# 2019-026 Pay and Benefits, Canadian Forces Integrated Relocation Program, Interim Lodging, Meals and Incidentals, Relocation benefits

Case summary

F&R Date: 2019-12-10

The Committee had to determine whether the grievor was entitled to relocation benefits associated with her spouse's travel to the new location, her return to her principal residence to assist with the move and interim, lodging, meals and miscellaneous (ILM&M) expenses for spouse incurred during the packing and loading of both the sea shipment and long term storage.

The Committee found that not relocating her spouse within the 120-day time limit resulted in the grievor forfeiting some benefits. However, the Committee found that as the grievor had no control over her pack and move dates, it would be consistent with the Canadian Force Integrated Relocation Program (CFIRP) Directive to grant the grievor an additional two days of interim lodging, meals and incidentals (ILM&M) and recommended that the Final Authority (FA) do so.

FA decision summary

The Director Canadian Forces Grievance Authority, as the FA, agreed with the Committee's findings and recommendation that the grievor be given additional days of ILM&I expenses as per article 5.04 of the CFIRP Directive. The grievor was not responsible for arranging the pack and load dates with the moving company and had no control over the chosen dates as they were organized by the Brookfield Global Relocation Services representative. The grievor could have utilized the Temporary Dual Residency Allowance benefits described in article 8.2.07 of the CFIRP Directive but choose not to do so. Since the grievor's spouse remained at the previous posting until the residence was sold and after the 120-day period expired, there was no entitlement for the spouse's travel expenses to the grievor's new location.