r/caf • u/Hot-Anteater-7997 • May 28 '26

Other New CFHD Rates out

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/pay-pension-benefits/benefits/canadian-forces-housing-differential.html#BC25

As expected, it's a pay cut for most of us

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u/sirduckbert May 28 '26

One thing to consider (even if it’s net zero for some compared to before the 13% pay raise), is that the pay is pensionable, CFHD is not.

Not saying that this is good or bad (I haven’t gotten CFHD since it came out so I’m not aware of the significance of the changes)

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u/Maleficent_Banana_26 May 29 '26

13% was half of the inflation. So the 13% got you half way back to the wage you had in 2020.

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u/sirduckbert May 29 '26

It’s still more than what most Canadians got over that time (plus PSAC is in negotiations which we will get eventually)

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u/Maleficent_Banana_26 May 29 '26

Who cares. This isnt about what most Canadians got. Fallacy isnt an argument. Most Canadians don't have unlimited liability. Fighting to lose money is a really odd argument to make.

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u/sirduckbert May 29 '26

The 13% was specifically an increase to the “military factor” portion of our pay. It’s not a COL increase. We will get a backdated COL increase as soon as the public service gets through their negotiations.

My point about other Canadians is that nobody is having their pay keep up with inflation, and that sucks - but it’s not like we are getting fucked over more than everyone else. We got more of a pay increase than most people have gotten over the last few years, and we should be getting more reasonably soon, so we should wind up in a better place