REALITY
CHECK
Mileage
Reimbursement Rates
In
January 2003, we called for a significant increase
in mileage rates paid by associations for the use of
their personal automobiles.
What has happened since? Well,
during 2004, fuel prices in Canada hit $1.00 per litre
in some provinces, and while they have decreased
somewhat by July 2004, fuel prices are expected to
remain high.
Once again, we compare the costs of
operating a vehicle as published by the CAA, the
allowable rates of reimbursement as per the Canadian
Revenue Agency, the reimbursement rates paid within the
federal government, and the rates paid by associations
as reported in the CSAE Compensation and Benefits
survey.
The bottom line....in many
organizations, the staff and volunteers
who use personal vehicles are still subsidizing the
organization. And not just a little bit....a lot.
Presented
as cents per kilometre
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|
Treasury
Board Rates
1
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CSAE
2
|
CAA
Car Costs
3
|
Tax
Benefit Thresholds
4
|
|
Alberta
|
43.5
|
Range 31.0
to 40.0
Avg. 36.0
|
69.8
@
12,000
km
50.4
@
18,000
km
39.3
@
32,000
|
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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|
BC
|
43.0
|
|
Manitoba
|
40.5
|
|
NB
|
43.5
|
|
Nfld
& Lab
|
47.5
|
|
NT
|
49.0
|
|
Nova
Scotia
|
44.0
|
|
Nunavut
|
49.0
|
|
Ontario
|
45.5
|
|
PEI
|
44.0
|
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Quebec
|
47.5
|
|
Saskatchewan
|
40.0
|
|
Yukon
|
50.5
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1
Treasury Board rates effective July 1, 2004.
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 2004 national
averages for a Chevrolet Cavalier Z24.
Details.
4
These rates have not changed since 2003.
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