# 2024-236 Pay and Benefits, Pilot's Pay and Promotion

Case summary

F&R Date: 2026-01-06

The grievor disputed his slotting in the new pay structure for the Pilot occupation. He explained that he would not have accepted a promotion to Major had he known how the transition would be implemented, noting that he would have been earning more as a Captain. The grievor also stated his belief that the Major pay table is flawed, which he says was acknowledged but not addressed by the Pilot Compensation Steering Committee. As redress, the grievor requested an additional two Pay Increments (PI) retroactive to the date of his promotion to Major. 

The Director General Compensation and Benefits, acting as Initial Authority (IA), denied redress. The IA confirmed that the grievor's conversion to the new Pilot pay table was based on the established PI calculation method found in Chief of the Defence Staff Order 030/21 while his promotion was in accordance with Compensation and benefits Instructions for the Canadian Forces (CBI) 204.04.

The Committee found that, while it is logical and fair to expect the rates of pay to be higher for higher ranks, it is not a legal requirement. The Committee further found that the grievor's rate of pay on promotion was established in accordance with CBI 204.04 and he had thus not been aggrieved as his rate of pay did not decrease. The Committee recommended that the Final Authority not afford the grievor redress.