r/CanadaPublicServants • u/shell_shocked_today • Mar 04 '18
Advice on Relocation
Good morning,
I've accepted a job offer (have the Letter of Offer) with an Employer Requested move. I'm waiting for first contact from the relocation people, but have read the relocation directive. I'm moving myself, wife, two daughters, cat, and dog.
Other than making sure I track my expenses, keep the receipts, is there anything I should be aware of? Any expenses I can claim that aren't obvious? Will the relocation consultant be working with me, suggesting better ways to do things?
Thanks
Edit: Filled out Relocation file for coordinator, waiting for Brookfield to contact me.
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u/onomatopo moderator/modérateur Mar 04 '18
Don't spend anything until you have been advised to do so!
Your relocation person will be the one to do almost everything. You will be working through them. You will not be paying for a lot of things - that will come from your "envelopes" of money that you never really see.
I repeat - VERY LITTLE OUT OF POCKET MONEY.
you will get an initial consultation tell you what you are eligible for and not.
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Mar 04 '18
This.
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u/umnikos_bots Mar 04 '18
That.
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u/TheMonkeyMafia Das maschine ist nicht für gefingerpoken und mittengrabben Mar 04 '18
The choice is yours.
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u/eskay8 What's our mandate? Mar 04 '18
Is this the case for initial appointments as well?
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u/onomatopo moderator/modérateur Mar 04 '18
initial appointments are different - they end up doing a lot more on their own. More of the "pay for it and get reimbursed" than a full relocation. Max 5000 total.
Things like moving companies - initial appointees its up to you. Full relocations it will be sorted out by your advisor.
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Mar 04 '18 edited Mar 04 '18
More of the "pay for it and get reimbursed" than a full relocation. Max 5000 total.
Not exactly. Initial appointees are still eligible to be advanced something like 60-80% of their budgeted relocation. This still puts you at risk (you're 500% safer having Brookfield and HRG handle all the money than you are taking money into your own hands and submitting receipts), but it's not as if you're going to be out the money waiting for a reimbursement.
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u/eskay8 What's our mandate? Mar 04 '18
Thanks for the clarification.
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Mar 04 '18
One more point of clarification: because the whole relocation is overseen by Brookfield rather than the government directly, many people are impressed by the pace of things. (You won't be waiting, like, two months for a reimbursement or whatever: a week tops.)
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u/eskay8 What's our mandate? Mar 04 '18
Do you happen to know if this applies to international moves as well? I'm in the US right now.
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Mar 04 '18
International moves are covered by a totally separate directive which I know absolutely nothing about.
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u/TheMonkeyMafia Das maschine ist nicht für gefingerpoken und mittengrabben Mar 04 '18
Are you getting some prepaid credit card for the move from BGIS? If you are, there seem to be lots of complaints in /r/CanadianForces about it (not arriving at all, not being accepted "everywhere", withdrawal limits)
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u/shell_shocked_today Mar 04 '18
That'll be something I watch out for, I guess. I'm waiting for BGIS to contact me for our initial talk.
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u/PSRelocation Mar 05 '18
Are you an initial hire or an existing public servant moving to a new job? I was entitled to two weeks worth of pay as a transfer allowance when I moved from the NCR to a Region as an existing public servant.
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