REALITY
CHECK
Mileage
Reimbursement Rates
In our view, associations and
non-profits must increase the mileage
reimbursement rates they pay to staff for usage of
personal vehicles.
A reimbursement level of less than $.36 (which is
more than any of the averages reported in the CSAE
survey regardless of type of organization) is
irresponsible. While
we agree that these organizations should not be at the
top range, it is unacceptable to expect staff to
subsidize the organization through the use of their
personal vehicle with reimbursements that do not cover
reasonable costs.
Based on the comparison below, a
reimbursement rate of $.36 for staff would be reasonable
(for the first 5,000 kilometres claimed).
Presented
as cents per kilometre
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Treasury
Board Rates
1
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CSAE
2
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CAA
Car Costs
3
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Tax
Benefit Thresholds
4
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Alberta
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39.5
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31.0
to 35.0
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64.4
@
12,000
km
47.0
@
18,000
km
37.3
@
32,000
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First
5,000 km
42.0
After
that,
36.0
Note:
For
the three Territories, the rates are
46 and 40
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British
Columbia
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42.0
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Manitoba
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41.5
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New
Brunswick
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41.5
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Newfoundland
and Labrador
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43.5
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Northwest
Territories
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48.5
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Nova
Scotia
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41.5
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Nunavut
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48.5
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Ontario
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43.5
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PEI
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40.5
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Quebec
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45.0
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Saskatchewan
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40.0
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Yukon
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48.0
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1
Treasury Board rates effective January 1, 2003. Details.
2
CSAE’s Compensation and Benefits Survey, 2002.
Reimbursement rates are reported by type of organization
and not by geographic region.
3
Costs of operating a car based on 2002 national
averages for a Chevrolet Cavalier.
4
These are the new 2003 rates.
Sometimes
association and non-profit staff, volunteers and other
stakeholders lose touch with the bigger picture because
they are so caught up in what is happening in the
trenches. Our intent in offering the Reality Check
feature is to get these individuals to step back and
re-think their existing views.
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