Travel

Note: Public Service employees must contact their Designated Departmental Travel Co-ordinator (DDTC) with their questions.

"If you are an individual or company working with the Federal Government and require further information, please contact the departmental Project Officer or Project Authority managing your contract."

Travel Directive

• Travel Directive - Effective April 1, 2008 (revised January 15, 2009)
  • Government Travel Committee
  • Points of Clarification on Specific Issues with Respect to Intent
• Travel Advisory

National Joint Council Communiqués (NJC)

• Travel Directive – Accommodations – Olympic/Paralympic Games ^NEW
• Government Travel Committee – Foreign Currency Exchange – Conversion Calculation Methodology (July 2009)
• Government Travel Committee – Revised Travel Directive (2008) – Questions and Answers
• Kilometric Rates Revision (Travel Directive and Commuting Assistance Directive), Government Travel Committee - Effective September 1^st, 2006
• Dependant Care Expenses - Clarification of  "Sole Caregiver" (Travel Directive - Dependant Care) (August 2006)
• Kilometric Rates, Questions and Answers (December 2005)
• Commuting Assistance Directive and the Travel Directive, December 5, 2005
• Commuting Assistance Directive and the Travel Directive, October 1, 2005
• Government Travel Committee New Travel Directive (2002)
• Short Term Relocation

Appendices

Note: The Appendices containing the kilometre, meal and allowances rates and the Daily Meal Rates at Locations Abroad are maintained on this site for the period of one year only, therefore we encourage you to download or print and file a copy for your permanent records.

Historical Travel Policies, Rates and Allowances: To access rates for previous periods, please visit the Archived Travel Rates page.

Appendix A - Insurance Guide - (Publishing Cycle: Updated periodically)

• Appendix A - Guide to Insurance Coverage for Employees on Government Business Travel - Effective April 1, 2008

Appendix B - Kilometric Rates - (Effective January 1^st, 2007 - Publishing Cycle:  January 1^st, April 1^st, July 1^st and October 1^st)

• Appendix B – Kilometric Rates
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - Kilometre Rates at Location Abroad
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - United States of America Mileage/Kilometre Rates
  • Non Travel Directive Lower Kilometric Rates

Appendix C - Meal & Incidental Rates (Canada / USA) - (Publishing Cycle: April 1^st and October 1^st)

• Appendix C - Allowances - Modules 1, 2 and 3

Appendix D - Meal & Incidental Rates (International Locations) - (Publishing Cycle:  January 1^st, April 1^st, July 1^st and October 1^st)

• Appendix D – Allowances – Module 4

Appendix E - Blanket travel authority templates - (Publishing Cycle:  Updated periodically)

• Travel Directive - Appendix E - Blanket travel authority templates - Effective Date: April 1, 2008 (revised January 15, 2009)

Others

• Special Travel Authorities
• PWGSC – 2010 Accommodation and Car Rental Directory

Related Documents

• Public Service Travel Benefit and Emergency Travel Assistance Benefit (2000-01-20)
• Other Travel Information and Links
• Comptrollership Manual Policies related to Travellers Cheques, Travel Cards and Travel Accounts
• Government Travel Modernization - Archived