Listing of major wage settlements by jurisdiction and sector
Publication date: March 31, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private sector | |||||||||||||
| 13008-10 | Air Canada | Canada wide, Multiprovince | Federal jurisdiction | Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) | 10,307 employees
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February 17, 2026 | March 31, 2029 | 48.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | Without COLA |
| 12969-10 | Paladin Airport Security Services Ltd. | Vancouver, British Columbia | Federal jurisdiction | International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (AFL-CIO/CLC) | 1,744 employees
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February 6, 2026 | March 31, 2028 | 36.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public sector | |||||||||||||
| 12496-07 | Hydro-Quebec | Province wide, Quebec | Quebec | Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) | 5,500 employees
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February 25, 2026 | December 31, 2030 | 72.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Without COLA |
| Private sector | |||||||||||||
| 14304-03 | La Corporation des entrepreneurs en entretien ménager de Québec | Québec, Quebec | Quebec | Service Employees International Union (CLC) | 6,000 employees
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March 4, 2026 | November 1, 2030 | 60.0 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Without COLA |
| 11865-09 | Bombardier Global Completion Centre | Dorval, Quebec | Quebec | Unifor (Independent-natl.) | 2,107 employees
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January 21, 2026 | November 30, 2029 | 47.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | Without COLA |
| 03749-12 | Société de transport de Montréal | Montréal, Quebec | Quebec | Canadian Union of Public Employees (CLC) | 1,268 employees
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February 24, 2026 | January 5, 2030 | 60.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Without COLA |
| 10322-07 | Société de transport de Montréal | Montréal, Quebec | Quebec | Syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels de la STM (Independent-local) | 796 employees
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February 24, 2026 | January 5, 2030 | 60.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 14167-08 | Ontario Power Generation Inc. | Province wide, Ontario | Ontario | International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (AFL-CIO/CLC) | 3,443 employees
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January 1, 2026 | December 31, 2028 | 36.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | Without COLA |
| Private sector | |||||||||||||
| 12362-08 | Metro Ontario Inc. | Province wide, Ontario | Ontario | United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (AFL-CIO/CLC) | 6,500 employees
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January 12, 2026 | November 17, 2030 | 60.0 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Without COLA |
| 15432-03 | Canada Goose Inc. | Toronto, Ontario | Ontario | Workers United Canada Council (CtW/CLC) | 900 employees
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January 1, 2026 | December 31, 2030 | 60.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Without COLA |
| 07990-12 | PepsiCo Foods Canada | Cambridge, Ontario | Ontario | United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (AFL-CIO/CLC) | 800 employees
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January 1, 2026 | January 2, 2029 | 36.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 13475-07 | Alberta Health Services | Province wide, Alberta | Alberta | Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (Independent-natl.) | 27,226 employees
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February 5, 2026 | March 31, 2028 | 48.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Without COLA |
| 05219-21 | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | Edmonton, Alberta | Alberta | NAIT Academic Staff Association (Independent-local) | 1,000 employees
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February 12, 2026 | June 30, 2028 | 48.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Without COLA |
| Private sector | |||||||||||||
| 02571-15 | Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta | Province wide, Alberta | Alberta | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO/CLC) | 4,000 employees
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March 16, 2026 | April 30, 2029 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 10330-10 | British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | Province wide, British Columbia | British Columbia | British Columbia Teachers' Federation (Independent-natl.) | 52,000 employees
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March 8, 2026 | June 30, 2029 | 48.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Without COLA |
| 11945-10 | Health Employers Association of British Columbia | Province wide, British Columbia | British Columbia | British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (CLC) | 25,000 employees
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March 12, 2026 | March 31, 2029 | 48.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Without COLA |