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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | 1 Apr 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | 1 Apr 2026 | 1 Apr 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse Staff Nurse The staff nurse scale for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | Step 1 | $41.60 $79,903.03 / yr | $43.26 $83,091.46 / yr | $44.56 $85,588.43 / yr | $45.90 $88,162.23 / yr |
| Step 2 | $43.26 $83,091.46 / yr | $44.99 $86,414.35 / yr | $46.34 $89,007.36 / yr | $47.73 $91,677.2 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $44.99 $86,414.35 / yr | $46.79 $89,871.7 / yr | $48.20 $92,579.95 / yr | $49.64 $95,345.82 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $46.79 $89,871.7 / yr | $48.66 $93,463.49 / yr | $50.12 $96,267.78 / yr | $51.63 $99,168.11 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $48.66 $93,463.49 / yr | $50.61 $97,208.94 / yr | $52.13 $100,128.48 / yr | $53.69 $103,124.84 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $50.61 $97,208.94 / yr | $52.63 $101,088.85 / yr | $54.21 $104,123.63 / yr | $55.84 $107,254.45 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $52.63 $101,088.85 / yr | $54.74 $105,141.63 / yr | $56.38 $108,291.65 / yr | $58.07 $111,537.71 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $54.74 $105,141.63 / yr | $56.93 $109,348.06 / yr | $58.64 $112,632.53 / yr | $60.40 $116,013.05 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $56.93 $109,348.06 / yr | $59.21 $113,727.36 / yr | $60.98 $117,127.08 / yr | $62.81 $120,642.04 / yr | |
Certified Graduate Nurse / Graduate Nurse – Temporary Permit Holder / Graduate Psychiatric Nurse GN / GPN Graduate or provisional nurses awaiting full registration | Step 1 | $38.05 $73,084.38 / yr | $39.58 $76,023.12 / yr | $40.76 $78,289.6 / yr | $41.99 $80,652.12 / yr |
| Step 2 | $39.58 $76,023.12 / yr | $41.16 $79,057.9 / yr | $42.39 $81,420.41 / yr | $43.67 $83,878.97 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $41.16 $79,057.9 / yr | $42.81 $82,227.13 / yr | $44.09 $84,685.68 / yr | $45.41 $87,221.07 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $42.81 $82,227.13 / yr | $44.52 $85,511.6 / yr | $45.85 $88,066.19 / yr | $47.23 $90,716.82 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $44.52 $85,511.6 / yr | $46.30 $88,930.53 / yr | $47.69 $91,600.37 / yr | $49.12 $94,347.03 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $46.30 $88,930.53 / yr | $48.15 $92,483.91 / yr | $49.60 $95,268.99 / yr | $51.08 $98,111.7 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $48.15 $92,483.91 / yr | $50.08 $96,190.95 / yr | $51.58 $99,072.07 / yr | $53.13 $102,049.22 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $50.08 $96,190.95 / yr | $52.08 $100,032.44 / yr | $53.64 $103,028.8 / yr | $55.25 $106,121.21 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $52.08 $100,032.44 / yr | $54.16 $104,027.59 / yr | $55.79 $107,158.41 / yr | $57.46 $110,366.05 / yr | |
Assistant Head Nurse / Nurse Clinician AHN / Nurse Clinician | Step 1 | $42.99 $82,572.86 / yr | $44.71 $85,876.54 / yr | $46.05 $88,450.34 / yr | $47.43 $91,100.97 / yr |
| Step 2 | $44.71 $85,876.54 / yr | $46.50 $89,314.68 / yr | $47.89 $91,984.52 / yr | $49.33 $94,750.39 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $46.50 $89,314.68 / yr | $48.36 $92,887.27 / yr | $49.81 $95,672.35 / yr | $51.30 $98,534.26 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $48.36 $92,887.27 / yr | $50.29 $96,594.31 / yr | $51.80 $99,494.63 / yr | $53.35 $102,471.79 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $50.29 $96,594.31 / yr | $52.30 $100,455.01 / yr | $53.87 $103,470.58 / yr | $55.49 $106,582.18 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $52.30 $100,455.01 / yr | $54.39 $104,469.36 / yr | $56.02 $107,600.18 / yr | $57.71 $110,846.24 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $54.39 $104,469.36 / yr | $56.57 $108,656.59 / yr | $58.27 $111,921.86 / yr | $60.01 $115,263.96 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $56.57 $108,656.59 / yr | $58.83 $112,997.48 / yr | $60.60 $116,397.2 / yr | $62.41 $119,873.75 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $58.83 $112,997.48 / yr | $61.18 $117,511.23 / yr | $63.02 $121,045.4 / yr | $64.91 $124,675.61 / yr | |
Head Nurse / Instructor Head Nurse / Instructor | Step 1 | $45.52 $87,432.35 / yr | $47.34 $90,928.11 / yr | $48.76 $93,655.57 / yr | $50.23 $96,479.06 / yr |
| Step 2 | $47.34 $90,928.11 / yr | $49.24 $94,577.52 / yr | $50.72 $97,420.23 / yr | $52.24 $100,339.76 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $49.24 $94,577.52 / yr | $51.21 $98,361.39 / yr | $52.74 $101,300.13 / yr | $54.33 $104,354.12 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $51.21 $98,361.39 / yr | $53.26 $102,298.92 / yr | $54.85 $105,352.91 / yr | $56.50 $108,522.14 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $53.26 $102,298.92 / yr | $55.39 $106,390.11 / yr | $57.05 $109,578.55 / yr | $58.76 $112,863.02 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $55.39 $106,390.11 / yr | $57.60 $110,634.96 / yr | $59.33 $113,957.85 / yr | $61.11 $117,376.78 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $57.60 $110,634.96 / yr | $59.91 $115,071.88 / yr | $61.70 $118,510.02 / yr | $63.55 $122,063.4 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $59.91 $115,071.88 / yr | $62.30 $119,662.46 / yr | $64.17 $123,254.26 / yr | $66.10 $126,961.3 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $62.30 $119,662.46 / yr | $64.79 $124,445.12 / yr | $66.74 $128,190.57 / yr | $68.74 $132,032.07 / yr | |
Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS | Step 1 | $47.78 $91,773.23 / yr | $49.69 $95,441.86 / yr | $51.19 $98,322.98 / yr | $52.72 $101,261.72 / yr |
| Step 2 | $49.69 $95,441.86 / yr | $51.68 $99,264.14 / yr | $53.23 $102,241.3 / yr | $54.83 $105,314.49 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $51.68 $99,264.14 / yr | $53.75 $103,240.09 / yr | $55.36 $106,332.49 / yr | $57.02 $109,520.93 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $53.75 $103,240.09 / yr | $55.90 $107,369.69 / yr | $57.58 $110,596.54 / yr | $59.30 $113,900.23 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $55.90 $107,369.69 / yr | $58.14 $111,672.16 / yr | $59.88 $115,014.26 / yr | $61.68 $118,471.6 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $58.14 $111,672.16 / yr | $60.46 $116,128.29 / yr | $62.27 $119,604.84 / yr | $64.14 $123,196.64 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $60.46 $116,128.29 / yr | $62.88 $120,776.5 / yr | $64.77 $124,406.71 / yr | $66.71 $128,132.95 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $62.88 $120,776.5 / yr | $65.39 $125,597.57 / yr | $67.36 $129,381.44 / yr | $69.38 $133,261.34 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $65.39 $125,597.57 / yr | $68.01 $130,629.92 / yr | $70.05 $134,548.24 / yr | $72.15 $138,581.81 / yr | |
Undergraduate Nurse Single rate A nursing student employed to provide nursing care. One rate, not part of the step restructure | Rate | $30.64 $58,851.65 / yr | $30.64 $58,851.65 / yr | $31.56 $60,618.74 / yr | $32.51 $62,443.45 / yr |
Hourly rates calculated as: Source hourly rate. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | 1 Apr 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Evening Shift Differential 15:00 to 23:00. Paid for the whole shift when most of it falls in that window, or for each regularly scheduled hour inside it when more than an hour is worked there, and on all overtime hours in the window. A shift ending between 15:00 and 17:00 earns none. Unchanged in this agreement (Article 28.01) | Per Hour | $2.75 | $2.75 |
Night Shift Differential 23:00 to 07:00, on the same rules as the evening differential. Never paid together with the evening differential (Article 28.01) | Per Hour | $5.00 | $5.00 |
Weekend Premium The 64 hours from 15:00 Friday, on the same rules, as well as any shift differential. A Friday shift ending between 15:00 and 17:00 earns none for the Friday (Article 28.02) | Per Hour | $3.25 | $3.25 |
Responsibility Allowance Additional program administration that is at least 25% of the workload and regularly includes supervising or coordinating other staff. Not paid together with in-charge pay (Article 16.01) | Per Hour | $2.00 | $3.50 |
In Charge Pay (Staff Nurse) A staff nurse designated in charge of a unit. An alternate is designated when the person in charge is away for 2 hours or more (Article 16.02) | Per Hour | $2.00 | $3.50 |
In Charge of a Site's Administrative Operation Assigned the administrative operation of a site, as well as being in charge of a unit, where no out-of-scope manager is reasonably available. Paid instead of the responsibility or in-charge allowance (Article 16.04) | Per Hour | $3.00 | $4.00 |
In Charge of More Than One Unit Paid instead of the single-unit in-charge rate (Letter of Understanding #3) | Per Hour | $3.50 | $4.50 |
Relieving an Out-of-Scope Position Replacing a more senior management (out-of-scope) person for a full shift or longer (Article 16.05(c)) | Per Hour | $2.00 | $3.50 |
Preceptor Pay A registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse assigned to supervise, educate or evaluate students, or to act as a Clinical Guide in the Graduate Nurse Transition Pilot Program (Article 16.06) | Per Hour | $0.65 | $2.00 |
On Call Every hour on call. Before ratification it was $3.30 on a work day and $4.50 on a day of rest. Changing the on-call roster with less than 14 days' notice pays double the on-call rate for the first affected period (Article 9) | Per Hour | $3.30 / $4.50 | $7.00 |
Long Service Pay Adjustment 20 or more calendar years of nursing service with any nursing licensing body. Part of the Basic Rate of Pay, so it counts towards overtime, holiday and leave pay. The Salary Appendix prints these rates for every step (Letter of Understanding #7) | Of Step Rate | 2% | 2% |
Education: Course, Certificate or One-Year Diploma A clinical course, Certified Diabetes Educator or lactation consultant (IBLCE) certificate, Canadian Nurses Association certification, psychiatric nursing diploma or degree with CRPNA registration, Nursing Unit Administration course, or one-year diploma. Only the highest qualification is paid, and education allowances are part of the Basic Rate of Pay (Article 26) | Per Hour | $0.50 | $0.50 |
Education: Baccalaureate Degree | Per Hour | $1.25 | $1.25 |
Education: Master's Degree | Per Hour | $1.50 | $1.50 |
Education: Doctorate | Per Hour | $1.75 | $1.75 |
Education: Required CNA Certification Added on top when the employer requires the nurse to maintain a Canadian Nurses Association certification (Article 26.03(c)) | Per Hour | $0.50 | $0.50 |
Vehicle Allowance Full-time nurses required to have a car for work. Part-time nurses are paid it prorated by FTE, and casual nurses on the hours worked in the previous month (Article 10.05) | Per Month | $130.00 | $162.50 |
Mileage Call-back travel and duties needing your own car, or the Government of Alberta rate if higher (Articles 10.01, 10.03) | Per Km | $0.505 | $0.55 |
Travel Meals (breakfast / lunch / supper) Required travel more than 50 km from the home site (Article 43.01) | Per Meal | $10.50 / $13.00 / $24.00 | $13.00 / $17.00 / $27.00 |
Camp Allowance Each day at an overnight patient activity, in addition to 7.75 hours at the Basic Rate of Pay (Article 43.02) | Per Day | $70.00 | $70.00 |
Ambulance Escort Each round trip beyond a 35 km radius, in addition to wages and any overtime (Article 41.02) | Per Round Trip | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Overtime & premium rates
Evening / Night ShiftFlat $
Flat amounts per hour, not percentage loadings, and not multiplied on overtime or holidays. See the Allowances table
WeekendFlat $
A flat amount per hour for the 64 hours from 15:00 Friday, paid as well as any shift differential
Overtime200%
All overtime, with no time-and-a-half tier: time over 7.75 hours a day (or over the daily hours of an extended-day roster) and work on a scheduled day of rest
Named Holiday150%
All hours worked on the holiday, plus another day off with pay
Christmas Day, August Civic Holiday200%
All hours worked on the holiday, plus another day off with pay
Overtime on a Named Holiday250% / 300%
300% on Christmas Day and the August Civic Holiday
Missed Meal or Rest Break200%
When a break cannot be taken later in the shift
Roster Change (less than 14 days' notice)200%
For the hours worked on former days off, or the first changed shift
Call-BackMin 3 h
At the overtime rate. A phone consultation while on call is paid at the overtime rate for at least 30 minutes per on-call period
Holiday Pay In Lieu (part-time and casual)5%
Of regular earnings, instead of Named Holidays
Casual Vacation Pay6% to 12.4%
6% in year 1, 8% in years 2 to 9, 10% in years 10 to 19, 12% in years 20 to 24, 12.4% from year 25
Notes
- •Rates are hourly, as printed in the Salary Appendix, which prints no annual salaries. Full-time hours are 7.75 a day and 36.81 a week averaged over the rotation (Article 7.01). Annual figures here use 1,920.75 hours a year, the regular hours the agreement treats as a year for part-time and casual increments (Article 30.01(c)), so read them as a guide.
- •The agreement runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028 and took effect on ratification; the 1 April 2025 increase was paid back to that date. Each 1 April adds 3%, and every scale has an even 4% between steps (Letter of Understanding #35).
- •At ratification every nurse moved up one step (Letter of Understanding #35): a step was added at the top and the old Step 1 removed, so from that date each step pays what the next step paid on 1 April 2025, and the new Step 9 is 4% above the old one. Anniversary dates and increment hours carry on. The agreement does not print the ratification date. The 4 April 2025 column uses the date Alberta Health Services ratified it; other employers may differ, and the first April 2025 column applied until then.
- •Except where stated, the agreement applies from 1 April 2024 or ratification, whichever is later (Article 1.01). So the raised allowances (responsibility, in charge, preceptor, on-call, vehicle, mileage and travel meals) start at ratification; the first April 2025 column shows the previous agreement's amounts, which applied until then. Evening, night and weekend premiums and education allowances did not change.
- •Full-time nurses move up a step after each year of service. Part-time and casual nurses move up after 1,920.75 regular hours, then every 1,711.50 regular hours (Article 30). Previous RN or RPN experience is credited year for year up to the top step (Article 27).
- •The Basic Rate of Pay is the step rate plus any education allowance and Long Service Pay Adjustment (Article 2.03), so overtime, holiday and leave pay include both. Shift and weekend premiums and other allowances are not part of it and are paid at face value.
- •All overtime is double time (Article 8.02). It can be banked as time off at the overtime rate. A part-time nurse who agrees to extra shifts is paid straight time up to 7.75 hours a day. Casual nurses are paid overtime on hours over 147.25 averaged over a four-week period, and on an extended shift past 7.75 hours unless they are covering an extended-day line. More than 4 hours of overtime after a shift earns a meal and snacks at no cost (provided, not paid).
- •Extended work day rosters (Article 37): 12-hour shifts pay 11.08 hours (36.93 hours a week averaged, two unpaid meal breaks) and 10-hour shifts pay 9.75 hours (37.05 a week). Named Holidays and lieu days are worth 7.75 hours on these rosters.
- •Named Holidays (Article 18): New Year's Day, Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, August Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus a Floater, any day proclaimed a holiday by Alberta or Canada, and one municipal civic holiday where the site is. Easter Monday is not a Named Holiday. The holiday rate is paid for all hours worked on the holiday.
- •Part-time and casual nurses receive 5% of regular earnings in lieu of Named Holidays. Casual nurses also receive vacation pay with each pay: 6% in the first year, 8% in years 2 to 9, 10% in years 10 to 19, 12% in years 20 to 24 and 12.4% from year 25 (Article 30.03).
- •On call pays $7.00 an hour. A call-back pays the hours worked or 3 hours, whichever is longer, at the overtime rate, on top of the on-call pay. Telephone consultation while on call is paid at the overtime rate on the total time spent, with a 30-minute minimum per on-call period (Article 9).
- •Vacation for full-time staff nurses and assistant head nurses is 15 working days in the first year, 20 in years 2 to 9, 25 in years 10 to 19 and 30 from year 20 (Article 17). Sick leave builds up at 1.5 working days a month (Article 19).
- •Covers registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, graduate nurses and undergraduate nurses at Alberta Health Services, Assisted Living Alberta, The Bethany Group (Camrose), Cancer Care Alberta, Covenant Health, Emergency Health Services, Give Life Alberta, Health Shared Services, Lamont Health Care Centre, Primary Care Alberta and Recovery Alberta. There is no nurse practitioner scale. Licensed practical nurses are on the AUPE agreement (see the LPN tab).
- •Source: Collective Agreement between the Multi-Employer group and the United Nurses of Alberta, 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2028 — albertahealthservices.ca (UNA summary of changes: una.ca,_2025.pdf; AHS ratification resolution: albertahealthservices.ca)
Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Licensed Practical Nurse LPN | Step 1 | $32.19 $65,112.32 / yr | $33.16 $67,074.39 / yr | $34.15 $69,076.91 / yr |
| Step 2 | $33.60 $67,964.4 / yr | $34.61 $70,007.38 / yr | $35.65 $72,111.04 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $34.94 $70,674.89 / yr | $35.99 $72,798.77 / yr | $37.07 $74,983.34 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $36.31 $73,446.05 / yr | $37.40 $75,650.85 / yr | $38.52 $77,916.33 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $37.67 $76,196.99 / yr | $38.80 $78,482.7 / yr | $39.96 $80,829.09 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $38.95 $78,786.11 / yr | $40.12 $81,152.73 / yr | $41.32 $83,580.03 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $40.53 $81,982.06 / yr | $41.75 $84,449.81 / yr | $43.00 $86,978.25 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $42.16 $85,279.14 / yr | $43.42 $87,827.81 / yr | $44.72 $90,457.38 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse – Renal Dialysis LPN | Step 1 | $32.55 $65,840.51 / yr | $33.53 $67,822.81 / yr | $34.54 $69,865.79 / yr |
| Step 2 | $33.93 $68,631.91 / yr | $34.95 $70,695.11 / yr | $36.00 $72,819 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $35.28 $71,362.62 / yr | $36.34 $73,506.74 / yr | $37.43 $75,711.53 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $36.65 $74,133.79 / yr | $37.75 $76,358.81 / yr | $38.88 $78,644.52 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $38.06 $76,985.87 / yr | $39.20 $79,291.8 / yr | $40.38 $81,678.65 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $39.35 $79,595.21 / yr | $40.53 $81,982.06 / yr | $41.75 $84,449.81 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $40.95 $82,831.61 / yr | $42.18 $85,319.6 / yr | $43.45 $87,888.49 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $42.57 $86,108.47 / yr | $43.85 $88,697.59 / yr | $45.17 $91,367.62 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse – Operating Room Technician LPN | Step 1 | $33.75 $68,267.81 / yr | $34.76 $70,310.79 / yr | $35.80 $72,414.45 / yr |
| Step 2 | $35.22 $71,241.25 / yr | $36.28 $73,385.37 / yr | $37.37 $75,590.17 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $36.63 $74,093.33 / yr | $37.73 $76,318.36 / yr | $38.86 $78,604.07 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $38.04 $76,945.41 / yr | $39.18 $79,251.35 / yr | $40.36 $81,638.19 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $39.60 $80,100.9 / yr | $40.79 $82,507.97 / yr | $42.01 $84,975.73 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $40.87 $82,669.79 / yr | $42.10 $85,157.78 / yr | $43.36 $87,706.44 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $42.52 $86,007.33 / yr | $43.80 $88,596.45 / yr | $45.11 $91,246.25 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $44.23 $89,466.23 / yr | $45.56 $92,156.49 / yr | $46.93 $94,927.66 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse – Orthopaedic Technician LPN | Step 1 | $41.66 $84,267.77 / yr | $42.91 $86,796.2 / yr | $44.20 $89,405.55 / yr |
| Step 2 | $43.16 $87,301.89 / yr | $44.45 $89,911.24 / yr | $45.78 $92,601.5 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $44.69 $90,396.7 / yr | $46.03 $93,107.18 / yr | $47.41 $95,898.58 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $46.29 $93,633.1 / yr | $47.68 $96,444.72 / yr | $49.11 $99,337.25 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $47.93 $96,950.41 / yr | $49.37 $99,863.17 / yr | $50.85 $102,856.84 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $49.62 $100,368.86 / yr | $51.11 $103,382.75 / yr | $52.64 $106,477.56 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $51.39 $103,949.12 / yr | $52.93 $107,064.16 / yr | $54.52 $110,280.33 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $53.02 $107,246.21 / yr | $54.61 $110,462.38 / yr | $56.25 $113,779.69 / yr | |
| Step 9 | $54.87 $110,988.29 / yr | $56.52 $114,325.83 / yr | $58.22 $117,764.51 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse – Connect Care Credentialed Trainer LPN | Step 1 | $36.42 $73,668.56 / yr | $37.51 $75,873.35 / yr | $38.64 $78,159.06 / yr |
| Step 2 | $38.32 $77,511.78 / yr | $39.47 $79,837.94 / yr | $40.65 $82,224.79 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $40.35 $81,617.96 / yr | $41.56 $84,065.49 / yr | $42.81 $86,593.93 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $42.47 $85,906.19 / yr | $43.74 $88,475.09 / yr | $45.05 $91,124.89 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $44.59 $90,194.42 / yr | $45.93 $92,904.91 / yr | $47.31 $95,696.3 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $46.82 $94,705.16 / yr | $48.22 $97,537.01 / yr | $49.67 $100,469.99 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $49.16 $99,438.39 / yr | $50.63 $102,411.83 / yr | $52.15 $105,486.41 / yr | |
Licensed Practical Nurse – Personal Support Coordinator LPN Same rates as the LPN scale. At the northern sites listed in Letter of Understanding #7 a $200 monthly allowance is added (see Allowances) | Step 1 | $32.19 $65,112.32 / yr | $33.16 $67,074.39 / yr | $34.15 $69,076.91 / yr |
| Step 2 | $33.60 $67,964.4 / yr | $34.61 $70,007.38 / yr | $35.65 $72,111.04 / yr | |
| Step 3 | $34.94 $70,674.89 / yr | $35.99 $72,798.77 / yr | $37.07 $74,983.34 / yr | |
| Step 4 | $36.31 $73,446.05 / yr | $37.40 $75,650.85 / yr | $38.52 $77,916.33 / yr | |
| Step 5 | $37.67 $76,196.99 / yr | $38.80 $78,482.7 / yr | $39.96 $80,829.09 / yr | |
| Step 6 | $38.95 $78,786.11 / yr | $40.12 $81,152.73 / yr | $41.32 $83,580.03 / yr | |
| Step 7 | $40.53 $81,982.06 / yr | $41.75 $84,449.81 / yr | $43.00 $86,978.25 / yr | |
| Step 8 | $42.16 $85,279.14 / yr | $43.42 $87,827.81 / yr | $44.72 $90,457.38 / yr |
Hourly rates calculated as: Source hourly rate. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Evening Shift Differential 15:00 to 23:00. Paid for the whole shift when most of it falls in that window, or for each regularly scheduled hour inside it when more than an hour is worked there, and on all overtime hours in the window. A shift ending between 15:00 and 17:00 earns none (Article 16.01) | Per Hour | $2.75 |
Night Shift Differential 23:00 to 07:00, on the same rules when more than an hour is worked in that window (Article 16.02) | Per Hour | $5.00 |
Weekend Premium The 64 hours from 15:00 Friday, on the same rules. Paid as well as any shift differential. A Friday shift ending between 15:00 and 17:00 earns none for the Friday (Article 17) | Per Hour | $3.25 |
Responsibility Premium Designated by the employer to take on staff supervision, clinical coordination and administrative or organisational duties (Article 18.02). Not paid to Personal Support Coordinators | Per Hour | $3.50 |
Preceptor Premium Assigned to supervise, educate and evaluate students in the LPN program, a recognised specialised practice program, or a post-secondary program the employer requires for a position under this agreement (Article 18.03) | Per Hour | $2.00 |
On Call Every hour of on-call duty. Changing the on-call roster with less than 14 days' notice pays double the on-call rate for the first affected period (Article 19) | Per Hour | $7.00 |
Long Service Pay Adjustment 20 or more calendar years of service with the employer (not nursing service in general, as for UNA nurses). Part of the Basic Rate of Pay. The salary schedule prints these rates for every step (Letter of Understanding #25) | Of Step Rate | 2% |
Personal Support Coordinator Allowance Personal Support Coordinators at Beaverlodge, Fairview, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie (Virene Building), Grimshaw/Berwyn, High Prairie, Manning, Peace River, Spirit River, Valleyview and other sites listed in Letter of Understanding #7. Not part of the Basic Rate of Pay; not paid for a month with more than 30 days of unpaid leave, disability or WCB absence | Per Month | $200.00 |
Mileage (car required for work) When the employer requires you to provide a car, or the highest non-taxable Canada Revenue Agency rate if greater. Letter of Understanding #29 sets $0.66 a kilometre after the first 5,000 km in a calendar year (Article 21.02(a)) | Per Km | $0.72 |
Mileage (own choice of car) When you choose to use your own car and it is not required, or the Government of Alberta rate if greater (Article 21.02(b)) | Per Km | $0.57 |
Camp Allowance Each day at an overnight client recreational or therapeutic activity, in addition to pay for the normal shift (Article 13.06) | Per Day | $40.00 |
Overtime & premium rates
Evening / Night ShiftFlat $
Flat amounts per hour, not percentage loadings, and not part of the Basic Rate of Pay. See the Allowances table
WeekendFlat $
A flat amount per hour for the 64 hours from 15:00 Friday, paid as well as any shift differential
Overtime200%
All overtime: time over 7.75 hours a day and work on days off
Named Holiday150%
All hours worked on the holiday, plus another day off (or pay at the Basic Rate of Pay)
Christmas Day, August Civic Holiday200%
All hours worked on the holiday, plus another day off
Overtime on a Named Holiday250% / 300%
300% on Christmas Day and the August Civic Holiday
Call-BackMin 3 h
At the overtime rate, for each call-back while on call
Holiday Pay In Lieu (part-time and casual)5%
Of the Basic Rate of Pay, instead of Named Holidays
Casual Vacation Pay6% to 12%
6%, plus 2% at each point where a full-time employee would reach 20, 25 and 30 vacation days
Notes
- •Rates are hourly, as printed in the Main Salary Schedule. Full-time hours are 7.75 a day and 38.75 a week (Article 12A.01). Annual figures here use 2,022.75 hours a year, the hours the agreement treats as a year for part-time and casual increments (Articles 14.02, 31.07), so read them as a guide.
- •The agreement runs to 31 March 2028. Each 1 April adds 3%. There is no ratification step shift in this agreement.
- •The agreement was ratified on 28 November 2025 (Letter of Understanding #29) and, except where stated, applies from then (Article 1.01), so the premiums and allowances shown are the amounts from that date. Earlier amounts are not shown.
- •Specialty LPN scales are printed for renal dialysis, operating room technicians, orthopaedic technicians and Connect Care credentialed trainers. The Personal Support Coordinator scale is printed separately with the same figures as the LPN scale.
- •Full-time LPNs move up a step after each year of service. Part-time and casual LPNs move up after 2,022.75 hours worked, then every 1,813.50 hours (Articles 14.02, 31.07).
- •The Basic Rate of Pay includes the 2% Long Service Pay Adjustment for 20 or more years of service with the employer (Letter of Understanding #25). There is no education allowance for LPNs. Shift and weekend premiums are not part of the Basic Rate of Pay.
- •All overtime is double time (Article 13): time over 7.75 hours a day, and work on days off for full-time staff. Casual LPNs are paid overtime after 7.75 hours in a day (Article 31.06). Banked overtime is capped at 38.75 hours. More than 4 hours of overtime after a shift earns a meal and snacks at no cost (provided, not paid).
- •An LPN temporarily assigned to a higher-paid classification for 2 consecutive hours or more is paid that classification's Basic Rate of Pay (Article 18.01).
- •Extended hours rosters (Article 40A): up to 11.25 paid hours a shift, 38.79 hours a week averaged, and no more than 12.25 hours on site.
- •Named Holidays (Article 22): New Year's Day, Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, August Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, plus a Floater for full-time staff, any day proclaimed a holiday by Alberta or Canada, and one municipal civic holiday. The holiday rate is paid for all hours worked on the holiday. Casual LPNs get the holiday rate for up to 7.75 hours, then the holiday overtime rate.
- •Part-time and casual LPNs receive 5% of the Basic Rate of Pay in lieu of Named Holidays (Articles 29C.04, 31.16). Casual LPNs also receive 6% vacation pay, rising by 2% at each point where a full-time employee would reach 20, 25 and 30 vacation days, to 12% (Article 31.17).
- •On call pays $7.00 an hour. A call-back pays the hours worked or 3 hours, whichever is longer, at the overtime rate, on top of the on-call pay. Telephone consultation is paid at the applicable rate on the total time spent, with a 30-minute minimum (Article 19).
- •Covers licensed practical nurses (and health care aides, not shown) at Alberta Health Services, Allen Gray Continuing Care Centre, Assisted Living Alberta, Cancer Care Alberta, Emergency Health Services, Health Shared Services, Lamont Health Care Centre, Primary Care Alberta and Recovery Alberta. Covenant Health LPNs are on a separate agreement that is not shown here.
- •Source: Collective Agreement between the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (Auxiliary Nursing Care) and the Multi-Employer group, 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2028 — albertahealthservices.ca
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