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AC-02 salary

AC-02 (Actuarial Science Group) pays $133,204 to $179,553 a year in 10 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$133,204
Top step
$179,553
Steps
10
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$133,204
Step 2$137,401
Step 3$141,606
Step 4$146,719
Step 5$152,018
Step 6$157,315
Step 7$162,605
Step 8$168,068
Step 9$173,716
Step 10$179,553

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$143,718
Oct 2022$150,607
Oct 2023$155,901
Oct 2024$176,032
Oct 2025$179,553

Every rate in the agreement

As published, in the order the agreement lists them; a code such as A) or X) is the agreement’s own.

EffectiveStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$) October 1, 2021114,020117,732121,442125,158129,676134,360139,042143,718Not applicableNot applicable
A) October 1, 2022118,011121,853125,692129,539134,215139,063143,908148,748Not applicableNot applicable
W) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment119,486123,376127,263131,158135,893140,801145,707150,607Not applicableNot applicable
B) October 1, 2023123,071127,077131,081135,093139,970145,025150,078155,125Not applicableNot applicable
X) October 1, 2023 – Pay line adjustment123,686127,712131,736135,768140,670145,750150,828155,901Not applicableNot applicable
Y) – 180 days of signing - restructure127,712131,736135,768140,670145,750150,828155,901161,139166,554172,150
C) October 1, 2024130,266134,371138,483143,483148,665153,845159,019164,362169,885175,593
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment130,592134,707138,829143,842149,037154,230159,417164,773170,310176,032
D) October 1, 2025133,204137,401141,606146,719152,018157,315162,605168,068173,716179,553

Other levels: AC: Actuarial Science Group

Questions and answers

How much does an AC-02 make?

$133,204 to $179,553 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did AC-02 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.