UnionCrane Operators Local 717 wages 2026 (Quebec)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of IUOE Local 717 in Quebec, read from the three agreements built into the Crane Operator Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Grutier, industrial (annexe B)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, annexe B, grutier
$50.79an hour
Grutier classe A, compagnon, Grutier, industrial (annexe B)
From April 26, 2026. Next step $53.33 on April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Grutier classe A, compagnon (cranes over 22 t, tower cranes)base rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Grutier classe B, compagnon (hydraulic cranes and boom trucks of 22 t or less) | $48.58 | $51.01 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $41.29 | $43.36 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $34.01 | $35.71 |
| Second man, compagnon (85% of the class A rate)85% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Chef d'équipe (+8%)+8% | $54.85 | $57.60 |
| Chef de groupe (+10%)+10% | $55.87 | $58.66 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (21.02 1)): the first overtime hour of the week time and a half, every other hour double; Sundays and holidays double from the first hour.
- Shift premium
- 4% 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 or more from home: room and board: $184 a day; Crane rental, trip of two weeks or less: $222.69 a day.
Grutier, institutional and commercial (annexe C)
Convention collective du secteur institutionnel et commercial 2025–2029, annexe C, grutier
$50.79 an hour, journeyperson, from April 26, 2026; $53.33 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Grutier classe A, compagnon (cranes over 22 t, tower cranes)base rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Grutier classe B, compagnon (hydraulic cranes and boom trucks of 22 t or less) | $48.58 | $51.01 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $41.29 | $43.36 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $34.01 | $35.71 |
| Second man, compagnon (85% of the class A rate)85% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Chef d'équipe (+8%)+8% | $54.85 | $57.60 |
| Chef de groupe (+10%)+10% | $55.87 | $58.66 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (21.02 1)): the first overtime hour of the week time and a half, every other hour double; Sundays and holidays double from the first hour.
- Shift premium
- 4% 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 or more from home: room and board: $184 a day; Crane rental, trip of two weeks or less: $222.69 a day.
Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, annexe B-2 industrie lourde, grutier
$54.46 an hour, journeyperson, from April 26, 2026; $57.18 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Grutier classe A, compagnon (cranes over 22 t, tower cranes)base rate | $54.46 | $57.18 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $46.29 | $48.60 |
| Grutier A, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $38.12 | $40.03 |
| Grutier classe B, compagnon (hydraulic cranes and boom trucks of 22 t or less) | $52.27 | $54.88 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 2 (85%)85% | $44.43 | $46.65 |
| Grutier B, apprenti période 1 (70%)70% | $36.59 | $38.42 |
| Second man, compagnon (85% of the class A rate)85% | $46.29 | $48.60 |
- Overtime
- Overtime in heavy industry (21.02 2)): a time-and-a-half hour is the B-2 rate plus 50% of the annexe B rate; a double-time hour is the B-2 rate plus the annexe B rate.
- Shift premium
- $1.85 an hour 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 or more from home: room and board: $184 a day; Crane rental, trip of two weeks or less: $222.69 a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Grutier classe A, compagnon (cranes over 22 t, tower cranes), Grutier, industrial (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 |
| Safety-gear allowance (25.05), per hour worked40 h × 0.60 | 24.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,055.60 |
| Deductions | |
| CCQ levy (prélèvement)0.75% of wages + the 13% | −17.22 |
| Local 717 0,10 $ + education fund 0,02 $ per hour worked40 h | −4.80 |
| Pension (employee share)40 h | −206.80 |
| Group insurance40 h | −29.65 |
| QPP6.3% | −148.93 |
| EI1.3% | −30.16 |
| QPIP0.43% | −9.97 |
| Income tax (fed. + Québec)estimate | −554.68 |
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:
- Grutier, industrial (annexe B). The other steps use the ceiling rule as min(9% × rate × 1.13, 18% × rate × 1.13 − (the employer contribution − 0,0705 $)), which gives every 2026 ACQ figure within a tenth of a cent. Group insurance 0,68 $ an hour plus the 9% Quebec insurance tax; the 0.75% CCQ levy on wages and the 13%; 0,02 $ education fund; union dues. The employer's insurance is a taxable benefit added to income for QPP and Quebec tax. QPP, EI at 1.30%, QPIP and Quebec tax.
- Grutier, industrial (annexe B). The safety-gear allowance is treated as taxable pay with no 13% on it; the conventions don't say whether payroll withholds tax on it.
- Grutier, institutional and commercial (annexe C). The other steps use the ceiling rule as min(9% × rate × 1.13, 18% × rate × 1.13 − (the employer contribution − 0,0705 $)), which gives every 2026 ACQ figure within a tenth of a cent. Group insurance 0,68 $ an hour plus the 9% Quebec insurance tax; the 0.75% CCQ levy on wages and the 13%; 0,02 $ education fund; union dues. The employer's insurance is a taxable benefit added to income for QPP and Quebec tax. QPP, EI at 1.30%, QPIP and Quebec tax.
- Grutier, institutional and commercial (annexe C). The safety-gear allowance is treated as taxable pay with no 13% on it; the conventions don't say whether payroll withholds tax on it.
- Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2). Shut-downs get no time-and-a-half hour (21.02 1)), which the calculator still gives. Shift: the grutier gets 1,85 $ an hour instead of the 4% (IND 22.02 2) h)).
- Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2). The worker pension uses the ceiling rule for every step (the ACQ table covers annexes B and C).
- Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2). The other steps use the ceiling rule as min(9% × rate × 1.13, 18% × rate × 1.13 − (the employer contribution − 0,0705 $)), which gives every 2026 ACQ figure within a tenth of a cent. Group insurance 0,68 $ an hour plus the 9% Quebec insurance tax; the 0.75% CCQ levy on wages and the 13%; 0,02 $ education fund; union dues. The employer's insurance is a taxable benefit added to income for QPP and Quebec tax. QPP, EI at 1.30%, QPIP and Quebec tax.
- Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2). The safety-gear allowance is treated as taxable pay with no 13% on it; the conventions don't say whether payroll withholds tax on it.
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Questions
What does a Local 717 journeyperson make in 2026?
$50.79 an hour under the Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, annexe B, grutier, from April 26, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Grutier, institutional and commercial (annexe C) $50.79 and Grutier, heavy industry (annexe B-2) $54.46.
When is the next Local 717 raise?
The next step in the Grutier, industrial (annexe B) schedule is $53.33 an hour on April 25, 2027.
How much is the Local 717 LOA?
Site 120 km or more from home: room and board: $184 a day; Crane rental, trip of two weeks or less: $222.69 a day.
How is Local 717 overtime paid?
Overtime (21.02 1)): the first overtime hour of the week time and a half, every other hour double; Sundays and holidays double from the first hour.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,053.39 for a journeyperson on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after CPP, EI and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or LOA. An example from the app: your own cheque depends on your deductions.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Crane Operator Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
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