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FO - FORESTRY GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

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

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FO
PAY NOTES

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

(2) The pay increment period for all employees, other than those paid in that part of the FO-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.

(3) For all employees paid in that part of the FO-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.

(4) An increase from that part of the FO-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.

(5) Every employee being paid in that part of the FO-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 anniversary of his appointment will have his performance reviewed at least annually thereafter.

MT - METEOROLOGY GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

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

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MT
PAY NOTES

(1) (a) Effective October 1, 2005, increase the scale of rates for employees being paid at the MT-1 by two point four per cent (2.4%) as reflected in scale of rates (A). Employees on the scale of rates shall be paid at a rate of pay two point four per cent (2.4%) higher than their former rate of pay rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(b) Effective October 1, 2006, increase the scale of rates for employees being paid at the MT-1 by two point five per cent (2.5%) as reflected in scale of rates (B). Employees on the scale of rates shall be paid at a rate of pay two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than their former rate of pay rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(2) Employees who have completed the requirement for a Master's degree in Meteorology (or equivalent degree and field as determined by the Employer), at a standard recognized by the Employer, will be paid not less than the salary shown at the fourth (4^th) step in the MT-2 scale of rates.

(3) The pay increment period for all employees is twelve (12) months, except in the case of employees paid in the MT-1 scale of rates. An employee being paid in the MT-1 scale of rates is not eligible for a pay increment.

PC - PHYSICAL SCIENCES GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

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

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PC
PAY NOTES

(1) Except as provided in pay note 3, an employee being paid in that part of the PC-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($l0) intermediate steps shall be paid effective October 1, 2005 in the "A" scale of rates of pay, at a rate which is two point four per cent (2.4%) higher than his/her former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(2) Except as provided in pay note 3, an employee being paid in that part of the PC-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps shall be paid effective October 1, 2006 in the "B" scale of rates of pay, at a rate which is two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his/her former rate of pay, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(3) An employee who was initially appointed to the part of the PC-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps 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 the initial appointment, except that no employee shall be paid less than the minimum rate of pay. Twelve months from the employee's initial appointment, the employee's rate of pay shall be adjusted by any economic increase which occurred to the fixed incremental portion of the PC-1 scale of rates during that twelve (12) month period, provided that the maximum rate of pay in the ten-dollar ($10) step portion of the PC-1 scale of rates is not exceeded.

(4) Every employee being paid in that part of the PC-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 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/her appointment will have a performance review at least annually thereafter.

(5) Except for those employees paid in that part of the PC-1 scale of rates identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps, a pay increment shall be to the next rate in the scale of rates.

(6) The pay increment date for a full-time or part-time employee appointed to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the public service after the date of signing of this Agreement, shall be the anniversary date of such appointment. The pay increment date for a full-time or part-time employee who was appointed to a position in the bargaining unit prior to the date of signing of this Agreement remains unchanged.

(7) For all employees paid in that part of the PC-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.

(8) An increase from that part of the PC-1 scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps to the first (1^st) step in the 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.

(9) For the purposes of transfer and promotion, the lowest pay increment in that part of the scale identified by ten-dollar ($10) intermediate steps is three hundred dollars ($300).

SG - SCIENTIFIC REGULATION GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

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

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SG-SRE
PAY NOTES

(1)(a) Effective October 1, 2005, increase the scale of rates for employees being paid at the SG-SRE-1 rates of pay by two point four per cent (2.4%) as reflected in scale of rates (A). Employees on this scale of rates shall be paid at a rate of pay that is two point four per cent (2.4%) higher than their former rate of pay rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(b) Effective October 1, 2006, increase the scale of rates for employees being paid at the SG-SRE-1 by two point five per cent (2.5%) as reflected in scale of rates (B). Employees on the scale of rates shall be paid at a rate of pay two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than their former rate of pay rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(2) Except for SG-SRE-1, the pay increment period for all employees is twelve (12) months.

(3) The pay increment period for all employees in the SG-SRE-1 scale of rates 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).

SG - PATENT EXAMINATION GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY

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

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SG-PAT
PAY NOTES

(1) An employee being paid in the SG-PAT-1 scale of rates shall be paid effective October 1, 2005 in the (A) scale of rates of pay at a rate that is two point four per cent (2.4%) higher than his former rate, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(2) An employee being paid in the SG-PAT-1 scale of rates shall be paid effective October 1, 2006 in the (B) scale of rates of pay at a rate that is two point five per cent (2.5%) higher than his former rate, rounded to the nearest ten dollars ($10).

(3) Notwithstanding pay note 1, an employee being paid in the SG-PAT-1 scale of rates who was initially appointed to the public service bargaining unit in 2005 and was paid a rate established to recognize that the employee was without experience commensurate with level SG-PAT-1 shall not have his/her rate of pay adjusted by virtue of the October 1, 2005 scale of rates.

(4) Except for SG-PAT-1, the pay increment period for all employees is twelve (12) months.

(5) The pay increment period for all employees in the SG-PAT-1 scale of rates 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).