Calgary rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
| Effective date | COLA (Post Allowance) (%) |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 15% |
| May 31, 2026 | 15% |
| May 3, 2026 | 20% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 15% |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 20% |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 15% |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 20% |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 15% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10% |
| May 18, 2025 | 15% |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 10% |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 15% |
| Nov 6, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 15% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20% |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 25% |
| May 8, 2022 | 20% |
| Jan 16, 2022 | 25% |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 20% |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 25% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15% |
| Sep 12, 2021 | 20% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 15% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 20% |
| May 23, 2021 | 25% |
| Mar 14, 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 15% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | 20% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 15% |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 20% |
| Jan 19, 2020 | 25% |
| Nov 11, 2018 | 20% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25% |
| Sep 16, 2018 | 20% |
| Aug 19, 2018 | 25% |
| Jul 8, 2018 | 20% |
| Apr 15, 2018 | 25% |
| Mar 18, 2018 | 15% |
| Jan 7, 2018 | 20% |
| Nov 12, 2017 | 15% |
| Aug 6, 2017 | 20% |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 15% |
| May 14, 2017 | 10% |
| Jan 22, 2017 | 15% |
| Jan 8, 2017 | 10% |
| May 15, 2016 | 15% |
| May 1, 2016 | 20% |
| Mar 20, 2016 | 15% |
| Mar 6, 2016 | 5% |
| Dec 27, 2015 | 10% |
| Jul 26, 2015 | 15% |
| May 31, 2015 | 20% |
| May 17, 2015 | 25% |
| Feb 8, 2015 | 20% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 25% |
| Sep 21, 2014 | 30% |
| May 18, 2014 | 35% |
| May 4, 2014 | 30% |
| Apr 20, 2014 | 35% |
| Feb 9, 2014 | 30% |
| Jan 12, 2014 | 35% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Calgary. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/CA?type=cola"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 15
},
"iso_code": "CA",
"location": "Calgary",
"postcode": "10118"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Calgary, Canada is 15%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
In May 31, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 15%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.
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