Government of Canada Relocation Support Services

The Government of Canada Relocation Support Services (GCRSS) is a unique program that provides the Government of Canada (GC) with increased flexibility and assistance to relocate Employees to new work locations in response to operational requirements. The aim of the GCRSS is to relocate Employees in the most efficient fashion, at the most reasonable cost to the public, while minimizing the impact on departmental operations and on the Employee. The GCRSS is comprised of three main elements as follows: a. A basic core fund for the direct reimbursement of expenditures over which the Employee has little control when relocating Details are found in the National Joint Council Relocation Directive; b. Core customized fund (a subcomponent of the basic core fund) and personalized fund that permit the Employee to customize the provisions to their personal family circumstances; each of the Core Customized and Personalized funds has a formula to calculate the maximum spend and the provisions that can be reimbursed under each ; and c. Services provided by a Contractor, under a “one-stop shopping” concept, that provides the Employee with professional advice, information and assistance throughout every step of the relocation, with the aim of presenting the Employee every reasonable opportunity to maximize the available provisions under the GCRSS. The Employee makes the final decision to accept or reject the advice provided by the Contractor and may request that any advice be provided in writing. The GCRSS Contract does not include the physical shipment of Household Goods and Effects (HG&E) which is handled under a separate Contract.