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Canada Per Diem Rates 2026

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All 40 DTMO localities for Canada, OCONUS per diem table effective September 1, 2026. Lodging is a ceiling on actual cost; M&IE is a flat daily amount.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

40 DTMO localities · table effective September 1, 2026

Highest · Calgary

$603 /day

lodging $434 + M&IE $169

Lowest · Nanoose Bay

$188 /day

lodging $98 + M&IE $90

Moving here? Temporary lodging after arrival is TLA, built on these rates — run the TLA calculator.

Canada per diem — every locality, 2026

Lodging is a ceiling on actual room cost; M&IE is flat. A locality with seasonal rates shows one row per season. Effective dates are DTMO's per row.

Canada OCONUS per diem rates 2026 by locality
LocalitySeasonLodgingM&IETotal / dayEffective
CalgaryAll year$434$169$60306/01/2025
DartmouthAll year$319$146$46506/01/2025
DurhamAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
East YorkAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
EdmontonAll year$242$133$37506/01/2025
EtobicokeAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
Fort Mcmurray, AlbertaAll year$168$115$28301/01/2025
FrederictonAll year$175$110$28506/01/2025
Gander, NewfoundlandAll year$141$132$27306/01/2025
Goose BayAll year$155$106$26106/01/2025
HalifaxAll year$319$146$46506/01/2025
HaltonAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
KelownaAll year$178$122$30006/01/2025
London, OntarioAll year$201$121$32206/01/2025
MonctonAll year$141$108$24906/01/2025
MontrealAll year$264$154$41806/01/2025
Nanoose BayAll year$98$90$18806/01/2025
Niagara Falls, OntarioAll year$208$129$33706/01/2025
Niagara-On-the-Lake, OntarioAll year$208$129$33706/01/2025
North YorkAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
OttawaAll year$279$128$40706/01/2025
PeelAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
Prince Edward Island06/01–09/30$370$136$50606/01/2025
Prince Edward Island10/01–05/31$215$121$33606/01/2025
QuebecAll year$288$144$43206/01/2025
Regina, SaskatchewanAll year$192$91$28301/01/2008
RichmondAll year$198$117$31506/01/2025
Saskatoon, SaskatchewanAll year$188$90$27801/01/2008
SidneyAll year$134$97$23106/01/2025
St. Catherines, OntarioAll year$208$129$33706/01/2025
St. John's, NewfoundlandAll year$239$153$39206/01/2025
TorontoAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
Vancouver04/15–10/30$411$151$56209/01/2026
Vancouver10/31–04/14$267$137$40409/01/2026
Victoria04/15–10/30$403$138$54109/01/2026
Victoria10/31–04/14$284$126$41009/01/2026
Whistler, BcAll year$221$115$33606/01/2025
Whitehorse, YukonAll year$206$93$29906/01/2025
WinnipegAll year$233$142$37506/01/2025
YellowknifeAll year$127$93$22006/01/2025
York & ScarboroughAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
YorkAll year$319$144$46308/01/2026
[other]All year$167$120$28706/01/2025

Source: JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Table effective September 1, 2026. Verify on the DTMO per diem lookup.

How Canada per diem is used

TDY. Lodging is reimbursed at actual cost up to the locality ceiling and M&IE is paid flat, at 75% on the first and last travel day (JTR par. 020302). Where a locality is not listed, the country's "Other" row applies if DTMO publishes one.

PCS — Temporary Lodging Allowance. After you arrive, TLA reimburses the hotel and meals until housing is assigned, computed from these locality rates times a family percentage (JTR par. 0507). The TLA calculator already carries every Canada locality — pick it from the search.

Housing after TLA. Once you rent on the economy, the OHA calculator shows the rent ceiling and utility allowance for your grade, and the OCONUS COLA calculator covers the cost-of-living adjustment.

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REF: JTR Ch 2, par. 020302 · JTR Appendix B, effective September 1, 2026

JTR Appendix B - OCONUS Per Diem Rates. Canada

Results are estimates. Always verify with your finance office.

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia · Military Toolkit editorial