UnionBoilermakers Local 271 wages 2026 (Quebec)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of Boilermakers Local 271 (Lodge 271) in Quebec, read from the six agreements built into the Boilermaker Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Industrial sector (Annexe B)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, Annexe B (Quebec, chaudronnier)
$50.79an hour
Compagnon, Industrial sector (Annexe B)
From April 26, 2026. Next step $53.33 on April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $58.41 | $61.33 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $30.47 | $32.00 |
- Overtime
- The first overtime hour of the week is time and a half; every other overtime hour, Saturday included, is double (21.02).
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Site 120 km+ from home (room and board): $184 a day; Home 48–72 km from site (daily travel allowance): $25.18 a day; Home 72–88 km from site (daily travel allowance): $43.54 a day; Home 88–120 km from site (daily travel allowance): $49.26 a day.
Institutional and commercial (Annexe C)
Convention collective du secteur institutionnel et commercial 2025–2029, Annexe C (Quebec, chaudronnier)
$50.79 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026; $53.33 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $58.41 | $61.33 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $30.47 | $32.00 |
- Overtime
- Hours, overtime, the 13% banked with the CCQ, dues, the CCQ levy, pension (apprentices in periods 1 and 2 at $1.978 and $3.012 an hour from Apr 26 2026), insurance, meals, travel allowances and Quebec tax follow the same rules as the industrial profile; the only sector difference is the 7% off-schedule premium, not modelled.
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Site 120 km+ from home (room and board): $184 a day; Home 48–72 km from site (daily travel allowance): $25.18 a day; Home 72–88 km from site (daily travel allowance): $43.54 a day; Home 88–120 km from site (daily travel allowance): $49.26 a day.
Heavy industry shutdowns (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, Annexe B-2 industrie lourde (Quebec, chaudronnier)
$54.46 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026; $57.18 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $54.46 | $57.18 |
| Chef de groupe+15% of B | $62.08 | $65.18 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $46.29 | $48.60 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $38.12 | $40.03 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $32.68 | $34.31 |
- Overtime
- Overtime is double time: the B-2 rate plus the Annexe B rate for the hour (21.02 2).
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Site 120 km+ from home (room and board): $184 a day; Home 48–72 km from site (daily travel allowance): $25.18 a day; Home 72–88 km from site (daily travel allowance): $43.54 a day; Home 88–120 km from site (daily travel allowance): $49.26 a day.
Isolated sites, James Bay, north of the 55th (Annexe B-1)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, Annexe B-1: chantier isolé, territoire de la Baie-James, nord du 55e parallèle (Quebec, chaudronnier)
$53.20 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026; $55.86 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $53.20 | $55.86 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $61.18 | $64.24 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $45.22 | $47.48 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $37.24 | $39.10 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $31.92 | $33.52 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (21.03 3 a): 'rémunéré au taux de salaire majoré de 50 % pour les cinq premières heures supplémentaires effectuées et de 100% pour les heures supplémentaires subséquentes, de même que celles effectuées le dimanche.' Hours past the 9 h or 10 h day and Saturday hours are overtime: the first five of the week at time and a half, the rest double.
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Site 120 km+ from home (room and board): $184 a day; Home 48–72 km from site (daily travel allowance): $25.18 a day; Home 72–88 km from site (daily travel allowance): $43.54 a day; Home 88–120 km from site (daily travel allowance): $49.26 a day.
Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D)
Convention collective du secteur génie civil et voirie 2025–2029, Annexe D (Quebec, chaudronnier); rules from the 2021–2025 text
$50.79 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $50.79 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $58.41 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $43.17 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $35.55 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $30.47 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: 'Les heures supplémentaires entraînent une majoration du taux de salaire de 100 %' (22.02 1).
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Travel and room and board (section XXIV): the 2025–2029 amounts aren't published, so the app has no agreement rate.
Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1)
Convention collective du secteur génie civil et voirie 2025–2029, Annexe D1: chantier isolé, territoire de la Baie-James, nord du 55e parallèle (Quebec, chaudronnier); rules from the 2021–2025 text
$56.22 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $56.22 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $64.65 |
| Apprentice, period 385% | $47.79 |
| Apprentice, period 270% | $39.35 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $33.73 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: 'Les heures supplémentaires entraînent une majoration du taux de salaire de 100 %' (22.02 1): double from the first hour past the 9 h or 10 h day, and every hour on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday (22.01 1).
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- No room-and-board allowance while the employer houses and feeds you (24.08 1).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Compagnon, Industrial sector (Annexe B)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 50.79 | 2,031.60 |
| Gross pay | 2,031.60 |
| Deductions | |
| CCQ levy (prélèvement)0.75% of wages + the 13% | −17.22 |
| Field dues4.5% of wages | −91.60 |
| union 3¢ + education fund 2¢40 h | −2.00 |
| Pension (employee share)40 h | −206.60 |
| Group insurance40 h | −29.65 |
| QPP6.3% | −148.45 |
| EI1.3% | −29.84 |
| QPIP0.43% | −9.87 |
| Income tax (fed. + Québec)estimate | −533.65 |
What's missing
Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:
- Industrial sector (Annexe B). 20.02 5) b) says 'Lorsque survient un congé férié durant une semaine normale de travail comprimée sur quatre jours, la limite horaire hebdomadaire est de 30 heures', which also covers a holiday on the day off (Good Friday on Mon–Thu, a Monday holiday on Tue–Fri); the app keeps 40 h straight in those weeks.
- Isolated sites, James Bay, north of the 55th (Annexe B-1). The app can't tell which week is your last. On that week log the 4 h (or 8 h) on the Saturday and tick Make-up day: they're paid at straight time while the week stays under 45 or 50 h, but the per-hour dues, pension and insurance are taken on them too.
- Isolated sites, James Bay, north of the 55th (Annexe B-1). On a camp the employer gives you the meal, so the $17 isn't owed there; the app can't tell and still adds it.
- Isolated sites, James Bay, north of the 55th (Annexe B-1). These refund what the trip cost, so the app can't work them out: type them in the tax-free allowance box the week they're paid.
- Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D). On sites away from towns the employer can also run 10 days in a row (80, 90 or 100 h at straight time) followed by 4 days off (21.05 4 a iii); the app works week by week and can't follow that schedule.
- Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D). The app can't tell which week is your last. On that week log the 4 h (or 8 h) on the Saturday and tick Make-up day: they're paid at straight time while the week stays under 40 h, but the per-hour dues, pension and insurance are taken on them too.
- Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D). The 2025–2029 observed dates aren't published, so the app uses the dates printed in the industrial convention.
- Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D). $21.00 is the 2021–2025 amount (from Apr 28 2024); the 2025–2029 amount isn't published.
- Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1). The app can't tell which week is your last. On that week log the 4 h (or 8 h) on the Saturday and tick Make-up day: they're paid at straight time while the week stays under 45 or 50 h, but the per-hour dues, pension and insurance are taken on them too.
- Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1). The 2025–2029 observed dates aren't published, so the app uses the dates printed in the industrial convention.
- Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1). $21.00 is the 2021–2025 amount (from Apr 28 2024), the 2025–2029 one isn't published, and on a camp that feeds you the allowance isn't owed at all; the app can't tell.
- Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1). These refund what the trip cost, and the 2025–2029 amounts aren't published: type refunds in the tax-free allowance box, and any daily room-and-board allowance in Living-out per day worked.
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Questions
What does a Local 271 compagnon make in 2026?
$50.79 an hour under the Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, Annexe B (Quebec, chaudronnier), from April 26, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Institutional and commercial (Annexe C) $50.79, Heavy industry shutdowns (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power) $54.46, Isolated sites, James Bay, north of the 55th (Annexe B-1) $53.20, Civil engineering and roads (Annexe D) $50.79 and Civil engineering, isolated sites and James Bay (Annexe D1) $56.22.
When is the next Local 271 raise?
The next step in the Industrial sector (Annexe B) schedule is $53.33 an hour on April 25, 2027.
What do Local 271 apprentices make?
Apprentice, period 3 $43.17 (85%), Apprentice, period 2 $35.55 (70%) and Apprentice, period 1 $30.47 (60%) an hour from April 26, 2026.
How much is the Local 271 LOA?
Site 120 km+ from home (room and board): $184 a day; Home 48–72 km from site (daily travel allowance): $25.18 a day; Home 72–88 km from site (daily travel allowance): $43.54 a day; Home 88–120 km from site (daily travel allowance): $49.26 a day.
How is Local 271 overtime paid?
The first overtime hour of the week is time and a half; every other overtime hour, Saturday included, is double (21.02).
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Boilermaker Cheque app, version 2.0.2.
- Convention collective, secteur industriel 2025–2029
- CCQ union dues (Local 271)
- CCQ vacation pay
- Convention collective, secteur institutionnel et commercial 2025–2029
- SQI génie civil et voirie, Annexe D rates in force Apr 26 2026
- SQI Annexe D rates in force Jan 1 2026
- Convention collective génie civil et voirie 2021–2025 (rules)
- Entente sectorielle génie civil et voirie, Feb 27 2025
- SQI génie civil et voirie, Annexe D1 rates in force Apr 26 2026
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