DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: September 6, 2015 Last updated: September 6, 2015
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
5%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Sep 6, 2015 5%
Aug 9, 2015 5%
May 31, 2015 10%
May 17, 2015 15%
Feb 8, 2015 10%
Dec 28, 2014 15%
Sep 21, 2014 20%
May 18, 2014 25%
May 4, 2014 20%
Apr 20, 2014 25%
Feb 9, 2014 20%
Jan 12, 2014 25%
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Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C.. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

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"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2015-09-06",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2015-09-06",
        "rate": 5
      },
      "iso_code": "CA",
      "location": "Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C.",
      "postcode": "dssr-strait of georgia test range, b.c."
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada is 5%, effective Sep 6, 2015.

How has the Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Aug 9, 2015 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 5%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Sep 6, 2015
Last updated
September 6, 2015

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