective April 1, 2014 in Canadian dollars per annum.

Table 3: Overseas service premium
Level of serviceUnaccompanied Cooperant / AdvisorCooperant / Advisor withoneaccompanying dependantCooperant / Advisor withtwoaccompanying dependantsCooperant / Advisor withthreeaccompanying dependantsCooperant / Advisor withfour or moreaccompanying dependants
1
(0-24 months)
6,7539,45411,34411,91212,506
2
(25+ months)
10,12814,18017,01617,86618,761

Chapter 10- Short-term relocation

Chapter 10.2.2(d) - Commuting assistance: in effect July 1, 2013

The cooperant's/advisor's share of monthly commuting costs is C$98.75 per month or C$6.00 for one round trip per work day.