Boilermakers Local 359 wages 2026 (British Columbia)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of Boilermakers Local 359 (Lodge 359) in British Columbia and Yukon, read from the five agreements built into the Boilermaker Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Construction incl. shutdowns (BCBCA)

BCBCA / IBB Lodge 359 Collective Agreement 2025–2028 (British Columbia and Yukon)

$56.77an hour

Journeyperson, Construction incl. shutdowns (BCBCA)

From May 3, 2026. Next step $58.56 on May 2, 2027.

Classification	From May 3, 2026	From May 2, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$56.77	$58.56
ForepersonJP +13%	$64.15	$66.17
General forepersonJP +18%	$66.99	$69.10
5th-year apprentice90%	$51.09	$52.70
4th-year apprentice83%	$47.12	$48.60
3rd-year apprentice75%	$42.58	$43.92
2nd-year apprentice69%	$39.17	$40.41
1st-year apprentice63%	$35.77	$36.89
Pre-apprentice55%	$31.22	$32.21

Overtime: 5×8 (16.01a): 8 h straight, the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double. 4×10 (14.01b, 16.01d): 10 h straight, then double; the off weekday pays time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Shift premium: $6.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift, weekdays.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: BC or Yukon: $240 a day.

Construction, CLR standard agreement

CLRA / IBB Lodge 359 Standard Agreement 2026–2029 (British Columbia and Yukon)

$56.72 an hour, journeyperson, from May 31, 2026.

Classification	From May 31, 2026
Journeypersonbase rate	$56.72
Foreperson110%	$62.39
General foreperson115%	$65.23
Level 5 (5th 1000 h)90%	$51.05
Level 4 (4th 1000 h)83%	$47.08
Level 3 (3rd 1000 h)75%	$42.54
Level 2 (2nd 1000 h)69%	$39.14
Level 1 (1st 1000 h)63%	$35.73
Pre-apprentice55%	$31.19

Overtime: 5×8: 8 h straight, the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double. 4×10 by mutual agreement: 10 h straight, then double; the off weekday pays time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Shift premium: $6.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift, weekdays.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: BC or Yukon: $240 a day.

Construction, CLR members and independent contractors

Boilermakers Lodge 359 / CLR (member employers) / Independent Boilermaker Contractors Collective Agreement 2025–2028 (British Columbia and Yukon)

$56.83 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $58.61 from May 2, 2027.

Classification	From May 3, 2026	From May 2, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$56.83	$58.61
Foreperson113%	$64.22	$66.23
General foreperson118%	$67.06	$69.16
Level 5 (5th 1000 h)90%	$51.15	$52.75
Level 4 (4th 1000 h)83%	$47.17	$48.65
Level 3 (3rd 1000 h)75%	$42.62	$43.96
Level 2 (2nd 1000 h)69%	$39.21	$40.44
Level 1 (1st 1000 h)63%	$35.80	$36.92
Pre-apprentice55%	$31.26	$32.24

Overtime: 5×8 (16.01a): 8 h straight, the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double, once you have worked all the scheduled straight-time hours of the day. 4×10 Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri, not on shutdowns (14.01b, 16.01d): 10 h straight, then double; the fifth day pays time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Shift premium: $6.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift, weekdays.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: BC or Yukon: $240 a day.

Maintenance by contract (PRMC)

PRMC Standard Project Agreement for Maintenance by Contract in BC (and Yukon) 2023–2026, Appendix C Boilermakers (year to year from Jul 1 2026)

$54.59 an hour, journeyperson, from May 4, 2025.

Classification	From May 4, 2025
Journeypersonbase rate	$54.59
ForepersonJP +10%	$60.05
General forepersonJP +15%	$62.78
5th-year apprentice90%	$49.13
4th-year apprentice83%	$45.31
3rd-year apprentice75%	$40.94
2nd-year apprentice69%	$37.67
1st-year apprentice63%	$34.39
Pre-apprentice / probationary55%	$30.02

Overtime: Weekdays: the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double, and every hour past 10 in a day double (10.250, 10.260). 4×10 Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri, not on shutdowns or outages (10.101, 10.270): 10 h straight, then double; a fifth day is time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Shift premium: 25% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: Room and board or a subsistence allowance is agreed for each job between the company and the Council (12.400), so no living-out rate is built in: type yours.

Public infrastructure (BCIB Community Benefits Agreement)

BCIB–AIRCC Community Benefits Agreement, Boilermakers trade section, table BM-359-IND (British Columbia public infrastructure projects)

$56.25 an hour, journeyperson, from May 1, 2025.

Classification	From May 1, 2025
Journeypersonbase rate	$56.25
Foreperson110%	$61.88
General foreperson115%	$64.69
Apprentice, 6th 1,000 h90%	$50.63
Apprentice, 5th 1,000 h83%	$46.69
Apprentice, 4th 1,000 h78%	$43.88
Apprentice, 3rd 1,000 h73%	$41.06
Apprentice, 2nd 1,000 h68%	$38.25
Apprentice, 1st 1,000 h63%	$35.44

Overtime: Overtime is time and a half for the first 2 h, then double (14.301).
Shift premium: 14.29% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: Home 100+ road km from the project, outside the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley: 7 days a week (2018 rate): $145 a day.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of October 25, 2026Journeyperson, Construction incl. shutdowns (BCBCA)

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The cheque those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 56.77	2,270.80
Vacation pay6%	136.25
Holiday pay6%	136.25
Gross pay	2,543.30
Deductions
Field dues4.25% of wages	−96.51
CIRP40 h	−1.60
CPP5.95%	−147.32
EI1.63%	−41.46
Income taxestimate	−538.77

Take-home$1,717.64

Example only: a journeyperson on 5×8 Mon–Fri, no overtime, no shift premium, no LOA. CPP and EI not yet maxed for the year; income tax on TD1 claim code 1 (the basic personal amount). Your cheque depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

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:

Construction incl. shutdowns (BCBCA). In a holiday week on a 4×10 where less than 40 h are worked, 16.01(d) pays 'all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day for each day worked within the short week' at the 16.01(a) overtime rates (2 h at time and a half, then double). The app still pays those days 10 h straight, so a Tue–Thu Thanksgiving week of 10s shows about $190 too little for a journeyperson.
Construction, CLR members and independent contractors. In a holiday week on a 4×10 where less than 40 h are worked, 16.01(d) pays 'all hours worked beyond eight (8) hours per day for each day worked in the short week' at the 16.01(a) overtime rates (2 h at time and a half, then double). The app still pays those days 10 h straight, so a Tue–Thu Thanksgiving week of 10s shows about $190 too little for a journeyperson.
Maintenance by contract (PRMC). An 8-h afternoon shift is owed 1 h, so ticking Night shift there pays one straight-time hour too much (about $55 for a journeyperson); and 10.600 pays the differential at straight time on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays too, which the app leaves out.
Public infrastructure (BCIB Community Benefits Agreement). The table prints only the month for the Jun 2023, Nov 2023 and May 2025 steps; the app starts each on the 1st of the month (the Jul 2022 step is Jul 1, from the 2018 table, and the May 2024 step May 5).
Public infrastructure (BCIB Community Benefits Agreement). The two floating holidays aren't marked (Tue Dec 29 and Wed Dec 30 2026): tick Stat holiday on them.
Public infrastructure (BCIB Community Benefits Agreement). An afternoon shift's differential is ½ h, so ticking Night shift there shows about $32 too much for a journeyperson (7½ × $8.04 = $60.30 against $28.13).

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Questions

What does a Local 359 journeyperson make in 2026?

$56.77 an hour under the BCBCA / IBB Lodge 359 Collective Agreement 2025–2028 (British Columbia and Yukon), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Construction, CLR standard agreement $56.72, Construction, CLR members and independent contractors $56.83, Maintenance by contract (PRMC) $54.59 and Public infrastructure (BCIB Community Benefits Agreement) $56.25.

When is the next Local 359 raise?

The next step in the Construction incl. shutdowns (BCBCA) schedule is $58.56 an hour on May 2, 2027.

What do Local 359 apprentices make?

5th-year apprentice $51.09 (90%), 4th-year apprentice $47.12 (83%), 3rd-year apprentice $42.58 (75%), 2nd-year apprentice $39.17 (69%), 1st-year apprentice $35.77 (63%) and Pre-apprentice $31.22 (55%) an hour from May 3, 2026.

How much is the Local 359 LOA?

BC or Yukon: $240 a day.

How is Local 359 overtime paid?

5×8 (16.01a): 8 h straight, the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double. 4×10 (14.01b, 16.01d): 10 h straight, then double; the off weekday pays time and a half for 10 h, then double.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Boilermaker Cheque app, version 2.0.2.

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