ALLOWANCES

Northern Allowance

Community differences in cost of living and travel are offset by a northern allowance. This allowance is taxable. The allowance is paid every other week. The bi-weekly amount is calculated by dividing the annual allowance by 26. The rate paid is based on your community of employment.

The annual northern allowance rates are as follows, effective April 1, 2012:

Region/Community	Annual Rate
Deh Cho
Fort Liard Fort Providence Fort Simpson Hay River Reserve Jean Marie River Kakisa Nahanni Butte Trout Lake Wrigley	$7,252 $6,828 $10,239 $5,204 $11,813 $6,756 $15,098 $17,949 $15,257
Fort Smith
Enterprise Fort Resolution Fort Smith Hay River Lutselk'e	$5,205 $9,547 $6,895 $5,187 $17,486
Tli Cho
Behchoko Detah Gameti Wekweeti Whati	$6,222 $3,463 $13,601 $13,397 $13,614

Region/Community	Annual Rate
Beaufort Delta
Aklavik Fort McPherson Inuvik Paulatuk Sachs Harbour Tsiigehtchic Tuktoyaktuk Ulukhaktok	$20,490 $16,635 $13,827 $25,539 $26,221 $17,979 $22,382 $27,506
Sahtu
Colville Lake Deline Fort Good Hope Norman Wells Tulita	$23,098 $21,459 $21,234 $14,857 $18,423
Nunavut
Iqualuit Rankin Inlet	$16,352 $18,291
Headquarters
Yellowknife	$3,450
Other
Dawson City	$10,295

The Northern Allowance methodology will be updated on a yearly basis and the updated Northern Allowance Rates will be implemented on April 1 of each year.

Bilingual Allowance

If you are required by the Government to use two or more of the official languages in your position, you are provided with a bilingual allowance of $1,200 per year. An examination of language ability may be required.

The official languages of the Northwest Territories are:

Chipeywan	English	Inuinnaqtun	North Slavey
Cree	French	Inuktitut	South Slavey
Gwich'in	Inuvialuktun	Tlicho

The bilingual allowance is taxable.

The allowance is paid every other week. The bi-weekly amount is calculated by dividing the annual allowance by 26.