UnionIronworkers Local 721 wages 2026 (Ontario)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of Ironworkers Local 721 in Ontario, read from the three agreements built into the Ironworker Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
ICI structural (Toronto)
Ironworkers District Council of Ontario / Ontario Erectors Association ICI Provincial Agreement 2025–2028, Local 721 Toronto rates
$53.19an hour
Journeyperson ironworker, ICI structural (Toronto)
From May 3, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyperson ironworkerbase rate | $53.19 |
| Foreman (+$7.45)+ $7.45 | $60.64 |
| General foreman (+$10.64)+ $10.64 | $63.83 |
| Apprentice period 6 (90%)90% | $47.87 |
| Apprentice period 5 (85%)85% | $45.21 |
| Apprentice period 4 (80%)80% | $42.55 |
| Apprentice period 3 (75%)75% | $39.89 |
| Apprentice period 2 (70%)70% | $37.23 |
| Apprentice period 1 (60%)60% | $31.91 |
- Overtime
- Overtime from the 2022–2025 agreement text (5.01; approximation, assumed unchanged): all time before or after the regular shift Mon–Fri and all Saturday and Sunday hours double, until an 8-hour break. 8-h day 7:00–3:30.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Board, over 150 km (Zone 3): $150 a day; Board, 120–150 km (Zone 2; $80 from May 2 2027, change the rate then): $75 a day; Board, 80–120 km (Zone 1): $40 a day.
Rodworkers (reinforcing, Toronto)
Rodmen Provincial Agreement 2025–2028, Local 721 Toronto rodworker rates
$51.77 an hour, journeyperson rodworker, from May 1, 2026.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyperson rodworkerbase rate | $51.77 |
| Foreman (+$9.00)+ $9.00 | $60.77 |
| Sub-foreman (+$6.00)+ $6.00 | $57.77 |
| Apprentice period 5 (95%)95% | $49.18 |
| Apprentice period 4 (90%)90% | $46.59 |
| Apprentice period 3 (80%)80% | $41.42 |
| Apprentice period 2 (70%)70% | $36.24 |
| Apprentice period 1 (60%)60% | $31.06 |
- Overtime
- The agreement's overtime article isn't in the data; the app's cautious assumption is under What's missing below.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Over 160 km from Toronto City Hall (Zone 7): $150 a day; 80–160 km (Zone 6): $47.50 a day.
EPSCA power sector (generation and transmission)
EPSCA – Iron Workers Collective Agreement 2025–2030, Local 721 area wage schedule I-3
$50.87 an hour, journeyman ironworker / rigger, from May 1, 2026; $53.43 from May 1, 2027.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 | From May 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman ironworker / riggerbase rate | $50.87 | $53.43 |
| Foreman115% | $58.50 | $61.44 |
| Subforeman107.5% | $54.69 | $57.44 |
| Apprentice 6th 1000 h90% | $45.78 | $48.09 |
| Apprentice 5th 1000 h85% | $43.24 | $45.42 |
| Apprentice 4th 1000 h80% | $40.70 | $42.74 |
| Apprentice 3rd 1000 h75% | $38.15 | $40.07 |
| Apprentice 2nd 1000 h70% | $35.61 | $37.40 |
| Apprentice 1st 1000 h60% | $30.52 | $32.06 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (24.1–24.3): time and a half for up to 2 h past the scheduled day, double past 10 h (5×8) or 12 h (4×10); Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and non-shift days double; no 8-h break means overtime rates (24.4).
- Shift premium
- 20% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Home 110 km or more from the project: $140 a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyperson ironworker, ICI structural (Toronto)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 53.19 | 2,127.60 |
| Vacation pay6% | 127.66 |
| Holiday pay4% | 85.10 |
| Gross pay | 2,340.36 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues $2.22 + District Council Fund $1.47per hour earned | −147.60 |
| CPP5.95% | −135.25 |
| EI1.63% | −38.15 |
| Income taxestimate | −471.99 |
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:
- ICI structural (Toronto). Weeks before May 3 2026 (January to April 2026 on the Year tab) are priced at the 2026 rate, which is too high by that year's raise; enter your own rate for those weeks if you track them. The 2025–2028 agreement text isn't public.
- Rodworkers (reinforcing, Toronto). Weeks before May 1 2026 are priced at the 2026 rate, which is too high by that year's raise. Vacation pay 10%, weekly.
- Rodworkers (reinforcing, Toronto). The Rodmen agreement text isn't public, so overtime, holidays and meals follow the ICI ironworker agreement (all overtime and weekends double; ten holidays plus Truth and Reconciliation; $25 meal). No shift premium is printed for rodworkers.
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Questions
What does a Local 721 journeyperson ironworker make in 2026?
$53.19 an hour under the Ironworkers District Council of Ontario / Ontario Erectors Association ICI Provincial Agreement 2025–2028, Local 721 Toronto rates, from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Rodworkers (reinforcing, Toronto) $51.77 and EPSCA power sector (generation and transmission) $50.87.
When is the next Local 721 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the ICI structural (Toronto) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 721 apprentices make?
Apprentice period 6 (90%) $47.87 (90%), Apprentice period 5 (85%) $45.21 (85%), Apprentice period 4 (80%) $42.55 (80%), Apprentice period 3 (75%) $39.89 (75%), Apprentice period 2 (70%) $37.23 (70%) and Apprentice period 1 (60%) $31.91 (60%) an hour from May 3, 2026.
How much is the Local 721 LOA?
Board, over 150 km (Zone 3): $150 a day; Board, 120–150 km (Zone 2; $80 from May 2 2027, change the rate then): $75 a day; Board, 80–120 km (Zone 1): $40 a day.
How is Local 721 overtime paid?
Overtime from the 2022–2025 agreement text (5.01; approximation, assumed unchanged): all time before or after the regular shift Mon–Fri and all Saturday and Sunday hours double, until an 8-hour break. 8-h day 7:00–3:30.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Ironworker Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
- I.C.I. Ironworkers wage breakdown, May 3 2026 (Local 721)
- ICI apprentice wage scale, May 3 2026
- ICI provincial agreement 2022–2025 (Ontario e-library; rules only)
- Rodworkers wage breakdown, May 1 2026 (Local 721)
- Rodworker apprentice schedule, May 1 2026
- EPSCA Generation schedule I-3, Local 721 (rev. Apr 8 2026)
- EPSCA Transmission schedule I-3, Local 721
- EPSCA – Iron Workers agreement 2025–2030
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