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SG-PAT-07 salary

SG-PAT-07 (Patent Examination Group) pays $130,688 to $166,701 a year in 9 steps, at the rates in effect since October 1, 2025.

First step
$130,688
Top step
$166,701
Steps
9
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$130,688
Step 2$133,932
Step 3$137,988
Step 4$141,693
Step 5$145,400
Step 6$149,454
Step 7$155,206
Step 8$160,953
Step 9$166,701

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Oct 2021$147,337
Oct 2022$154,400
Oct 2023$159,827
Oct 2024$163,432
Oct 2025$166,701

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, 2021115,508118,376121,960125,236128,511132,095137,179142,258147,337
A) October 1, 2022119,551122,519126,229129,619133,009136,718141,980147,237152,494
X) October 1, 2022 – Wage adjustment121,045124,050127,807131,239134,672138,427143,755149,077154,400
B) October 1, 2023124,676127,772131,641135,176138,712142,580148,068153,549159,032
Y) October 1, 2023 – Pay line adjustment125,299128,411132,299135,852139,406143,293148,808154,317159,827
C) October 1, 2024127,805130,979134,945138,569142,194146,159151,784157,403163,024
Z) October 1, 2024 – Wage adjustment128,125131,306135,282138,915142,549146,524152,163157,797163,432
D) October 1, 2025130,688133,932137,988141,693145,400149,454155,206160,953166,701

Other levels: SG: Patent Examination Group

Questions and answers

How much does an SG-PAT-07 make?

$130,688 to $166,701 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-07 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.