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December 2019

This is to advise you of the renewed validity of Post Indexes calculated for the purpose of the Post Living Allowance applicable to Canadian Government expatriate personnel or persons under contract. All users must consult with Statistics Canada to ensure that the appropriate index is used.

The Guide to the Post Index, which was revised in June 2010, remains available.

The analysis of Post Index surveys has been completed for the following location(s). The results incorporate the analysis of prices and costs for goods and services purchased in the local economy or from import sources at the time these surveys were carried out, as well as adjustments to the indexes as indicated by our continuing monthly reviews.


Table 1
Completed Post Index Survey(s)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Completed Post Index Survey(s). The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Post, Military Code and Survey Date (appearing as column headers).
Country Post Military Code Survey Date
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa Note ...: not applicable May 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of OP Crocodile, Kinshasa OP13 May 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of OP Crocodile, Goma OP31 May 2019
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Note ...: not applicable February 2019
Lebanon Beirut Note ...: not applicable December 2018
Lebanon Beirut LE02 December 2018
Lebanon OP Jade, Tyre OP20 December 2018
Qatar Doha Note ...: not applicable January 2019
Qatar OP Impact, Al Udeid OP34 January 2019
Qatar OP Foundation, Doha OP80 January 2019
... not applicable

A new Post Index was requested for the following location(s) and is now published.


Table 2
New Post Index(es)
Table summary
This table displays the results of New Post Index(es). The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Post, Military Code, Requested by, Post Index and Date (appearing as column headers).
Country Post Military Code Requested by Post Index Date
Congo, Democratic Republic of Kinshasa CG01 Department of National Defence 131 January to November 2019
Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan KZ01 Department of National Defence 107 January to April 2019
103 May to November 2019
Lebanon Beirut Note ...: not applicable Department of Global Affairs 110 December 2018 to June 2019
106 July to November 2019
... not applicable

Price surveys have been carried out by the U.S. Department of State at the following locations. The Post Indexes take into account the conversion to an Ottawa base as well as adjustments to the indexes further to our continuing monthly reviews.


Table 3
U.S. Department of State Price Surveys
Table summary
This table displays the results of U.S. Department of State Price Surveys. The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Post, Military Code and Survey Date (appearing as column headers).
Country Post Military Code Survey Date
Burma (Myanmar) Yangon Note ...: not applicable February 2018
Djibouti OP Foundation (unaccompanied) OP96 July 2018
... not applicable

In consultation with Treasury Board Secretariat, the following post indexes have been frozen from the date specified in the table 4 below until reliable economic data is available for these locations. 


Table 4
Fixed Indexes
Table summary
This table displays the results of Fixed Indexes. The information is grouped by Country (appearing as row headers), Post, Military Code, Post Index and Date (appearing as column headers).
Country Post Military Code Post Index Date
Sudan Khartoum Note ...: not applicable 119 From February 2018
Sudan Khartoum, accompanied - MSGU SS01 119 From February 2018
Sudan OP SAFARI, Sudan OP67 100 From February 2018
... not applicable

Other Post Index adjustments are indicated on the basis of our continuing monthly reviews. These adjustments are predicated on shifts in the current values of the respective currencies used at the posts relative to the Canadian dollar. They also take into account comparative rates of change in consumer prices at these posts and in Ottawa since the last surveys were carried out.

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