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== Updates ==

== Updates ==

Initial Appointee Relocation Program (IARP) – Clarifications

'''<u>Initial Appointee Relocation Program (IARP) – Clarifications</u>'''

The IARP contains no provision or authority to delay a relocation for any reason (including telework/remote work or COVID-19).

The appointee’s relocation must be registered with the CRSP and authorised by the department’s relocation team immediately upon acceptance of the letter of offer.

 

* The appointee’s relocation must be '''registered with the CRSP''' and '''authorised by the department’s relocation team''' immediately upon acceptance of the letter of offer.

The employee is not required under IARP to be at the new place of duty by their official start date and may be allowed to telework from their primary residence; however, the relocation must be completed within 12 months of acceptance of the letter of offer.

* The employee is '''not required''' under IARP to be at the new place of duty by their official start date and may be allowed to telework from their primary residence; however, the relocation must be '''completed''' '''within 12 months''' of acceptance of the letter of offer.

 

* There is '''no authority to extend''' the 12-month timeframe. Expenses incurred outside the 12-month period are '''not eligible''' for reimbursement.

There is no authority to extend the 12-month timeframe. Expenses incurred outside the 12-month period are not eligible for reimbursement.

* If the candidate chooses not to relocate, they must submit a '''formal written request''' to cancel relocation entitlements with hiring manager support, to the department’s relocation office.

 

If the candidate chooses not to relocate, they must submit a formal written request to cancel relocation entitlements with hiring manager support, to the department’s relocation office.

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