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Electricians Local 402 wages 2026 (Ontario)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of IBEW Local 402 in Ontario, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

ICI construction (ECAO principal agreement), Thunder Bay

ETBA/ECAO – IBEW/IBEW-CCO Principal Agreement 2025–2028 (ICI), Local 402 Thunder Bay appendix

$59.46an hour

Journeyperson, ICI construction (ECAO principal agreement), Thunder Bay

From May 1, 2026. Next step $62.19 on May 1, 2027.

ClassificationFrom May 1, 2026From May 1, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate$59.46$62.19
Sub-foreperson110%$65.41$68.41
Foreperson120%$71.35$74.63
General foreperson125%$74.33$77.74
Apprentice, 5th period80%$47.57$49.75
Apprentice, 4th period70%$41.62$43.53
Apprentice, 3rd period60%$35.66$37.31
Apprentice, 2nd period50%$29.73$31.10
Apprentice, 1st period40%$23.78$24.88
Overtime
Call-outs (807: double time, a 3-hour minimum at straight time) and reporting pay (804: 3 h) aren't added: enter those hours yourself.
Shift premium
20% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay
12% vacation pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel
Out of Thunder Bay, no room and board provided: living-out allowance, $15.75 an hour for 8 h: $126 a day.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 1, 2026Journeyperson, ICI construction (ECAO principal agreement), Thunder Bay

Example
Hours worked each day
DaySunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Hours0888880
The cheque those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 59.462,378.40
Vacation pay12%285.41
Gross pay2,663.81
Deductions
Field dues2% of gross−53.28
Monthly dues−55.70
Education trust fund, employee share 4¢ (per hour earned)per hour−1.60
CPP5.95%−154.49
EI1.63%−43.42
Income taxestimate−621.80
Take-home$1,733.52
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.

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Questions

What does a Local 402 journeyperson make in 2026?

$59.46 an hour under the ETBA/ECAO – IBEW/IBEW-CCO Principal Agreement 2025–2028 (ICI), Local 402 Thunder Bay appendix, from May 1, 2026.

When is the next Local 402 raise?

The next step in the ICI construction (ECAO principal agreement), Thunder Bay schedule is $62.19 an hour on May 1, 2027.

What do Local 402 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 5th period $47.57 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period $41.62 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period $35.66 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd period $29.73 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period $23.78 (40%) an hour from May 1, 2026.

How much is the Local 402 LOA?

Out of Thunder Bay, no room and board provided: living-out allowance, $15.75 an hour for 8 h: $126 a day.

How is Local 402 overtime paid?

Call-outs (807: double time, a 3-hour minimum at straight time) and reporting pay (804: 3 h) aren't added: enter those hours yourself.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 23, 2026 from the Electrician Cheque app, version 1.0.0.

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