DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: September 6, 2015 Last updated: September 6, 2015
With family · Group 2
$17,700
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$16,100
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$14,500
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$16,900
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$14,500
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$12,900
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date WF G2 WF G3 WF G4 NF G2 NF G3 NF G4
Sep 6, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
Jul 12, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
Jun 28, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,600 $16,900 $14,600 $13,100
Jun 14, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
May 31, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,700 $16,900 $14,700 $13,300
May 17, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,800 $16,900 $14,800 $13,400
May 3, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,600 $16,900 $14,600 $13,100
Feb 8, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
Jan 25, 2015 $17,700 $16,200 $14,900 $16,900 $14,900 $13,500
Dec 28, 2014 $18,000 $16,600 $15,300 $17,300 $15,300 $13,800
Nov 30, 2014 $18,500 $17,100 $15,800 $17,700 $15,800 $14,200
Nov 16, 2014 $18,300 $16,900 $15,600 $17,600 $15,600 $14,100
Oct 19, 2014 $18,600 $17,300 $15,900 $17,900 $15,900 $14,400
Oct 5, 2014 $18,800 $17,400 $16,000 $18,100 $16,000 $14,500
Sep 21, 2014 $19,000 $17,600 $16,200 $18,200 $16,200 $14,600
Aug 10, 2014 $19,100 $17,700 $16,300 $18,400 $16,300 $14,800
Jul 27, 2014 $19,300 $17,900 $16,500 $18,600 $16,500 $14,900
Jul 13, 2014 $19,500 $18,100 $16,700 $18,800 $16,700 $15,000
Jun 29, 2014 $19,300 $17,900 $16,500 $18,600 $16,500 $14,900
May 18, 2014 $19,100 $17,700 $16,300 $18,400 $16,300 $14,800
May 4, 2014 $19,000 $17,600 $16,200 $18,200 $16,200 $14,600
Apr 20, 2014 $19,100 $17,700 $16,300 $18,400 $16,300 $14,800
Mar 9, 2014 $18,800 $17,400 $16,000 $18,100 $16,000 $14,500
Feb 23, 2014 $19,000 $17,600 $16,200 $18,200 $16,200 $14,600
Feb 9, 2014 $18,800 $17,400 $16,000 $18,100 $16,000 $14,500
Jan 26, 2014 $19,100 $17,700 $16,300 $18,400 $16,300 $14,800
Jan 12, 2014 $19,300 $17,900 $16,500 $18,600 $16,500 $14,900
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WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.

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=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2015-09-06",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "CA",
      "location": "Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C.",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 17700,
        "with_family_group_3": 16100,
        "with_family_group_4": 14500,
        "without_family_group_2": 16900,
        "without_family_group_3": 14500,
        "without_family_group_4": 12900
      },
      "postcode": "dssr-strait of georgia test range, b.c."
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

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

What is the LQA rate for Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C., Canada ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $17,700 with family and $16,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. LQA maximum determined?

LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C.; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Strait of Georgia Test Range, B.C. LQA changed over time?

In Jul 12, 2015 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $17,700; it is now $17,700. The full year-by-year history for all six series is 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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