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**APPENDIX "A"

AC - ACTUARIAL SCIENCE GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

A) Effective October 1, 2005
B) Effective October 1, 2006
(Arbitral Award - October 5, 2006)

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AC
PAY NOTES

(1) The pay increment period for all employees paid in the AC-1 to AC-3 scales of rates is twelve (12) months.

(2) AC-1 Pay Scale: Subject to notes (a) to (f) below, AC-1 employees are paid at the appropriate rate in relation to the number of courses and years of experience acquired.

AG - AGRICULTURE GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

X) Effective October 1, 2005 - Restructure
A) Effective October 1, 2005
B) Effective October 1, 2006
(Arbitral Award - October 5, 2006)

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AG
PAY NOTES

(1) An employee being paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid:

(2) Effective October 1, 2005, prior to any other pay revision which occurs on that date, employees at the AG-3 level shall be paid in the "X" scale of rates at the rate of pay which is immediately below the employee's former rate of pay.

(3) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(4) For all employees paid in that part of the AG-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, the pay increment period is six (6) months and a pay increment shall be three hundred dollars ($300), or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, provided that the last rate in that part of the scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is not exceeded.

(5) An increase from that part of the AG-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(6) Every employee being paid in that part of the AG-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

BI - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

X) Effective October 1, 2005 - Restructure
A) Effective October 1, 2005
B) Effective October 1, 2006
(Arbitral Award - October 5, 2006)

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BI
PAY NOTES

(1) An employee being paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid:

(2) Effective October 1, 2005, prior to any other pay revision which occurs on that date, employees at the BI-3 level shall be paid in the "X" scale of rates at the rate of pay which is immediately below the employee's former rate of pay.

(3) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(4) For all employees paid in that part of the BI-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, the pay increment period is six (6) months and a pay increment shall be three hundred dollars ($300), or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, provided that the last rate in that part of the scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is not exceeded.

(5) An increase from that part of the BI-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(6) Every employee being paid in that part of the BI-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first (1^st) step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

CH - CHEMISTRY GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

X) Effective October 1, 2005 - Restructure
A) Effective October 1, 2005
B) Effective October 1, 2006
(Arbitral Award - October 5, 2006)

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CH
PAY NOTES

(1) An employee being paid in that part of the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid:

(2) An employee who was initially appointed to the ten ($10) dollar step portion of the CH-1 scale of rates shall not have his/her rate of pay adjusted as a result of an economic increase for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of his/her initial appointment, except that no employee shall be paid less than the minimum rate of pay. On the date which is twelve (12) months from the employee's initial appointment, the employee's rate of pay shall be adjusted by any economic increase to the fixed incremental portion of the CH-1 scale of rates which occurred during that twelve (12) month period, provided that the maximum rate of pay in the ten-dollar ($10) step portion of the CH-1 scale of rates is not exceeded.

(3) Effective October 1, 2005 employees at the CH-3 level shall be paid in the "X" scale of rates at the rate of pay which is immediately below the employee's rate of pay.

(4) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, is twelve (12) months and a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(5) The pay increment period for all employees in the CH-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is six (6) months and the minimum pay increment shall be three hundred dollars ($300) or such higher amount that the Employer may determine, or such lesser amount that brings the employee's rate to the maximum of the pay range. For the purposes of transfer and promotion, the lowest pay increment is three hundred dollars ($300).

(6) An increase from that part of the CH-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale shall take place on the date on which the Employer certifies that the employee should be paid at that rate.

(7) Every employee being paid in that part of the CH-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps will have his/her performance reviewed by the Employer within two (2) years of his/her appointment to that part of the scale with a view to ascertaining whether the employee should be paid at the first step in the fixed incremental part of the scale. On the basis of this review, the Employer will decide whether to certify that the employee should be paid at that point in time at the first (1^st) step in that part of the scale. An employee who continues to be paid in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps after the second (2^nd) anniversary of his appointment will have his/her performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

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CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY (CBSA) EMPLOYEES

(a) For employees that transferred from CRA to CBSA whose CRA rates of pay were maintained, the new rate of pay effective October 1, 2005 shall be the step in the TB salary scale for the applicable group and level, which is closest to but not less than the CRA rate the employee was receiving on date of transfer and the employee will receive a lump sum equal to the difference between the value of the economic increase and the actual increase in salary.

(b) Should there be no such rate, the employee's CRA rate of pay shall be maintained until such time as the CRA rate can be integrated into the TB salary scale.

(c) Effective October 1, 2005, where the CRA rate of pay cannot be integrated into the revised TB salary scale as per (b) above, the employee shall receive a lump sum equal to 2.4% of the employee's salary and the CRA rate shall be maintained.

(d) Effective October 1, 2006, for employees subject to (b) above, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the rate in the TB salary scale which is closest to but not less than the maintained CRA rate the employee was receiving, and the employee will receive a lump sum equal to the difference between the value of the economic increase and the actual increase in salary.

(e) Effective October 1, 2006, where the CRA rate of pay cannot be integrated into the revised TB salary scale as per (d) above, the employee shall receive a lump sum equal 2.5% of the employee's salary and the CRA rate shall be maintained.