Locally Engaged Staff (LES) Compensation Data

The purpose of this Request for Offers (RFO) is to select a supplier to enter into a Contract with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) to provide Compensation Reports for Locally Engaged Staff (LES) for HLDS.

The Government of Canada currently employs approximately 6,000 locally engaged employees (office positions and non-office positions) in 115 countries and 182 missions world-wide. Locally engaged employees located at DFATD missions globally are hired in accordance with the Locally Engaged Staff Employment Regulations (Appendix). The Locally Engaged Staff Terms and Conditions Regulations (Appendix) are the authority governing the terms and conditions of employment including the classification of positions and the compensation determination.

There are various types of employment such as indeterminate, term and emergency. In recognition of the wide variations in local law and conditions of employment outside Canada, these regulations take into account local law, market practice and operational requirements at Canadian missions world-wide. There are certain provisions/conditions that are retained by the Government of Canada which would not comply with labor laws of certain countries. These are limited in nature in that local laws will always be a minimum standard; however there are circumstances where the Government of Canada may offer more.

The Compensation Review began in 2009 with the goal to establish a framework for updating the salaries and terms and conditions for all locally engaged staff on a consistent and regular basis. We are entering into a new cycle which will begin in FY2025/2026 and will ensure each country (in which we have LES) will have a full review every 5 years. The Compensation Review consists of reviewing the applicable labor laws, terms and conditions items as well as the Total Guaranteed Cash which is comprised of base salary plus the annualized value of guaranteed allowances. In order to complete the reviews, the Locally Engaged Staff Bureau (HLD) must purchase local market data in regard to salaries and guaranteed allowances per country.