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SG-PAT-02 salary

SG-PAT-02 (Patent Examination Group) pays $82,617 to $91,232 a year in 4 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$82,617
Top step
$91,232
Steps
4
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$82,617
Step 2$85,496
Step 3$88,358
Step 4$91,232

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$80,636
Oct 2022$84,501
Oct 2023$87,471
Oct 2024$89,443
Oct 2025$91,232

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 4
$) October 1, 202173,02075,56578,09680,636
A) October 1, 202275,57678,21080,82983,458
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment76,52179,18881,83984,501
B) October 1, 202378,81781,56484,29487,036
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay line adjustment79,21181,97284,71587,471
C) October 1, 202480,79583,61186,40989,220
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment80,99783,82086,62589,443
D) October 1, 202582,61785,49688,35891,232

Other levels: SG: Patent Examination Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SG-PAT-02 make?

$82,617 to $91,232 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 SG-PAT-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.