Assistance for Military Duty Absence (AMDA)

Assistance for Military Duty Absence (AMDA) is available when other caregivers are not available to care for your dependants and the:

• CAF Member’s absence is due to being required at their permanent workplace for military duty or tasks outside of regular working hours for 30 minutes or more
• CAF Members are outside of the place of duty for duty travel, an attached posting, a military operation, exercise, training, or other military duty or task
• CAF Members are posted to a location to which they cannot move their dependants
• CAF Members experience a travel delay beyond their control when returning home from a military tasking

Assistance for Military Duty Absence

CAF Members are entitled to be reimbursed for either the daily amount established by Treasury Board or the difference between the amount paid for dependent care during the absence and the amount normally paid for care, whichever is less. Funds reimbursed based on a declaration may be used by the CAF Member to offset costs for a caregiver to travel to the dependants, or vice versa, or both.