On arrival - North of 60

On arrival, you are required to contact JTFN Traffic, regardless of your leave status. The contact number is (867) 765-8615.   Traffic performs the administration of the movement of Household Goods and Effects (HG&E).

If furniture and effects arrive and you cannot be contacted within three hours, your F&E will be placed in Storage-in-Transit (SIT).  Removal from SIT will depend upon the carrier and their schedule, and removal could be as long as five working days.

Upon receipt of your posting message, contact your OR to Grant “ALT PON to PON 975” for 60 days after your COS Date to negate any delays in processing your pay and allowances during your in-clearance procedures. The OR is located in the Greenstone Building at 5101 Franklin Ave.  

In-clearances are completed in dress-of-the-day (service or base/garrison dress) prior to reporting to their new place of duty.   Personnel posted to JTFN Detachment Whitehorse and Iqaluit will clear in virtually.  This procedure is brief and your sponsor should be available to assist you.

For general inquiries the Orderly Room phone number is: (867) 873-0700 ext 766-6939 / 766-6872.

TIP

• Please note that Rogers and Fido do not service the NWT.  Fido does have some coverage however they often require you to register with a third party provider. Telus services Koodo and The Source services Virgin. 

Administered by local units, the Family Care Plan (FCP) is designed to ensure that all CAF members have a plan in place should a family emergency occur when the CAF member is away.  

All personnel arriving to Yellowknife must complete a Family Care Plan among other administrative documents in order to ensure family and emergency contact information is current and clear. This shall be done during your in-clearance and should be done within a month of arriving on location. While the form can include family or friends living outside the NWT, it is vital to include local people who can respond at a moment’s notice in case of an emergency.

TIP:

• It is highly recommended to have a local emergency contact that is not a spouse. This is important for immediate assistance. Ask a neighbour, someone from work or post something on the Yellowknife Military Spouse FB group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/300342716808059). 
• You will want to update your plan once you’ve made some local friends. 
• The MFRC has access to emergency childcare care funding as well as an internal list of babysitters.  The babysitters list can be picked up after completing and signing a waiver.

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