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TR-05 salary

TR-05 (TR - Translation) pays $123,960 to $137,916 a year in 5 steps, at the rates in effect since April 19, 2025.

First step
$123,960
Top step
$137,916
Steps
5
In effect since
April 19, 2025

TR - Translation, in the “Translation (TR)”

Rates in effect, April 19, 2025

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Translation (TR)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca.

StepAnnual rate
Step 1$123,960
Step 2$127,449
Step 3$130,934
Step 4$134,425
Step 5$137,916

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2021$121,897
Apr 2022$127,740
Apr 2023$132,230
Apr 2024$135,212
Apr 2025$137,916

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
$) April 19, 2021109,562112,645115,726118,811121,897
A) April 19, 2022113,397116,588119,776122,969126,163
X) April 19, 2022 – Wage adjustment114,814118,045121,273124,506127,740
B) April 19, 2023118,258121,586124,911128,241131,572
Y) April 19, 2023 – Pay line adjustment118,849122,194125,536128,882132,230
C) April 19, 2024121,226124,638128,047131,460134,875
Z) April 19, 2024 – Wage adjustment121,529124,950128,367131,789135,212
D) April 19, 2025123,960127,449130,934134,425137,916

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

Rates in effect, April 19, 2025

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

RateAnnual rate
Minimum$123,960
Maximum$137,916

Top step over time

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EffectiveTop step
Apr 2021$121,897
Apr 2022$127,740
Apr 2023$132,230
Apr 2024$135,212
Apr 2025$137,916

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.

EffectiveMinimumMaximum
$) April 19, 2021109,562121,897
A) April 19, 2022113,397126,163
X) April 19, 2022 – Wage Adjustment114,814127,740
B) April 19, 2023118,258131,572
Y) April 19, 2023 – Pay Line Adjustment118,849132,230
C) April 19, 2024121,226134,875
Z) April 19, 2024 – Wage Adjustment121,529135,212
D) April 19, 2025123,960137,916

Rates of pay will be adjusted within 180 days after the signing of the Translation (TR) collective agreement. Changes to rates of pay with an effective date prior to the salary adjustment date will be paid according to Appendix G, 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 1.25% wage adjustment for a compounded total increase of 4.79% of April 19, 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 increase of 8.48% of April 19, 2021 , rates.

Other levels: TR - Translation

Questions and answers

How much does a TR-05 make?

$123,960 to $137,916 a year, from the first step to the top one, at the rates in effect since April 19, 2025. Pay rises a step at a time within the level; overtime, allowances and acting pay are not in these figures.

When did TR-05 pay last change?

April 19, 2025.

Where do these rates come from?

Source: the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s collective agreement “Translation (TR)”, Appendix A, a copy of the version available at canada.ca. Copies, not the official version.