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SG-PAT-06 salary

SG-PAT-06 (Patent Examination Group) pays $125,427 to $150,649 a year in 8 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$125,427
Top step
$150,649
Steps
8
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$125,427
Step 2$128,859
Step 3$132,304
Step 4$135,766
Step 5$139,230
Step 6$142,698
Step 7$146,668
Step 8$150,649

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$133,150
Oct 2022$139,533
Oct 2023$144,438
Oct 2024$147,695
Oct 2025$150,649

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, 2021110,859113,891116,937119,997123,058126,123129,632133,150
A) October 1, 2022114,739117,877121,030124,197127,365130,537134,169137,810
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment116,173119,350122,543125,749128,957132,169135,846139,533
B) October 1, 2023119,658122,931126,219129,521132,826136,134139,921143,719
Y) October 1, 2023 – Wage adjustment120,256123,546126,850130,169133,490136,815140,621144,438
C) October 1, 2024122,661126,017129,387132,772136,160139,551143,433147,327
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment122,968126,332129,710133,104136,500139,900143,792147,695
D) October 1, 2025125,427128,859132,304135,766139,230142,698146,668150,649

Other levels: SG: Patent Examination Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SG-PAT-06 make?

$125,427 to $150,649 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-06 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.