Listing of major wage settlements by jurisdiction and sector

Publication date: November 30, 2025

Federal jurisdiction
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Public sector
03030-17 Via Rail Canada Inc. Canada wide, Multiprovince Federal jurisdiction Unifor (Independent-natl.) 1,300 employees
  • Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
July 17, 2025 December 31, 2027 36.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
09875-12 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) Laurentian Hills, Ontario Federal jurisdiction Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (CLC) 836 employees
  • Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 2011
July 11, 2025 December 31, 2026 36.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 2.5 Without COLA
03029-17 Via Rail Canada Inc. Canada wide, Multiprovince Federal jurisdiction Unifor (Independent-natl.) 820 employees
  • Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 2011
July 17, 2025 December 31, 2027 36.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
09894-11 Via Rail Canada Inc. Canada wide, Multiprovince Federal jurisdiction Unifor (Independent-natl.) 705 employees
  • Railway yard and track maintenance workers
July 17, 2025 December 31, 2027 36.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
Private sector
03669-11 United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. Canada wide, Multiprovince Federal jurisdiction Teamsters Canada (CtW/CLC) 10,100 employees
  • Transport truck drivers
  • Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2011
August 28, 2025 July 31, 2030 60.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Without COLA
03762-15 City of Ottawa - OC Transpo Ottawa, Ontario Federal jurisdiction Amalgamated Transit Union (AFL-CIO/CLC) 2,500 employees
  • Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
  • Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2011
August 30, 2025 March 31, 2028 36.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
10604-08 Vidéotron ltée Montréal, Quebec Federal jurisdiction Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) 2,500 employees
  • Technical occupations in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering 2011
  • Administrative officers
July 24, 2025 December 31, 2030 60.0 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 Without COLA
New Brunswick
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Public sector
05448-12 Government of New Brunswick Province wide, New Brunswick New Brunswick Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) 540 employees
  • Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2011
  • Health occupations 2011
August 13, 2025 June 15, 2026 48.0 5.5 4.7 5.0 5.6 Without COLA
12851-06 New Brunswick Power Corporation Province wide, New Brunswick New Brunswick International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO/CLC) 1,400 employees
  • Construction trades helpers and labourers
  • Technical occupations in civil, mechanical and industrial engineering 2011
July 3, 2025 December 31, 2029 60.0 2.9 4.0 4.0 2.2 Without COLA
04618-13 Government of New Brunswick Province wide, New Brunswick New Brunswick Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) 2,600 employees
  • Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 2011
July 17, 2025 March 31, 2028 48.0 5.1 4.4 4.6 5.2 Without COLA
Quebec
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Private sector
10213-09 Association provinciale des constructeurs d'habitations du Quebec Province wide, Quebec Quebec Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la construction - International (Independent-natl.) 39,730 employees
  • Construction trades helpers and labourers
July 17, 2025 April 30, 2029 48.0 1.9 8.0 0.0 0.0 Without COLA
Ontario
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Public sector
09133-15 Ontario Hospital Association Province wide, Ontario Ontario Ontario Nurses' Association (CLC) 61,000 employees
  • Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
September 3, 2025 March 31, 2027 24.0 2.6 3.0 2.2 Without COLA
Alberta
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Public sector
06736-19 Government of Alberta Province wide, Alberta Alberta Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (Independent-natl.) 22,000 employees
  • Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
September 3, 2025 March 31, 2028 48.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
07261-12 City of Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Alberta International Association of Fire Fighters (AFL-CIO/CLC) 1,302 employees
  • Firefighters
September 17, 2025 December 13, 2027 47.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 Without COLA
Private sector
03779-16 City of Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Alberta Amalgamated Transit Union (AFL-CIO/CLC) 2,592 employees
  • Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
  • Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
  • Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2011
July 2, 2025 December 11, 2027 47.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
01774-16 Edmonton Public Library Edmonton, Alberta Alberta Civic Service Union 52 (Independent-local) 800 employees
  • Librarians
  • Administrative officers
August 27, 2025 December 11, 2027 35.4 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 Without COLA
British Columbia
File number Employer City and province Jurisdiction Union and affiliation Number of employees and bargaining unit Settlement date Expiry date Duration of agreements in months (average) Annual percentage adjustment (average) First increase Second increase Third increase COLA type
Public sector
07305-12 City of New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia British Columbia Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) 1,045 employees
  • Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 2011
August 19, 2025 December 31, 2024 36.0 3.8 3.0 4.5 4.0 Without COLA
Private sector
11561-10 B.C. Pavilion Corporation Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (CLC) 630 employees
  • Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2011
August 20, 2025 May 31, 2026 36.0 4.8 4.7 6.8 3.0 Without COLA

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