Payment for travel allowances

The travel allowance is payable from the time of arrival on the first leg of a trip until the time of departure for the final return leg. Allowances are not paid for any private days or days of personal or annual leave. 

The daily travel allowance threshold is the same no matter the means of payment. Standard methods of payment for meals and incidentals are:

• Travellers with University purchase card can manage these expenses via their card. 
• Travellers without a University purchase card can apply for a per diem, which will be deposited into the traveller’s bank account prior to travel.

The use of a purchase card or a request for reimbursement must not be made to cover the cost for meals or incidentals while in receipt of a per diem. This is a fraudulent duplication of payment.