Appendix C – Living Cost Differential

Basket of Goods and Services

Effective Date: August 1, 2026

 

Salaried Employees

Hourly Rate
(based on a 40 hr/week)

Hourly Rate
(based on a 37.5 hr/week)

Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee
With
Dependants
$ per year

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per year

Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour

1

6,790

4,074

3.25

1.95

3.47

2.08

2

8,730

5,238

4.18

2.51

4.46

2.68

3

10,670

6,402

5.11

3.07

5.45

3.27

4

12,610

7,566

6.04

3.63

6.45

3.87

5

14,550

8,730

6.97

4.18

7.44

4.46

6

16,490

9,894

7.90

4.74

8.43

5.06

7

18,430

11,058

8.83

5.30

9.42

5.65

8

20,371

12,222

9.76

5.86

10.41

6.25

9

22,311

13,386

10.69

6.41

11.40

6.84

10

24,251

14,550

11.62

6.97

12.39

7.44

11

26,191

15,714

12.55

7.53

13.39

8.03

12

28,131

16,878

13.48

8.09

14.38

8.63

13

30,071

18,042

14.41

8.65

15.37

9.22

14

32,011

19,206

15.34

9.20

16.36

9.82

15

33,951

20,371

16.27

9.76

17.35

10.41

16

34,921

20,953

16.73

10.04

17.85

10.71

The hourly rate is determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan (e.g., 37.5 hours, 40 hours, etc.).

Reduced Rates — Living Cost Differential

Basket of Goods and Services

See Subsection 1.8.2

Effective Date: August 1, 2026

 

Salaried Employees

Hourly Rate
(based on a 40 hr/week)

Hourly Rate
(based on a 37.5 hr/week)

Classification of post
for living cost differential

Employee
With
Dependants
$ per year

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per year

Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee With
Dependants
$ per hour

Employee
Without
Dependants
$ per hour

1

4,753

2,377

2.28

1.14

2.43

1.21

2

6,111

3,056

2.93

1.46

3.12

1.56

3

7,469

3,735

3.58

1.79

3.82

1.91

4

8,827

4,414

4.23

2.11

4.51

2.26

5

10,185

5,093

4.88

2.44

5.21

2.60

6

11,543

5,772

5.53

2.77

5.90

2.95

7

12,901

6,451

6.18

3.09

6.59

3.30

8

14,259

7,130

6.83

3.42

7.29

3.64

9

15,617

7,809

7.48

3.74

7.98

3.99

10

16,975

8,488

8.13

4.07

8.68

4.34

11

18,333

9,167

8.78

4.39

9.37

4.69

12

19,692

9,846

9.44

4.72

10.06

5.03

13

21,050

10,525

10.09

5.04

10.76

5.38

14

22,408

11,204

10.74

5.37

11.45

5.73

15

23,766

11,883

11.39

5.69

12.15

6.07

16

24,445

12,222

11.71

5.86

12.49

6.25

The hourly rate is determined by dividing the annual rate listed above by 52.176 and then dividing the result by the scheduled weekly hours of work for a full-time employee, as indicated in the relevant collective agreement or compensation plan (e.g., 37.5 hours, 40 hours, etc.).

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