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Insulators Local 99 wages 2026 (Manitoba)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of HFIAW Local 99 in Manitoba, read from the one agreement built into the Insulator Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Commercial, industrial and institutional

CLRAM Insulators Trade Division / HFIAW Local 99 Insulators Agreement 2022–2026 (Manitoba)

$38.37an hour

Journeyperson, Commercial, industrial and institutional

From May 1, 2025. No later step published.

ClassificationFrom May 1, 2025
Journeypersonbase rate$38.37
Foreman (105%, the minimum)105%+$40.29
General foreman (120%, the minimum)120%+$46.04
4th-year apprentice92%$35.30
3rd-year apprentice81%$31.08
2nd-year apprentice69%$26.48
1st-year apprentice58%$22.25
Construction worker$18.12
Overtime
A 10-hour compressed week by agreement with the employee: 10 h straight, time and a half to 12, then double.
Shift premium
$2.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay
6% vacation pay and 4.77% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel
Zone B, 104–225 km from the Perimeter ($167.50 a day worked); Zone C, past 225 km ($193.50 a day, 7 days a week).

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of October 25, 2026Journeyperson, Commercial, industrial and institutional

Example
Hours worked each day
DaySunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Hours0888880
The cheque those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 38.371,534.80
Vacation pay6%92.09
Holiday pay4.77%73.21
Gross pay1,700.10
Deductions
Pension self-contribution (May 2025 step, by class)40 h−118.80
Health & Welfare 80¢ + training 15¢ + Health Hazards Fund 2¢per hour−38.80
CPP5.95%−97.15
EI1.63%−27.71
Income taxestimate−326.31
Take-home$1,091.33
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 99 journeyperson make in 2026?

$38.37 an hour under the CLRAM Insulators Trade Division / HFIAW Local 99 Insulators Agreement 2022–2026 (Manitoba), from May 1, 2025.

When is the next Local 99 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Commercial, industrial and institutional agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

What do Local 99 apprentices make?

4th-year apprentice $35.30 (92%), 3rd-year apprentice $31.08 (81%), 2nd-year apprentice $26.48 (69%) and 1st-year apprentice $22.25 (58%) an hour from May 1, 2025.

How much is the Local 99 LOA?

Zone B, 104–225 km from the Perimeter ($167.50 a day worked); Zone C, past 225 km ($193.50 a day, 7 days a week).

How is Local 99 overtime paid?

A 10-hour compressed week by agreement with the employee: 10 h straight, time and a half to 12, then double.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Insulator Cheque app, version 1.0.0.

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