UnionLabourers Local 527 wages 2026 (Ontario)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of LiUNA Local 527 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 527 Ottawa (Zones 1 and 2)
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 527 Ottawa schedule (Zone 1 Ottawa-Carleton and Russell; Zone 2 Lanark, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott, McNab)
$39.95an hour
Group A general labourer, Local 527 Ottawa (Zones 1 and 2)
From May 3, 2026. Next step $41.05 on May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Group A general labourerbase rate | $39.95 | $41.05 |
| Group B construction craft worker | $40.05 | $41.15 |
| Group C: vibrator, wagon driller, forklift, sandblaster, skid steer, welder | $40.16 | $41.26 |
| Group D signalperson / swamper | $40.27 | $41.37 |
| Group E: powderperson, airtrack driller, gunite, certified welder | $40.39 | $41.49 |
| Group F labour foreperson | $42.49 | $43.64 |
| Group G: yard, demolition wrecker, watchperson, flagperson | $34.85 | $35.81 |
| Group H journeyperson (cement finisher / waterproofer rate) | $45.26 | $46.49 |
| Group I foreperson | $45.54 | $46.77 |
| Group J cleaner | $30.27 | $31.23 |
| First-year apprentice (first 800 hours)60% of B | $24.03 | $24.69 |
| Second-year apprentice (next 800 hours)75% of B | $30.04 | $30.86 |
| Third-year apprentice (last 800 hours)90% of B | $36.05 | $37.04 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows Zone 1: Ottawa-Carleton and Russell. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Weather make-up (20.01): up to 2 extra hours a weekday to 10½ h, and "on a Saturday … straight time for the first four (4) hours and time and one-half (1 ½x) thereafter";
- Shift premium
- 14.29% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 4% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Zone 1: Ottawa-Carleton and Russell: $173.50 a day; Zone 2: Lanark, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott, McNab (85%; not Cornwall or Arnprior): $173.50 a day.
Local 527 Brockville (Zone 4)
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 527 Brockville schedule (Brockville, Rideau Lakes, Elizabethtown-Kitley)
$40.52 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $41.51 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Group A construction craft worker / labourerbase rate | $40.52 | $41.51 |
| Group B: formworker, concrete smoother, air tool, mortar, vibrator, telehandler | $40.84 | $41.83 |
| Group C: miner, driller, caisson sinker, powder person, pile driver | $40.96 | $41.95 |
| Working foreperson over a Group A crew+ $4.75 | $45.27 | $46.51 |
| Lead hand over a Group A crew+ $2.40 | $42.92 | $44.01 |
| CCW apprentice, 1st term (0 to 1,500 hours) | $28.94 | $29.93 |
| CCW apprentice, 2nd term (1,501 to 3,000 hours) | $32.62 | $33.61 |
| CCW apprentice, 3rd term | $35.92 | $36.91 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: time and a half for the first hour, double after that Monday to Friday; Saturday and Sunday double (3.02); recognized holidays double (Master 9.01).
- 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.
One 42.5-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Group A general labourer, Local 527 Ottawa (Zones 1 and 2)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular42.5 h × 39.95 | 1,697.88 |
| Vacation pay4% | 67.92 |
| Holiday pay6% | 101.87 |
| Gross pay | 1,867.67 |
| Deductions | |
| CPP5.95% | −107.12 |
| EI1.63% | −30.44 |
| Income taxestimate | −369.24 |
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:
- Local 527 Ottawa (Zones 1 and 2). The calculator pays the whole make-up Saturday straight up to 42½ h, and can't show weekday make-up hours (they appear as overtime).
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Questions
What does a Local 527 group a general labourer make in 2026?
$39.95 an hour under the LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 527 Ottawa schedule (Zone 1 Ottawa-Carleton and Russell; Zone 2 Lanark, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott, McNab), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Local 527 Brockville (Zone 4) $40.52.
When is the next Local 527 raise?
The next step in the Local 527 Ottawa (Zones 1 and 2) schedule is $41.05 an hour on May 2, 2027.
What do Local 527 apprentices make?
Group C: vibrator, wagon driller, forklift, sandblaster, skid steer, welder $40.16, Group D signalperson / swamper $40.27, Group E: powderperson, airtrack driller, gunite, certified welder $40.39, Group H journeyperson (cement finisher / waterproofer rate) $45.26, Group J cleaner $30.27, First-year apprentice (first 800 hours) $24.03 (60% of B), Second-year apprentice (next 800 hours) $30.04 (75% of B) and Third-year apprentice (last 800 hours) $36.05 (90% of B) an hour from May 3, 2026.
How much is the Local 527 LOA?
Zone 1: Ottawa-Carleton and Russell: $173.50 a day; Zone 2: Lanark, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott, McNab (85%; not Cornwall or Arnprior): $173.50 a day.
How is Local 527 overtime paid?
Weather make-up (20.01): up to 2 extra hours a weekday to 10½ h, and "on a Saturday … straight time for the first four (4) hours and time and one-half (1 ½x) thereafter";
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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