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NU-HOS-07 salary

NU-HOS-07 (Nursing Group) pays $120,299 to $145,702 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$120,299
Top step
$145,702
Steps
8
In effect since
October 1, 2025

NU: Nursing Group, in the “Health Services (SH)”

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$120,299
Step 2$123,930
Step 3$127,565
Step 4$131,191
Step 5$134,821
Step 6$138,449
Step 7$142,073
Step 8$145,702

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$123,848
Oct 2022$129,785
Oct 2023$133,679
Oct 2024$142,845
Oct 2025$145,702

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 8
$) October 1, 2021102,256105,342108,432111,514114,598117,683120,764123,848
A) October 1, 2022105,835109,029112,227115,417118,609121,802124,991128,183
X) October 1, 2022 – wage adjustment107,158110,392113,630116,860120,092123,325126,553129,785
B) October 1, 2023110,373113,704117,039120,366123,695127,025130,350133,679
C) October 1, 2024112,580115,978119,380122,773126,169129,566132,957136,353
Y) October 1, 2024 – market adjustment117,646121,197124,752128,298131,847135,396138,940142,489
Z) October 1, 2024 – wage adjustment117,940121,500125,064128,619132,177135,734139,287142,845
D) October 1, 2025120,299123,930127,565131,191134,821138,449142,073145,702

NU-HOS-07s / NU-CHN-07s who are nurse practitioners will be transferred to a new NU-PRA pay grid within 180 days of signing of the collective agreement

, in the “Nursing (NU) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”

Rates in effect, October 1, 2019

> table 1 note *. Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Nursing (NU) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$101,291
Step 2$104,096
Step 3$106,899
Step 4$109,701
Step 5$112,499
Step 6$115,309
Step 7$118,102
Step 8$120,912

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2017$114,532
Oct 2018$118,541
Oct 2019$120,912

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 8
$) October 1, 201795,94798,604101,259103,913106,563109,225111,871114,532
A) October 1, 2018 – > table 1 note *99,305102,055104,803107,550110,293113,048115,786118,541
B) October 1, 2019 – > table 1 note *101,291104,096106,899109,701112,499115,309118,102120,912

, in the “Nursing (NU) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”

Rates in effect, October 1, 2021

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Nursing (NU) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$102,256
Step 2$105,342
Step 3$108,432
Step 4$111,514
Step 5$114,598
Step 6$117,683
Step 7$120,764
Step 8$123,848

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2017$115,574
Oct 2018$119,619
Oct 2019$122,011
Oct 2020$122,926
Oct 2021$123,848

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 8
$) October 1, 201795,42498,304101,187104,064106,941109,820112,696115,574
A) October 1, 2018 – > table 1 note *98,764101,745104,729107,706110,684113,664116,640119,619
B) October 1, 2019 – > table 1 note *100,739103,780106,824109,860112,898115,937118,973122,011
C) October 1, 2020101,495104,558107,625110,684113,745116,807119,865122,926
D) October 1, 2021102,256105,342108,432111,514114,598117,683120,764123,848

Other levels: NU: Nursing Group

Questions and answers

How much does an NU-HOS-07 make?

$120,299 to $145,702 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-HOS-07 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.