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Labourers Local 183 wages 2026 (Ontario)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of LiUNA Local 183 in Ontario, read from the two agreements built into the Labourer Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Local 183 Eastern (Durham, Peterborough, Muskoka)

LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 183 Eastern schedule (OLRB Areas 9, 10, 11, that part of OLRB Area 12 west of the Trent-Severn Waterway, and 18)

$37.17an hour

Group A general labourer, Local 183 Eastern (Durham, Peterborough, Muskoka)

From May 3, 2026. Next step $38.03 on May 2, 2027.

ClassificationFrom May 3, 2026From May 2, 2027
Group A general labourerbase rate$37.17$38.03
Group B: cement finisher, swamper, mason tender, miner, driller, pile driver$39.44$40.29
Group C formworker$38.45$39.31
Foreperson over a Group A crew+ $5.00$42.17$43.28
Apprentice mason tender, first 1,200 hours75%$29.45$30.31
Apprentice mason tender, 1,201 to 2,400 hours90%$34.09$34.95
Group F certified flag person$31.19$32.05
CCW apprentice, 0 to 800 hours70%$26.02$26.62
CCW apprentice, 801 to 1,600 hours80%$29.74$30.42
CCW apprentice, 1,601 to 2,400 hours90%$33.45$34.23

Rates differ by site; this table shows Zone I: Durham Region, Cobourg and western Northumberland. The app has the others.

Overtime
Overtime past the day: time and a half for the first 2 h, then double (4.01).
Shift premium
14.29% of the rate on every hour 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
Zone I: Durham Region, Cobourg and western Northumberland: $65 a day; Zones II and III: Muskoka, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Brighton: $65 a day.

Local 183 Kingston (Kingston, Belleville)

LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 183 Kingston schedule (Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Leeds, Prince Edward, Hastings)

$39.55 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $40.41 from May 2, 2027.

ClassificationFrom May 3, 2026From May 2, 2027
Group A construction craft worker / labourerbase rate$39.55$40.41
Group B: formworker, concrete smoother, air tool, mortar, vibrator, telehandler$39.88$40.74
Group C: miner, driller, caisson sinker, powder person, pile driver$40.00$40.85
Foreperson over a Group A crew+ $4.75$44.30$45.41
Lead hand over a Group A crew+ $2.40$41.95$42.91
CCW apprentice, 1st term (0 to 800 hours)$26.57$27.43
CCW apprentice, 2nd term (801 to 1,600 hours)$31.65$32.50
CCW apprentice, 3rd term (1,601 to 2,400 hours)$34.96$35.82
Overtime
Overtime: time and a half for the first hour, double for any further hours Monday to Friday; Saturday and Sunday double (3.02).
Shift premium
14.29% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay
6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.

One 45-hour week, worked out

Week of October 25, 2026Group A general labourer, Local 183 Eastern (Durham, Peterborough, Muskoka)

Example
Hours worked each day
DaySunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Hours09.59.59.59.570
The cheque those hours make
Earnings
Regular45 h × 37.171,672.65
Vacation pay6%100.36
Holiday pay4%66.91
Gross pay1,839.92
Deductions
Field dues3% of wages−50.18
OPDC working dues45 h−18.00
CPP5.95%−105.47
EI1.63%−29.99
Income taxestimate−340.88
Take-home$1,295.40
Example only: a group a general labourer on 9½ h Mon–Thu, 7 h Fri (45 h, 3.01), Zone I: Durham Region, Cobourg and western Northumberland, 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 183 group a general labourer make in 2026?

$37.17 an hour under the LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 183 Eastern schedule (OLRB Areas 9, 10, 11, that part of OLRB Area 12 west of the Trent-Severn Waterway, and 18), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Local 183 Kingston (Kingston, Belleville) $39.55.

When is the next Local 183 raise?

The next step in the Local 183 Eastern (Durham, Peterborough, Muskoka) schedule is $38.03 an hour on May 2, 2027.

What do Local 183 apprentices make?

Group B: cement finisher, swamper, mason tender, miner, driller, pile driver $39.44, Group C formworker $38.45, CCW apprentice, 0 to 800 hours $26.02 (70%), CCW apprentice, 801 to 1,600 hours $29.74 (80%) and CCW apprentice, 1,601 to 2,400 hours $33.45 (90%) an hour from May 3, 2026.

How much is the Local 183 LOA?

Zone I: Durham Region, Cobourg and western Northumberland: $65 a day; Zones II and III: Muskoka, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Brighton: $65 a day.

How is Local 183 overtime paid?

Overtime past the day: time and a half for the first 2 h, then double (4.01).

Sources

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

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