Relocation Expense Policy – October 26, 2009
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RELOCATION EXPENSE POLICY
Policy Type:
Management
Initially
Approved:
March 18, 2003
Policy
Sponsor:
VP, Finance &
Administration
Last
Revised:
October 26,
2009
Primary
Contact:
AVP, Human
Resources
Review
Scheduled:
May 2025
Approver:
Board of Governors
A.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Policy is to outline the terms and conditions under which the University may
assist with the arrangements and expenses connected with the relocation of eligible faculty
members or managers to take up employment at Mount Royal University.
B.
SCOPE
This Policy applies to successful candidates who have been offered and accepted a full-time
faculty or management position at Mount Royal and who reside at a distance of 130 kilometres or
more from Calgary.
This Policy normally applies to positions of two (2) years’ duration or longer. However, in
exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic (for
faculty positions) or the Associate Vice-President, Human Resources (for management
positions), relocation expenses may be offered to term positions of less than two (2) years’
duration, in which case the provisions of section 13 of the relocation expenses procedures shall
not apply.
With respect to relocation expenses for support staff, refer to the Support Staff Recruitment and
Selection Policy.
C.
POLICY STATEMENT
Mount Royal may pay the relocation expenses, up to a maximum allowance, for those candidates
who have accepted a full-time faculty or management position. The expenses must be
reasonable, necessarily incurred and not covered by other sources.
1.
PRINCIPLES
1.1
Reimbursement of relocation expenses is intended to cushion the financial
impact of moving to Calgary from another jurisdiction. It is not intended to
necessarily cover every expense associated with the relocation.
1.2
In selecting candidates for hire, it should be kept in mind that Canadians and
permanent residents should be given priority.
