October 23, 2007
To: Functional Heads of Human Resources, Financial and Administration Services
SUBJECT: Living Cost Differential (LCD) Survey Results for Manitoba Region
Departments are reminded to distribute this notice to employees at your headquarters and regional offices who are involved in the administration of the isolated posts allowances.
The results of the Statistics Canada survey of the Living Costs Differential (LCD) Indexes for the Manitoba Region conducted in February/March 2007 were recently communicated to the National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee (NJC-IPGHC). A total of thirty-seven (37) isolated posts were involved in this review and the results can be summarized as follows:
| No change in LCD level – 18 posts |
Berens River
Bloodvein
Bowsman
Cranberry Portage
Cross Lake
Flin Flon/Creighton
God's Lake Narrows
God's River
Ilford
Lynn Lake
Nelson House
Norway House
Oxford House
Poplar River
Pukatawagan
Waboden
Wassagomach
York Landing |
| Increase by one LCD level – 13 posts |
Garden Hill (Island Lake)
Gillam
Leaf Rapids
Little Grand Rapids
Pauingassi
Red Sucker Lake
Ste. Thérèse Point
Shamattawa
Snow Lake
South Indian Lake
Split Lake
Tadoule Lake
York Factory |
| Increase by two LCD levels – 2 posts |
Brochet
Lac Brochet |
| Decrease by one LCD level - 4 posts |
Chemawawin (Easterville)
Grand Rapids *
Moose Lake
The Pas * |
The changes are effective November 1, 2007.
* Note: under section 2.7.3 EA and LCD: When written notices have been received by employees that the EA or LCD of a location is revoked, the amount of their EA and/or their LCD Allowance (as applicable) shall be reduced by the amount of the decrease, at a rate of $100.00 per month, starting on the first day of the fourth calendar month after the month in which written notice was received, until the allowance(s) has been reduced to zero.
Details regarding the methodology can be found in the « Guide to National Joint Council Rates and Allowances available at the following web address: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/doc.php?did=117⟨=en
Departments are to provide written notices, within 60 days of the date of this information notice, to employees who are affected by the changes as per Section 2.12 of the IPGHD as the total amount of the reduction in the living cost differential shall be effective on the first day of the fourth calendar month after the month in which written notice was received.
Departmental employees or regional staff should direct any questions on this subject to the appropriate departmental corporate official.
Claudia Zovatto
Senior Director
Excluded Groups and Administrative Policies
Labour Relations and Compensation Operations
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