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September 2020

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 Surveys
Table summary
This table displays the results of Completed Post Index 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
United States of America Monterey, California UA07 August 2018
United States of America San Francisco Note ...: not applicable August 2018
United States of America Vandenberg, California UA16 August 2018
... not applicable

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


Table 2
New Post Index
Table summary
This table displays the results of New Post Index. 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
United States of America Beale, California UA03 Department of National Defence 135 October 2019 to March 2020
142 April 2020 to August 2020

In consultation with Treasury Board Secretariat, the following post indexes have been frozen from the date specified in table 3 below until reliable economic data is available for these locations.


Table 3
Frozen Index(es)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Frozen Index(es). 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
Lebanon Beirut Note ...: not applicable 198 From August 2020
Lebanon Beirut Note ...: not applicable 199 From August 2020
Lebanon Beirut LE02 198 From August 2020
Lebanon OP JADE, Tyre OP20 119 From August 2020
... 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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