Edmonton, Alberta is located astride the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The provincial capital is Canada’s sixth largest city and is often referred to as “Gateway to the North”. Edmonton also holds the title “Canada’s Festival City” as it celebrates a wide range of culture, music, theatre, visual arts and sports. The City of Edmonton’s 2001 population increased by 49,800 since the 1996 census. Migration figures are not available at the municipal level but data for the Edmonton CMA (census metropolitan area), shows that 63% of the CMA’s increase was from net-migration with 37% from natural increase.

In 1754, Anthony Henday, an explorer working for the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), may have been the first European to enter the Edmonton area.[16] His expeditions across the Canadian Prairies were mainly to seek contact with the aboriginal population for the purpose of establishing the fur trade, as competition was fierce between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was established on the north bank of the river, as a major trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company.[17] The name of the new fort was suggested by John Peter Pruden after Edmonton, London, the home town of both the HBC deputy governor Sir James Winter Lake, and Pruden.

The coming of the CPR to southern Alberta in 1885 helped the Edmonton economy, and the 1891 building of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway resulted in the emergence of a railway townsite (South Edmonton/Strathcona) on the south side of the river, across from Edmonton. The arrival of the CPR and the Calgary & Edmonton Railway facilitated the arrival of settlers and entrepreneurs from eastern Canada, Britain and continental Europe, U.S. and other parts of the world. The fertile soil and cheap land in the Edmonton area helped attract settlers, further establishing Edmonton as a major regional commercial and agricultural centre. Some people participating in the Klondike Gold Rush passed through South Edmonton/Strathcona in 1897. Strathcona was the northernmost railway point in North America, but travel to the Klondike was still very difficult for the “Klondikers,” and a majority of them took a steamship north to the Yukon from Vancouver.

There are four main hospitals serving Edmonton: University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital, and Grey Nuns Community Hospital.[180] Other area hospitals include Sturgeon Community Hospital in St. Albert, Leduc Community Hospital in Leduc, Westview Health Centre in Stony Plain, and Fort Saskatchewan Health Centre in Fort Saskatchewan. Dedicated psychiatric care is provided at the Alberta Hospital. All hospitals are under the administration of Alberta Health Services, although Misericordia and Grey Nuns are run separately by the Covenant Health.

Sport Fans will be delighted by seeing a home game of the Edmonton Oilers at Northlands Coliseum during ice-hockey season (October to April). The Commonwealth Stadium is home to the Edmonton Eskimos, who play CFL football from July to October. If you are more into baseball, try a game of the Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast Baseball League) at Telus Park (April to August). Cycling and hiking enthusiasts will be thrilled by the city’s vast network of park trails that are ideal for cross-country skiing in winter.

Edmonton also hosts the log and cottage show, a show built specifically for log and timber frame builders and crafters to showcase their products, plus the many suppliers that support one of the ‘coolest’ industry’s around. Also supported by development and real estate companies offering ideal acreage and lakeside opportunities.

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Initial Appointees who signed a letter of offer on December 1st, 2007 or after are covered under the Integrated Initial Appointee Relocation Program. All Initial Appointee files are now managed under by Brookfield Global Relocation Services with a modified fee.

This form should be filled out by obtaining the funds estimations from the Brookfield Global Relocation Services after the person has been registered in the on-line secure web site to approve the Relocation process as early as possible in the Relocation process, but before any funds are spent. It should then be signed by all authorized parties.
The HRG will prepare the offer letter ensuring to include the Initial Appointee clause in the terms and conditions of employment.
Please ensure that the Initial Appointee is given access to the Addendum-Integrated Initial Appointees Relocation Program document and aware that they must read and understand their obligations before proceeding.
Please indicate who filled out the form with contact number for future reference.
Assistance should only be extended if the appointee is prepared to sign a two-year service agreement (but is applicable for any term of one year or more) specifying that if the appointee terminates employment and thereby fails to complete a continuous two-year period with the federal government, the employee shall repay directly to the engaging department, a portion of the relocation assistance provided, proportional to the period by which the employee’s continuous service falls short of two years.
For specified term appointments of less than two years but at least 1 year, the reimbursement will be proportional to the period by which the employee’s service falls short of the original duration of the term.

The total allowable amount is up to $5,000.00 for actual and reasonable Relocation costs supported by receipts.

Original receipts must be provided in order to be reimbursed for the costs (with the exception of the Incidentals).

A complete copy of the signed letter of offer (salary figure removed) should be included with this form.

The “other” box can be used for other planned expenses such as a supplementary amount related to a Business Case. Please describe what they are.

It is up to the appointee to make all of their own relocation arrangements (flight, moving service, hotel, etc… ) and submit claims to BGRS directly for reimbursement.

A commitment with zero tolerance should be created before sending the form to the Travel Office. Please include the Commitment number and full coding on the form. Incomplete forms take much longer to process and could result in reimbursement delays for the relocated appointee.
Please forward completed form to the NRC Travel Office in Ottawa, Building M-58, Room S-201. The Travel Office will ensure proper signatures are included and keep the original form on file for referral at time of payment.

Any questions or issues should be directed to the Manager, Travel Office
Phone: 613 990-7157
E-mail: Nathalie.l.seguin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

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