UnionPipefitters Locals 618 and 144 wages 2026 (Quebec)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of UA Locals 618 and 144 in Quebec, read from the three agreements built into the Pipefitter Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Industrial (Annexe B) and institutional-commercial (Annexe C)
Conventions collectives 2025–2029 du secteur industriel (Annexe B) et du secteur institutionnel et commercial (Annexe C), tuyauteur (Quebec)
$50.79an hour
Compagnon, Industrial (Annexe B) and institutional-commercial (Annexe C)
From April 26, 2026. Next step $53.33 on April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Chef d'équipe+12% | $56.88 | $59.73 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $58.41 | $61.33 |
| Apprenti, période 485% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Apprenti, période 370% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Apprenti, période 260% | $30.47 | $32.00 |
| Apprenti, période 150% | $25.40 | $26.67 |
- Overtime
- Not built in: isolated sites, James Bay and north of the 55th parallel (Annexe B-1 / C-1: 45-hour week, the first 5 overtime hours at time and a half).
- Shift premium
- 12% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Quebec, site 120 km or more from home ($184 a day from April 26 2026).
Heavy industry (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, Annexe B-2 industrie lourde, tuyauteur (Quebec)
$54.46 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026; $57.18 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $54.46 | $57.18 |
| Chef de groupe+15% of B | $62.08 | $65.18 |
| Apprenti, période 485% | $46.29 | $48.60 |
| Apprenti, période 370% | $38.12 | $40.03 |
| Apprenti, période 260% | $32.68 | $34.31 |
| Apprenti, période 150% | $27.23 | $28.59 |
- Overtime
- Not built in: isolated sites, James Bay and north of the 55th parallel (Annexe B-1 / C-1: 45-hour week, the first 5 overtime hours at time and a half).
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Quebec, site 120 km or more from home ($184 a day from April 26 2026).
Heavy-industry maintenance outside the Montréal area (Annexe B rate)
Convention collective du secteur industriel 2025–2029, industrie lourde, travaux d'entretien à l'extérieur de la région de l'agglomération montréalaise (16.01 5 b), tuyauteur (Quebec)
$50.79 an hour, compagnon, from April 26, 2026; $53.33 from April 25, 2027.
| Classification | From April 26, 2026 | From April 25, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Compagnonbase rate | $50.79 | $53.33 |
| Chef de groupe+15% | $58.41 | $61.33 |
| Apprenti, période 485% | $43.17 | $45.33 |
| Apprenti, période 370% | $35.55 | $37.33 |
| Apprenti, période 260% | $30.47 | $32.00 |
| Apprenti, période 150% | $25.40 | $26.67 |
- Overtime
- Not built in: isolated sites, James Bay and north of the 55th parallel (Annexe B-1 / C-1: 45-hour week, the first 5 overtime hours at time and a half).
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 5.5% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Quebec, site 120 km or more from home ($184 a day from April 26 2026).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Compagnon, Industrial (Annexe B) and institutional-commercial (Annexe C)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 50.79 | 2,031.60 |
| Gross pay | 2,031.60 |
| Deductions | |
| CCQ levy (prélèvement)0.75% of wages + the 13% | −17.22 |
| Field dues2.25% of wages | −45.71 |
| local 618 5.5¢ + union education fund 2¢40 h | −3.00 |
| Pension (employee share)40 h | −206.80 |
| Group insurance40 h | −29.65 |
| QPP6.3% | −148.91 |
| EI1.3% | −29.84 |
| QPIP0.43% | −9.87 |
| Income tax (fed. + Québec)estimate | −542.99 |
| Tax-free | |
| Boots, windbreaker and winter coat (75¢ an hour worked)40 h × 0.75 | 30.00 |
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:
- Industrial (Annexe B) and institutional-commercial (Annexe C). For a chef the calculator takes the 12% on the chef's own rate; "12 % du taux de salaire de ce métier" is the compagnon rate ($6.09 an hour in 2026).
- Heavy industry (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power). Shutdown (mise à terre) work is double from the first hour (21.02 1 b), but the calculator still gives the week's first overtime hour at time and a half. Sunday and holidays are double.
- Heavy industry (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power). For a chef de groupe the calculator takes the 15% on the chef's Annexe B rate rather than the compagnon's.
- Heavy-industry maintenance outside the Montréal area (Annexe B rate). The calculator pays it at the B rate plus half the B-2 rate, $1.84 under the B-2 plus half-B figure. Every other overtime hour, Saturday included, is double; Sunday and holidays double from the first hour.
- Heavy-industry maintenance outside the Montréal area (Annexe B rate). For a chef de groupe the calculator takes the 15% on the chef's own rate rather than the compagnon's.
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Questions
What does a Locals 618 and 144 compagnon make in 2026?
$50.79 an hour under the Conventions collectives 2025–2029 du secteur industriel (Annexe B) et du secteur institutionnel et commercial (Annexe C), tuyauteur (Quebec), from April 26, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Heavy industry (Annexe B-2: refineries, mills, power) $54.46 and Heavy-industry maintenance outside the Montréal area (Annexe B rate) $50.79.
When is the next Locals 618 and 144 raise?
The next step in the Industrial (Annexe B) and institutional-commercial (Annexe C) schedule is $53.33 an hour on April 25, 2027.
What do Locals 618 and 144 apprentices make?
Apprenti, période 4 $43.17 (85%), Apprenti, période 3 $35.55 (70%), Apprenti, période 2 $30.47 (60%) and Apprenti, période 1 $25.40 (50%) an hour from April 26, 2026.
How much is the Locals 618 and 144 LOA?
Quebec, site 120 km or more from home ($184 a day from April 26 2026).
How is Locals 618 and 144 overtime paid?
Not built in: isolated sites, James Bay and north of the 55th parallel (Annexe B-1 / C-1: 45-hour week, the first 5 overtime hours at time and a half).
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Pipefitter Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
- Convention collective 2025-2029, secteur industriel (CCQ copy; Sections XIX-XXIII, 27.03, 27.06; Annexe B p.205)
- Convention collective 2025-2029, secteur institutionnel et commercial (23.09 1; Annexe C p.197)
- ACQ, cotisations aux avantages sociaux, secteurs IC et industriel, au 26 avril 2026
- CCQ taxable benefits 2026-2027 (industrial and IC tables)
- CCQ union dues table (locals 618 and 144)
- CCQ vacation and holiday pay
- ACQ, cotisations aux avantages sociaux, industrie lourde, au 26 avril 2026
- CCQ taxable benefits, industrial sector 2026-2027
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