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NU-CHN-08 salary

NU-CHN-08 (Nursing Group) pays $122,572 to $154,064 a year in 9 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$122,572
Top step
$154,064
Steps
9
In effect since
October 1, 2025

Rates in effect, October 1, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Health Services (SH)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$122,572
Step 2$126,646
Step 3$130,713
Step 4$134,788
Step 5$138,456
Step 6$142,923
Step 7$146,988
Step 8$150,525
Step 9$154,064

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$130,957
Oct 2022$137,234
Oct 2023$141,351
Oct 2024$151,043
Oct 2025$154,064

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 9
$) October 1, 2021104,188107,651111,107114,572117,688121,487124,943127,950130,957
A) October 1, 2022107,835111,419114,996118,582121,807125,739129,316132,428135,540
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment109,183112,812116,433120,064123,330127,311130,932134,083137,234
B) October 1, 2023112,458116,196119,926123,666127,030131,130134,860138,105141,351
C) October 1, 2024114,707118,520122,325126,139129,571133,753137,557140,867144,178
Y) October 1, 2024 – market adjustment119,869123,853127,830131,815135,402139,772143,747147,206150,666
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment120,169124,163128,150132,145135,741140,121144,106147,574151,043
D) October 1, 2025122,572126,646130,713134,788138,456142,923146,988150,525154,064

NU-HOS-08s / NU-CHN-08s who are nurse practitioners will be transferred to a new NU-PRA pay grid within 180 days of signing of the collective agreement

Other levels: NU: Nursing Group

Questions and answers

How much does an NU-CHN-08 make?

$122,572 to $154,064 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 NU-CHN-08 pay last change?

October 1, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Health Services (SH)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.