Meal Rate Survey

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Purpose

This survey collects data for the computation of comparative indexes of retail prices and costs encountered by Canadian federal government personnel stationed to foreign locations at a given point in time.

Additional information

Cette enquête est aussi disponible en français.

Authority

Statistics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S19

Instructions

MENU COLLECTION

The choice of menus should reflect typical establishments frequented by visitors to the mission and by post personnel for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Exclude room service or catering menus. Exclude establishments used solely for representational purposes. Where Actual & Reasonable receipts are required for Daily Meal Rates, e.g. Breakfast, submit menus for establishments frequented by post personnel only. These will be used for Post Index purposes only. Where clubs (business, social, sport) are used by post personnel, include menus from these establishments. These, also, will be used for Post Index purposes only.

Daily Meal Rates for each meal will be based on averages of acceptable establishments using the following criteria:

BREAKFAST from Hotel or Restaurants: North American, Continental, Buffet
LUNCH from Restaurants: Soup or Juice + Sandwiches, Hamburger or other typical lunch selection e.g. pasta + light Dessert + Coffee or Tea.
DINNER from Hotel and Restaurants: Soup or Salad + Main Course of Meat, Chicken or Fish + Dessert + Coffee or Tea
(Where oriental menus are selected: Egg or Spring Rolls + Main Dish + Dessert + Coffee or Tea)

For this location a minimum of 12 menus are required. If Menus are not in English or French, translations must be provided.

Follows are the establishments accepted by the Foreign Meal Rates Committee for inclusion in the current Daily Meal Rates and/or the Post Index from the last submission by the mission. Please submit menus from these establishments and any additional menus required to meet the above requirements. Include all relevant information requested below.

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