1. HMCS VICTORIA
Pre-Deployment Briefing
 Pt 1: Legal
 Pt 2: Military Family Resource Centre
 Pt 3: Postal
 Pt 4: Leave Travel Assistance

2. Part 1: Briefing on Legal Issues
HMCS Attorney, Wills
Power of
REGINA
Personal Legal Issues
2

3. Power of Attorney (POA)
Allows a person (the donor) to
appoint someone 19 years of age or
older (BC) to be their representative
(the attorney), for the purposes of
financial transactions or business
arrangements on his/her behalf

4. The Power is in the Document
 SAFEGUARD THE ORIGINAL POA
 DON’T TAKE IT WITH YOU ON
DEPLOYMENT

5. Wills
• Basic CF Will is adequate for:
First marriage
Single members
Simple finances
No children

6. Wills
 Suggest you get a Will from a Civilian
Lawyer if:
Second or subsequent marriage
Home owner
RRSPs, trust funds, stocks etc.
Children
Wish to have several persons as beneficiaries
Will Kits May or May Not be Valid

7. Need to Re-Do Your Will?
 You should re-do your Will when:
Newly married (previous will is invalidated
by marriage)
Children are born
Death (of executor or beneficiary)
Change of life circumstances

8. Supplementary Death Benefit
(SDB) Beneficiary
 Review SDB Beneficiary form –
changes in circumstances (i.e.
marriage) will not automatically
change SDB beneficiary

9. Travel Authorization Letter
 Is proof that you consent to your
child traveling with a spouse or
another person
 May be required to cross US or other
borders with children
 Can be signed by any commissioned
officer

10. Part 2: Briefing on the MFRC
Activities and services for family members
Sandra Pinard
Deployment Coordinator

11. Your Community,
Your Resource Centre
“offering programs and services unique to
the military lifestyle. ”

12. Key to Successful Deployments
Research shows that families that are
well prepared, know where to turn in
case of emergencies and have strong
support systems deal most successfully
with deployments.

13. The MFRC’s Top 3 Tips
1. Plan well - Ensure your family knows
how to contact us
2. Learn about the available resources
3. Get connected

14. Plan and Prepare
• Financial, Legal and
Household
• Use the checklists provided
• Pick up a MFRC Magnet
• Single members – give the
MFRC contact info to your
loved ones.

15. Know what resources are
available
 Check out the Deployment Handbook
 Check out the Information Tables
 Find out about Upcoming Activities
 Check out the MFRC website :
www.esquimaltmfrc.com
www.esquimaltmfrc.com

16. Get Connected
 Join the VICTORIA Family Network
 Your Network volunteer: Oz
victoria.family@shawcable.com
 Attend the weekly Drop In Coffee
Sessions
 Find out about fun activities – connect
with others like yourself.

17. Upcoming Activities
 Father’s Day BBQ – June 23
 Formation Fun Day – July 7
 RIMPAC Meet and Greet – June 27
(CPAC)
 Drop In Coffee Sessions (every Wed &
switch between Esq and Colwood)
 Deployment Dinners – once a month in
Esquimalt
Join the REGINA Family Network to receive emails and updates on
activities and information from the ship.

18. Get your Military Family
Identification Card
(MFID)
 Military Member must be present to sign
the card
 Cards for Married or Common Law
 Children 13 and older
 Contains Member’s SN, gives you access
to the Base and services, and the MIL
Discount Program

19. Top 4 Service requests by loved
ones of Deployed Members
1. Free Mail drop off
2. Staying in Touch Calls (anywhere)
3. Networking Opportunities
4. Respite Childcare

20. Deployment & Children
Complete the “Pre-Deployment activities
with your children.
Two options for offering your child
support throughout the Deployment
- Onsite Children’s Workshops
- At Home Children’s Workbooks with
virtual support for the “at home” parent
via the web.

21. Single Members
We haven’t forgotten you!
Services Provided
 SIT calls for parents – wherever they
may be
 Newcomer activities
 Postal services and VTC
 Pet care and car storage advice during
deployment

22. Contact
Esquimalt MFRC
24-hours a day / seven days a
week
(250) 363-2640
Or toll-free anywhere in Canada
1-800-353-3329
mfrc@shawcable.com
www.esquimaltmfrc.com
The Esquimalt MFRC is on Facebook and Twitter!!

23. Esquimalt MFRC Locations
 Signal Hill – (just up the hill from the
Canteen Road Parking Lot)
 Lampson – (Lampson St School in the
same building as the Base Language
School)
 Colwood Pacific Activity Centre (CPAC) –
open evenings and Saturdays.

24. Part 3: Briefing on Sending Mail
How to get a package to a deployed member
POSTAL
BRIEFING
FOR PERSONNEL DEPLOYED
ON 0PERATIONS
AIR LAND OR SEA

25. This presentation is to familiarize
you with the two options you have
to send mail to deployed personnel.
1.Canadian Forces (CF) morale mail
service
2.Canada Post

26. CF MORALE MAIL DROP OFF POINTS
MFRC
Signal Hill and Lampson
Mon to Fri 08:30 to 16:30 hrs
CPAC
Mon to Thur 07:30 to 21:00 hrs
Fri 07:30 to 18:00 hrs
Sat 08:30 to 16:30 hrs
FMO Office and Naden Mail
Room
Mon to Thurs 08:30 to 15:00 hrs
Fri 08:30 to 12:00 hrs
Note: Wrapping paper, tape and addresses are available at all
locations.

27. WEIGHT AND SIZE FOR MAIL
THROUGH CF MORALE MAIL SERVICE
The maximum weight for parcels is 20 Kgs
BY ORDER OF OS LOG SERVICES NDHQ
OTTAWA
Oversize and overweight parcels will not
be accepted.

28. THERE IS A MAXIMUM SIZE FOR MORALE MAIL
PARCEL SEE EXAMPLE OF BOX SIZE AT EACH
DROP OFF POINTS.
Example
40 CM Max:
60 CM
20Kgs
40 CM

29. THE CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS
FOR HMCS REGINA PERSONNEL
Aye Missew Sender’s
123 My St
Victoria BC V9A 7N2
address
Tel-765-4567
Contents: Smith A.Pte 123 (Mess #)
Chips HMCS VICTORIA
Newspapers
Books
PO BOX 17000 STN FORCES
VICTORIA BC V9A 7N2
Description of Addressee
contents

30. MAIL SENT THROUGH
CANADA POST
Process at any Postal outlet.
Postage is required on all items, letters and
parcels. ****Pending Government legislation.
This option offers special services, insurance,
registered mail, etc
All items which are time sensitive ie:
Xpresspost ,Priority courrier etc, are effective only
until it arrives in FMO Ops.
Mail will be sent via CMTT from FMO to the ship

31. CF MORALE MAIL SERVICE
No special services available with
this service; i.e. insurance, registered mail.
In order to place claim for damaged or lost mail through
AJAG you require:
Proof of content.
Proof of delivery to a Military Post Office i.e
Original receipt of the item and CPC tracking
Number. (Recommended for high value item)

32. LAST MINUTE INFORMATION
Canada Post will continue providing free
delivery of letter mail to deployed troops
through 2012.

33. MAIL GOING THROUGH CANADA POST
John Doe
Return address
123 My St
Victoria BC V9A 7N2
Bloggins B.PO1 123 (Mess #)
HMCS VICTORIA
PO Box 17000 STN FORCES
VICTORIA BC V9A 7N2
Address
ee
Canada Post Custom Declaration
is
OBLIGATORY ! MAKE SURE YOU

34. CANADA POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION
Sender: Destination:
Same as Same as
on parcel on parcel
x
Description of contents $20.00
*NCV
Sign here
*NCV = No Commercial Value

35. PROHIBITED ITEMS
 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products;
Weapons and replicas, explosives;
Corrosive liquids/solids, flammable liquids/solids;
Batteries; pornographic material;
Knives;
Compressed gases (aerosols);
Drugs and narcotics (including prescription drugs);
Perishable items
Supplementary restrictions according to host country.
Note: Batteries are permitted if in original sealed packaging

36. MAILING PARCELS
FROM THEATER

37. Duty free exempt on parcels from
theatre; $60.00 per family member.
Duty free exempt on parcels is as follows. Ex:
Cpl Smith sends a parcel to his family which
consists of 3 gifts for his wife and 2 children…
3 person family x $60.00 = $180.00 duty free
So if the parcels’ gifts total $230.00 in value,
the addressee might be liable to pay duty on
the difference: $230.00 - $180.00= $50.00

38. YOU CAN CONTACT
FMO AND MFRC:
FMO (250) 363-2176
MFRC (250) 363-2640

39. Part 4: Briefing on Benefits & Allowances
Plus information on Leave Travel Allowance
CBI 209.50
Leave Travel Assistance
LTA
39

40. Purpose of LTA
The purpose of LTA is to reimburse
CF members for some expenses paid
because of travel on leave to meet a
family member.
40

41. New Definitions
 ‘‘Family Member’’:
A dependant (husband, wife, common-law partner);
 In respect of a member who has no dependant, a
member’s child, including a stepchild, legal ward, adopted
child, or child adopted under a Canadian Aboriginal
Custom Adoption Practice;
 In respect of a member who has no dependant and no
child, the member’s parent, including a person who stood,
prior to the member’s enrolment, in the place of the
member’s father or mother; and
 In respect of a member who has no dependant, no child,
and no parent, the member’s brother, stepbrother, sister
or stepsister.
41

42. New Definitions (Continued)
 ‘’Service Couple’’:
 Two members both of whom are the spouse or
common-law partner of the other and one of whom is:
A member of the Regular Force; or
• A member of the Reserve Force who is both on
Class ‘’B’’ or ‘’C’’ Reserve Service and authorized to
move household goods and effects at public
expense for the purposes of that Class ‘’B’’ or ‘’C’’
Reserve Service.
 ‘’Spouse’’:
 Inrelation to the member, does not include a spouse
who is living separate and apart, within the meaning of
the Divorce Act, from the member.
42

43. What are the Conditions?
 The member must be on leave under QR&O
Chap 16.
 The member has a family member.
 During leave, either the member travels to see
a family member or a family member travels to
see the member.
 The member provides proof of travel to an
authorized destination.
 Only in respect of a member with a dependant,
the member is for 60 continuous days, absent
for service reasons from their place of duty.

44. How Many Persons &
How Many Trips?
 LTA is authorized in respect of the travel expenses
of only one person.
 LTA is authorized once every fiscal year, and
travelling that spans two fiscal years is deemed to
have occured in the fiscal year in which the travel
commenced.
Example: LTA commences 20 Mar 12 and ends
4 Apr 12. The LTA is deemed to have occured in
FY 11/12 and the member is entitled to an LTA
during FY 12/13.
44

45. Authorized Destinations
 In respect of a member with a dependant, LTA is
authorized for travel:
 By the member to their principal residence, to a
spouse’s or common-law partner’s place of duty, or to a
third location where a dependant is; or
 By a dependant to the member’s place of duty or to a
third location where the member is.
 In respect of a member without a dependant:
 By the member to a principal residence or to a third
location where a family member is; or
 By a family member to the member’s place of duty or to
a third location where the member is.
45

46. Amount – Travel Within
Canada and US
 The amount of LTA is the lesser of:
 The actual cost of return travel by commercial
carrier;
• In respect of a Svc couple who meet at a place
of duty, from the member’s place of duty to the
other member’s place of duty; and
• In any other case, from the member’s place of
duty to the principal residence; and
 The amount determined by the formula:
[({D x 2} – 800) – P] x OLKR
46

47. Amount – Travel Within
Canada and US
[({D x 2} – 800) – P] x OLKR
 Where:
 ‘’D’’ is the most direct kilometric road distance;
‘’P’’ is the distance the member travels as a
passenger in a PMV with another person who is
reimbursed at public expense for travelling that
distance; and
‘’OLKR’’ is the Ontario lower kilometric rate in
Appendix A of the NJC Commuting Assistance
Directive.
47

48. Amount – CANUS Road Travel
Impossible
 If the authorized destination is
inaccessible by road, the amount of LTA is
the amount determined by the formula:
C – (OLKR x 800)
 Where:
‘’C’’ is the actual cost of return travel by
commercial carrier; and
‘’OLKR’’ is the Ontario lower kilometric
rate in Appendix A of the NJC
Commuting Assistance Directive.
48

49. Amount – Travel From CANUS to Another
Country
 If any travel occurs between CANUS and
another country, the amount of LTA is the
lesser of:
The actual cost of return travel by
commercial carrier from the member’s
place of duty to the principal residence;
and
The amount of 13092 kms x OLKR
(Ontario lower kilometric rate in
Appendix A of the NJC Commuting
Assistance Directive)
49

50. Amount – Travel Outside CANUS
 If all travel occurs outside CANUS, the amount of LTA is the
least of:
 The actual cost of return travel by commercial carrier from
the member’s place of duty to the principal residence; and
 The amount determined by the formula:
[({D x 2} – 800) – P] x OLKR
 Where:
• ‘’D’’ is the most direct kilometric road distance;
• ‘’P’’ is the distance the member travels as a passenger in a
PMV with another person who is reimbursed at public
expense for travelling that distance; and
• ‘’OLKR’’ is the Ontario lower kilometric rate in Appendix A
of the NJC Commuting Assistance Directive; and
 The amount of 13092 kms x OLKR (Ontario lower kilometric
rate in Appendix A of the NJC Commuting Assistance
Directive).

51. LTA – Points to remember
 Important information to determine the
relationship of the family member to the member
 Proof of travel is required (leave pass stamped,
receipts, etc).
 Paid leave must be taken.
 Only reimburse expenses related to travel via
commercial carrier. No taxi, rental car, kilometric
distance from home to airport, etc.
 Only the OLKR (Ontario lower kilometric rate) is to
be used for kilometric amounts.
 For a member with dependants, the member must
be away for 60 continuous days in order to be
entitled to an LTA.
 Only one LTA per FY.

52. LTA - FAQs
I am a single member and my parents are
deceased. Can I elect my friend for the
purpose of LTA?
 No. The definition of family member
identifies the individuals that a member can
meet while on LTA and does not include
non-family members.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (2) definition of “family
member”
52

53. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 Does the member need to use one day of annual leave for this
benefit?
 No, however the member must have an authorized leave
pass (CF 100) with some form of paid leave. Paid leave can
be any of the following; annual, accumulated, accrued,
sick, special, short or weekend.
 Refs: CBI 209.50 (3) and Canadian Forces Leave Policy
Manual
 Can I be reimbursed expenses to fly my children to my “place of
duty” if the cost does not exceed the kilometric entitlement via
PMV to their location?
 No. LTA is authorized in respect of the travel expenses of
only one person.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (4) 53

54. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 My mother passed away and my father remarried
after my enrolment. He has since passed away.
Am I entitled to be reimbursed LTA expenses to
visit my stepmother?
 No, your step-mother did not stand in as a
parent prior to your enrolment and therefore
does not meet the definition of “family
member”.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (2) definition of “family
member”
54

55. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 My father and mother divorced. After my enrolment,
my father remarried and has recently passed away,
and I have not spoken to my mother since the divorce.
Can I use my LTA to visit my stepmother?
 No, as the construct for “family member” still
includes your mother, there is no entitlement for
reimbursement of LTA benefits to visit your
stepmother.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (2) definition of “family member”
55

56. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 Can my spouse meet me at my TD or attached posting
location?
 Yes. A member can utilize reverse LTA for the spouse to
travel to the member's temporary place of duty, provided
there is no service or operational restrictions.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (6)(a)
 I am a single Regular Force member away on TD for more than
60 days, am I entitled to LTA?
 Yes. A single Regular Force member has an annual
entitlement and it does not matter when it is utilized during
the leave year. However, entitlement cannot exceed the
maximum reimbursement from the normal place of duty.
 Refs: CBI 209.50 (3) and CBI 209.50 (5) 56

57. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
I am a married member and have been away
from my normal place of duty for 35 days of a
90 day tasking. Am I entitled to LTA
benefits?
 No, a member must be absent from their
place of duty for 60 continuous days for
service reasons or no entitlement exists.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (3)(f)
57

58. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 I am a single Regular Force member serving on HMCS HALIFAX on a MARLANT
Operation, and have been away from my home port for 40 days. We have now docked
in Baltimore, Maryland, am I entitled to LTA benefits for my family member to unite with
me in Baltimore?
 Yes. Where operational requirements do not prohibit you from an annual
entitlement, you may be reimbursed LTA for a family member to travel to the third
location where you are. When all travel is within Canada and the United States,
the amount of LTA is the lesser of the actual cost of return travel by commercial
carrier and the sum determined by the formula:
[({Dx2}-800)-P]xOLKR.
‘D” is the most direct kilometric road distance – Halifax (home port) to Baltimore
equals 1,760 km. “P” is the distance the member travels as a passenger in a
private motor vehicle with another person who is reimbursed at public expense
for traveling that distance.
“OLKR” is the Ontario lower kilometric rate – currently $0.16 (January 2012).
For this case, the actual cost of return travel by commercial carrier is $439.00, and
[({1,760 kmx2}-800)-0]x$0.16 equals $435.20.
Therefore, the amount of LTA is $435.20 which is the lesser.
 Refs: CBI 209.50 (6)(b)(ii) and CBI 209.50 (7)
58

59. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 I am a married service member and tasked away from
my normal place of duty for over 60 continuous days.
Am I entitled to LTA benefits?
 Yes, a member with a dependant who is tasked
away from their place of duty for 60 continuous
days is entitled to receive LTA benefits.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (3)(f)
59

60. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 My ex-spouse and I each have a child living with us.
Can I use LTA to visit my child living with my ex-
spouse?
 No, a member with dependant(s) normally
resident at the place of duty has no entitlement
to an annual LTA.
 I’m divorced but my ex-spouse has full custody of
our child. Can I use LTA to visit my child?
 Yes, if you are a member who has no dependant,
you are entitled to LTA benefits to visit your
child. In this case, the child does not normally
reside with the member and is therefore not
considered a “dependant” for LTA, as defined at
reference.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (2) and CBI 209.50 (3) 60

61. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
How many times can I use the LTA
benefit in any given year?
 LTA is authorized once every fiscal
year. If the travel spans over two fiscal
years the travel is deemed to have
occurred in the year which the travel
commenced.
 Ref: CBI 209.50 (5)
61

62. LTA - FAQs (Continued)
 While at the LTA location, can I be reimbursed for a
rental car instead of using a taxi?
 No. There is no provision under the current LTA
construct - effective 1 February 2011 - to reimburse a
rental vehicle, taxi or any other form of local
transportation to and from the commercial carrier.
 Refs: CBI 209.50 (7) and CBI 209.50 (10)
 If I drive from my residence to the airport and leave my
car to fly can I be reimbursed for long term parking?
 No. There is no provision under the current LTA
construct - effective 1 February 2011 - to reimburse
parking for the purposes of LTA.
 Refs: CBI 209.50 (7) and CBI 209.50 (10)
62

63. CBI 209. 335
63

64. Purpose
The purpose of FCA is to assist in the costs
associated with dependant care for single
parents, and service couples (SC) when for
service reasons, the CF is the sole cause of
removing the member (or in the case of a
SC both CF members) from their dependant
for a period of 24 continuous hours or more.
64

65. Who is a Dependant?
 A dependant can be a child under 18 yrs of
age who resides full-time with the member;
or
 A person over the age of 18 who requires
assistance due to a mental or physical
impairment who normally resides with the
member on a full-time basis
65

66. Who is Entitled
 A member of the Regular Force who:
 does not have a spouse or common-law partner; or
 has a spouse or common-law partner who is a member but that
spouse or common-law partner:
• does not live at the member’s place of duty for service
reasons, or
• lives at the member’s place of duty, but for service reasons is
absent from that place of duty during the same period; and
 has a dependant who is:
• Less than 18 years of age; or
• 18 years of age or older but requires assistance due to a
physical or mental disability and is not in receipt of a pension.
66

67. What is the Benefit?
The maximum that may be reimbursed
differs depending if a declaration or a
receipt is provided:
• $35/day with a declaration; or
• $75/day with a receipt from the
caregiver.
****Receipts or declaration must be
provided to process the claim****
67

68. How is it calculated?
A member can claim the difference between what they actually paid and
what they normally pay up to the maximum entitlement.
Entitlement with a declaration
Member
Member Actually Normally Maximum Members Actual
Paid Pays Difference Entitlement Entitlement
$100 $0 $100 $35 $35
$100 $50 $50 $35 $35
$100 $75 $25 $35 $25
$100 $100 $0 $35 $0
Entitlement with receipts
Member
Member Actually Normally Maximum Members Actual
Paid Pays Difference Entitlement Entitlement
$150 $0 $150 $75 $75
$150 $50 $100 $75 $75
$150 $75 $75 $75 $75
$150 $100 $50 $75 $50

69. No Entitlement
 There is no entitlement to FCA under the
following scenarios:
 If a person is normally resident with the member
and is 18 years of age or older unless:
• suffers from a physical or mental disability
and not in receipt of a pension; or
 Person caring for the dependant is younger than
18 years of age
 The member is not the sole caregiver for the
dependant
69

70. FCA Summary
 Benefit is per family, not per dependant.
 Must be a single parent and have a dependant who
lives with them on full-time basis and also be the
sole-caregiver; or
 Part of a service couple with a dependant and be
away during the same period due to services
reasons;
 Must provide receipts or declaration;
 The expenses claimed must be above what the
member normally pays; and
 The member cannot claim if the biological parent
takes care of the child.
70

71. FCA - FAQs
 What is the purpose of Family Care Assistance (FCA)?
 The purpose of FCA is to assist in the costs associated with
dependant care for single parents, and service couples (SC) when for
service reasons, the CF is the sole cause of removing the member (or
in the case of a SC both CF members) from their dependant(s) for a
period of 24 continuous hours or more.
 Ref: CBI 209.335
 I am a single parent and I have shared custody of my child.
Can I claim FCA if I am away for service reasons?
 No, to be eligible for FCA benefits, the dependant must be normally
resident with the member. There is no entitlement to FCA benefits
when a member has shared or joint custody arrangements.
 Refs: CBI 209.335 (2) and CBI 209.80
71

72. FCA - FAQs (Continued)
 How does a service couple qualify for FCA?
 In the case of a service couple, FCA is only applicable
when both members are away from their home for service
reasons, for more than 24 hours.
 Ref: CBI 209.335 (5)
72

73. FCA - FAQs (Continued)
 What if my spouse is a civilian and we are both away at the
same time, am I entitled to FCA?
 No, there is no entitlement to FCA for members with dependants,
accept in the case of single members. The entitlement only applies to
single members with dependants and married service couples (MSC)
 Ref: CBI 209.335 (4)
 Can I reimburse my ex-spouse’s new spouse to watch the
children?
 No. The child is in the residence of a biological parent. The benefit is
not designed to reimburse biological parents while fulfilling their
parental roles and responsibilities.
 Ref: No construct for entitlement exists for in this circumstance
73

74. FCA - FAQs (Continued)
 I have a friend living with me and we are not common-law. Can I pay this person
to watch my child while I am away for service reasons?
 No, if someone over the age of 18 years of age resides with you on a full-time
basis, they are deemed part of your family’s living arrangement. The CF is not
responsible for the make up of the family model, but reimburses reasonable
expenses based on the information a member is required to provide to their
CO in accordance with QR&O 26.02.
 Ref: CBI 209.335(3)
 When can I receive $75 per day for my childcare costs?
 The member is entitled to be reimbursed the difference between what the
member normally pays for dependant care, and what the member actually paid
for dependant care up to $75/day per family, when supported by a receipt from
the caregiver. This doesn’t need to be a commercial facility; however the name
of the caregiver, phone number, home address, along with the name of the
dependant should appear on the receipt. The member must advise the
caregiver the reason for the higher rate is due to the requirement to claim the
money as earned income with Revenue Canada.
 Refs: CBI 209.335 (8) and National Joint Council Travel Directives 3.3.5 74

75. FCA - FAQs (Continued)
Do we need to put the SIN of the
caregiver on the receipt?
 NO, you do not need to provide a SIN on the
receipt; however the name, phone number
and home address of the caregiver should
be printed on the receipt you were given. It
is the caregiver’s responsibility to declare
the revenue when they file their income tax
return.
75

76. CFLPM Chap 5 (5.11)
SPECIAL LEAVE RELOCATION

77. What is the benefit?
When a member is away from home on duty for
operations and training exercises outside Canada,
Special Leave (Relocation) may be granted at the
discretion of the CO.
Special Leave (Relocation) is reckoned in working
days. It will normally be granted in consecutive days,
but the CO may authorize the leave to be taken in non-
consecutive days, as required.
Special Leave (Relocation) shall not be reckoned
against weekend days or statutory holidays.

78. Leave Intention
 Leave intended for pre-deployment/embarkation cannot be
deferred, accumulated or taken at the end of a deployment/
attached posting. If not taken before departure it is
forfeited.
 Leave intended for post-deployment/disembarkation
cannot be deferred or accumulated and any part not taken
immediately after deployment/attached posting is forfeited.
 The post deployment/disembarkation leave is to be taken
in Canada or the continental United States immediately
following a return from an overseas relocation. This
element facilitates adjustment to the North American
environment; recovery from time zone

79. Days Granted by the CO
 IF deployed serving away from home on duty for operations outside
Canada … THEN the following amount of Special Leave (Relocation)
may be granted by the CO…
 Between 14 and 30 days:
1 day for embarkation granted prior to departure
3 days for disembarkation granted immediately upon return
 Between 31 and 60 days:
3 days for embarkation granted prior to departure
4 days for disembarkation granted immediately upon return
 Between 61 and 89 days:
4 days for embarkation granted prior to departure
5 days for disembarkation granted immediately upon return