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OM-03 salary

OM-03 (Organization and Methods) pays $73,596 to $88,999 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2024.

First step
$73,596
Top step
$88,999
Steps
5
In effect since
October 1, 2024

Rates in effect, October 1, 2024

Wage Adjustment. Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Organization and Methods (OM) - 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$73,596
Step 2$77,475
Step 3$81,324
Step 4$85,173
Step 5$88,999

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$80,235
Oct 2022$84,081
Oct 2023$87,036
Oct 2024$88,999

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 5
$) October 1, 202166,34969,84573,31476,78680,235
A) October 1, 202268,67172,29075,88079,47483,043
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage Adjustment69,52973,19476,82980,46784,081
B) October 1, 202371,61575,39079,13482,88186,603
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment71,97375,76779,53083,29587,036
C) October 1, 202473,41277,28281,12184,96188,777
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage Adjustment73,59677,47581,32485,17388,999

Rates of pay will be adjusted within 180 days of signature of the Program and Administrative Services (PA) collective agreement. Changes to rates of pay with an effective date prior to the salary adjustment date will be paid according to Appendix F, as a lump-sum payment. In particular: Year 1 (2022) increases (that is, “A” and “X”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to a 3.5% economic increase and a 1.25% wage adjustment, for a compounded total increase of 4.79% of October 1, 2021 , rates. Year 2 (2023) increases (that is, “B” and “Y”): paid as a retroactive lump-sum payment equal to year 1 increases plus a 3.0% economic increase and a 0.5% pay line adjustment, for a compounded total of 8.48% of October 1, 2021 , rates.

Questions and answers

How much does an OM-03 make?

$73,596 to $88,999 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2024. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did OM-03 pay last change?

October 1, 2024 (Wage Adjustment).

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Organization and Methods (OM) - Rates of pay for certain excluded and unrepresented groups and levels”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.