Provincewide, Ontario (2,300 utility workers) and the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA), Ontario Provincial District Council
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Ratified on May 1, 2019. Signed on May 1, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2019: 2%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2.3%
Effective May 1, 2021: 1.9%
Shift premium: One and one-eight times regular day shift rate for shift work.
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 6 p.m. and all hours worked on Saturdays. Double time for all hours worked on Sundays, statutory holidays.
Meal allowance: $60 per day for employees remaining away from place of residence within 60 kilometres; $120 per day for more than 100 kilometres away.
Pension: Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of parent, sibling, child, spouse, grandparent, parent-in-law.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours paid for emergency/trouble jobs.
Probationary period: 3 months.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides protective and wet-weather clothing, safety reflective vests, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves as needed. Reimbursement of up to $250 for loss of clothing due to fire on employer’s premises.
Mileage: $0.55 per kilometre for employees required to use own vehicle travelling to jobs.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.9% increase):
Bell work only (Holland Landing and Mississauga 905)
Unskilled labourers: $27 rising 1 step to $27.39
Powderman helper: $27.05 rising in 2 step to $27.45
Semi-skilled labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, portable compressors, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver: $27.10 rising 1 step to $27.49
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $27.15 rising 1 step to $27.55
Group 2 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman: $27.20 rising 1 step to $27.59
Group 3 skilled labourers, carpenters, linemen, truck driver: $27.50 rising 1 step to $27.89
Truck driver (AZ or DZ license): $27.95 rising 1 step to $28.35
Working foreman: $29.85 rising 1 step to $30.70
County of Simcoe
Unskilled labourers: $31.47 rising 1 step to $31.96
Powderman helper: $31.52 rising in 2 step to $32.01
Semi-skilled labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, portable compressors, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver: $31.57 rising 1 step to $32.06
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $31.64 rising 1 step to $32.13
Group 2 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman: $31.67 rising 1 step to $32.16
Group 3 skilled labourers, carpenters, linemen, truck driver: $31.97 rising 1 step to $32.46
Truck driver (AZ or DZ license): $32.43 rising 1 step to $32.92
Group 4 skilled labourers, electricians: $32.47 rising 1 step to $32.96
Tunnel work: $33.95 rising 1 step to $34.44
Working foreman: $34.38 rising 1 step to $35.33
Watchperson: $27.31 rising 1 step to $27.80
Flag person: $28.54 rising 1 step to $29.03
Electrician (working foreman): $36.78 rising 1 step to $37.73
Muskoka
Unskilled labourers: $24.36 rising 1 step to $24.65
Semi-skilled labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, portable compressors, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver: $24.46 rising 1 step to $24.75
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $24.51 rising 1 step to $24.80
Group 2 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman: $24.56 rising 1 step to $24.85
Group 3 skilled labourers: $24.86 rising 1 step to $25.15
Truck driver (AZ or DZ license): $25.32 rising 1 step to $25.61
Working foreman: $26.27 rising 1 step to $27.52
Kingston
Labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, driver, portable compressor, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver, powderman helper: $26.56 rising 1 step to $27.20
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $26.85 rising 1 step to $27.49
Group 2 skilled labourers, electricians, carpenters, linemen, float drivers, tunnel workers longer than 16 feet: $27.64 rising 1 step to $28.28
Group 3 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman, truck drivers, drill locators, vac trucks: $29.16 rising 1 step to $29.80
Flag person: $24.84 rising 1 step to $25.48
Working foreman: $30.98 rising 1 step to $32.07
Telecommunications specialty group (full rate after 1600 hours): $27.56 rising 1 step to $28.65
Telecommunications speciality group (0-800 hours): $23
Telecommunications speciality group (801-1600 hours): $24.80 rising 1 step to $25.79
General labourer: $22.30 rising 1 step to $23.39
Labourer trainee: $19.32 rising 1 step to $20.41
OLRB Areas No. 13, 14, 15, 30, 31 (Ottawa)
General labourer: $26.83 rising 1 step to $27.53
Group 1 and 2 semi-skilled labourers, powderman helper, Group 1 skilled labourers: $29.32 rising 1 step to $30.02
Group 2, 3, 4 skilled labourers, electricians, tunnel workers in excess of 16 feet long: $29.59 rising 1 steps to $30.47
Working foreman: $31.93 rising 1 step to $32.81
Thunder Bay
Labourers: $22.67 rising 1 step to $23.13
Powder helper: $22.73 rising 1 step to $23.18
Semi-skilled labourers: $22.77 rising 1 step to $23.23
Group 1 skilled labourers: $22.83 rising 1 step to $23.28
Group 2 skilled labourers: $22.87 rising 1 step to $23.33
Group 3, 4 skilled labourers: $23.17 rising 1 step to $23.63
Drillers: $26.65 rising 1 step to $27.11
Powderman: $28.66 rising 1 step to $29.12
Working foreman: $1.50 per hour over highest wage rate being supervised
Telecommunications specialty group: $25.84 rising 1 step to $26.30
Telecommunications general labourer: $20.58 rising 1 step to $21.04
Telecommunications labourer trainee: $17.60 rising 1 step to $18.05
Windsor
Labourers, drivers, powderman, powderman helper: $28.98 rising 1 step to $29.85
Form setter/carpenter, lineman, splicer, float driver, truck driver (AZ or DZ license), hydrovac drivers, hydraulic drillers, directional boring, drill head locator: $29.78 rising 1 step to $30.65
Working foreman, electrician: $30.28 rising 1 step to $31.15
Hamilton
Entry level labourer (0-800 hours): $18.02 rising 1 step to $18.55
Entry level labourer (801-1600 hours): $19.08 rising 1 step to $19.64
Entry level labourer (1601-2400 hours): $20.14 rising 1 step to $20.73
Entry level labourer (2401-4000 hours): $21.20 rising 1 step to $21.82
Labourer: $26.50 rising 1 step to $27.27
Powderman helper: $26.55 rising 1 step to $27.33
Semi-skilled labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, driver, portable compressor, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver: $26.60 rising 1 step to $27.37
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $26.65 rising 1 step to $27.43
Group 2 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman, truck driver: $26.70 rising 1 step to $27.47
Niagara
Entry level labourer (0-800 hours): $16.81 rising 1 step to $17.12
Entry level labourer (801-1600 hours): $17.80 rising 1 step to $18.13
Entry level labourer (1601-2400 hours): $18.79 rising 1 step to $19.13
Entry level labourer (2401-4000 hours): $19.78 rising 1 step to $20.14
Labourer: $24.73 rising 1 step to $25.18
Powderman helper: $24.80 rising 1 step to $25.25
Semi-skilled labourers, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf dozer, driver, portable compressor, small mixer and pump man, grout man, mortar man, store man and lumber yard attendant, farm tractor driver: $24.83 rising 1 step to $25.28
Group 1 skilled labourers, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack hammer operator, air auger man, form setters, concrete finishers: $24.88 rising 1 step to $25.34
Group 2 skilled labourers, drillers, wagon drills, powderman, truck driver: $24.93 rising 1 step to $25.38
Group 3 and 4 skilled labourers, carpenters, linemen, float driver, hydraulic drillers, electricians, tunnel workers in excess of 16 feet long: $25.25 rising 1 step to $25.68: $25.23 rising 1 step to $25.68
Working foreman: $26.26 rising 1 step to $26.72
London
Labourers, powderman helper, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf portable compressors, small mixer and pump man, mortar man, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack air auger man, concrete finishers, truck driver, mini-excavator, coaxial splicer: $31.77 rising 1 step to $32.59
Form setter/carpenter, linemen, float driver, splicer, hydrovac unit: $32.77 rising 1 step to $33.59
Drillers, hydraulic drillers, directional boring, wagon drills: $33.27 rising 1 step to $35.34
Working foreman: $33.77 rising 1 step to $34.59
Bruce, Huron, Perth and Grey Counties
Labourers, powderman helper, form strippers, Scoot-Crete and calf portable compressors, small mixer and pump man, mortar man, pipelayers and conduit layers, jack air auger man, concrete finishers, truck driver, mini-excavator, coaxial splicer: $25.95 rising 1 step to $28.58
Form setter/carpenter, linemen, float driver, hydraulic drillers, directional boring, splicer, hydrovac unit: $26.95 rising 1 step to $29.58
Drillers, hydraulic drillers, directional boring etc.: $27.45 rising 1 step to $30.33
Working foreman: $28.95 rising 1 step to $30.58
Electrician: $35.82 rising 1 step to $36.64
Editor’s notes: Travel allowance: Straight-time rates for all time spent travelling to and from worksite from assembly point in excess of 15 minutes.
