CPT9.01
There shall be ongoing discussion between the parties to this Collective Agreement on the casual part-time program in areas related to budget allocation, employee qualifications, and work assignments.
CPT9.02
Specific requirements with respect to such things as qualifications, experience, training, and previous job performance shall be as outlined in OPP policy. Changes to the policy will be subject to discussions pursuant to clause C9.01.
CPT9.03
Casual part-time police officers may be utilized in work assignments as designated by the detachment or unit commander, with the understanding that should a situation arise that requires immediate action they will be expected to respond as fully qualified police officers.
30.01
An employee who is stationed at one of the following work locations, and who is a non-resident of that location, shall receive an allowance in accordance with the chart below. For clarity, an employee receiving an incentive described in Article 33 shall not be entitled to an allowance pursuant to this Article.
| Location | Weekly Rate |
|---|---|
| Armstrong | $45.00 |
| Atikokan | $37.50 |
| Big Trout Lake (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) | $45.00 |
| Blind River – East Algoma | $25.00 |
| Chapleau | $37.50 |
| Cochrane | $25.00 |
| Dryden | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Ear Falls | $40.00 |
| Elliot Lake – East Algoma | $25.00 |
| Englehart | $25.00 |
| Espanola | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Fort Frances | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Greenstone | $37.50 |
| Gore Bay | $37.50 |
| Hearst | $37.50 |
| Hornpayne | $40.00 |
| Ignace | $40.00 |
| Iroquois Falls | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Kapuskasing | $25.00 |
| Kenora | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Kirkland Lake | $25.00 |
| Little Current | $37.50 |
| Manitouwadge | $40.00 |
| Marathon | $37.50 |
| Moosonee | $45.00 |
| Nipigon | $25.00 |
| Noelville | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| North Caribou Lake (Weagamow Lake) | $45.00 |
| Pickle Lake | $45.00 |
| Pikangikum | $45.00 |
| Rainy River | $37.50 |
| Red Lake | $37.50 |
| Schreiber | $37.50 |
| Shabaqua | $25.00 |
| Sioux Lookout | $37.50 |
| Smooth Rock Falls | $37.50 |
| Temagami | $25.00 |
| Temiskaming Shores | $25.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
| Thessalon | $25.00 |
| Wapekeka | $45.00 |
| Wawa | $37.50 |
| White River | $40.00 |
For purposes of this Article, “work location” is defined as the address of the working place at which the employee is normally stationed or, in certain special cases, another location designated as headquarters by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee.
The following letters can be found in the full Civilian Collective Agreement PDF:
| Letter | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Letter of Understanding – The Amalgamation and Consolidation of OPP Communication Centres | 168–171 |
| Letter of Intent No. 1 – OPS Learn and Work Program | 172–173 |
| Letter of Intent No. 2 – Pay Equity | 174 |
| Letter of Intent No. 3 – OPP Recruitment Initiatives in Diverse Communities | 175 |
| Letter of Intent No. 4 – Association Honoraria as Pensionable Earnings | 176 |
| Letter of Intent No. 5 – Use of Term Classified | 177 |
| Letter of Intent No. 6 – Temporary Assignments to Non-Bargaining Positions | 178 |
| Letter of Intent No. 7 – Enhanced Benefit Package | 179 |
| Letter of Intent No. 8 – Meal and Kilometric Allowance | 180–194 |
| Letter of Intent No. 9 – Civilian Employee Training | 195 |
| Letter of Intent No. 10 – Joint LTIP Benefits Review Committee | 196–197 |
| Letter of Intent No. 11 – Joint Employment Accommodation | 198–199 |
| Letter of Intent No. 12 – Joint Local Accommodation | 200–201 |
| Letter of Intent No. 13 – Job Descriptions and Requests for Review | 202 |
| Letter of Intent No. 14 – Grievance Resolution Pilot Committee | 203–207 |
| Letter of Intent No. 15 – Integrated Mental Health Program | 208 |
| Letter of Intent No. 15, Amendment June 26, 2024 – Encompass Mental Health Program | 209–210 |
| Letter of Intent No. 16 – Occupational Medicine | 211 |
| Letter of Intent No. 17 – Notice Letter Vacation Accumulation | 212 |
| Letter of Intent No. 18 – Pay in Lieu of Vacation | 213 |
EPR1.01
The Relocation Expenses Directive applies as follows:
(a) Where the Employer relocates an operation’s headquarters to a location beyond 40 kilometres and a Regular employee chooses to accept the change in headquarters, the Employer will pay the employee expenses in accordance with the Employer’s Relocation Expenses Directive and Guidelines.
(b) Employee relocations as a result of competitions will be considered voluntary, not employer requested. Relocation expenses will be paid, however, if the successful candidate is a Regular employee, falls within the area of search and moves more than 125 kilometres to accept the position. If the move is less than 125 kilometres as determined by the Relocation Expenses Directive and Guidelines, the employee will be required to bear their own relocation costs.
(D) Civilian to Uniform
Any civilian member of the O.P.P. and any civilian employee of the Ontario Public Service who is hired by the Employer as a Probationary Constable or Constable shall remain at the same rate of pay as they had been receiving immediately prior to being hired as a uniform member, unless the rate of pay is lower than the rate of pay of their new uniform member position.
Any civilian member to whom the above paragraph applies shall remain at that same rate of pay until such time as they would have been entitled to a higher rate of pay within their new uniform member position based on their anniversary date in the new position, at which time, the uniform member shall commence receiving the rate of pay commensurate with the length of service spent in the uniform member position.
OPPA Civilian Salary Schedule
The OPPA Civilian Salary Schedule can be found in the full OPPA Civilian Collective Agreement.
(C) Special Adjustments and Classification Notes
Special Adjustments and classification notes shall be applicable to classifications within the OPPA Civilian bargaining unit, as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, one-time special adjustments to the following classifications, to be applied prior to the January 1, 2025 salary increases set out above:
a) Communications Operator (C0002) and Lead Communications Operator (C0014) – 15%
b) Special Constables:
i. Queens Park Security and GHQ Security (C0115 and C0021) and Team Lead Security (C0162) – 15%
ii. Court Officer (C0003) – 20%
iii. Offender Transport (C0019) and Senior Offender Transport (C0083) – 8%
c) Fleet/Garage (Tractor Trailer Driver) – 25%
(B) Communications Operators
- Effective January 1, 2025, the Communications Team Performance Incentive (CPTI) for Communications Operators (Schedule I – Wages, (B)) will be deleted.
Provincial Communications Centre (PCC) Premium
- Effective September 1, 2024, and subject to the conditions below, any member assigned to and working in a Provincial Communications Centre (“PCC”), including Communications Operators (C0002), and Lead Communications Operators (C0014), with five (5) years of full-time service (or equivalent) shall receive, in addition to other remuneration already outlined in the collective agreement, a PCC Premium of 3% of their base salary rate.
- In the case where the member has not been performing PCC duties for more than 30 continuous calendar days, the PCC Premium shall be suspended and shall be reinstated once the member returns to active PCC duties.
- The PCC Premium will be considered as base salary for the purposes of pension contributions and premium calculation (e.g. overtime, statutory holidays, vacation, insurance and related benefits, etc.). It is not included in base salary for the purposes of calculating annual increases.
(A) Salary Schedules
The salary schedules for civilian employees for January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026 are attached. Effective January 1, 2023, the new salary rates for all classifications shall be contained in the salary schedule. Employees progress through to the final step of a job classification based on merit and normal salary administration rules. The following Across-the-Board Wage increases are applicable:
| Effective Date | Across-the-Board Wage Increase |
|---|---|
| January 1, 2023 | 4.75% |
| January 1, 2024 | 4.50% |
| January 1, 2025 | 2.75% |
| January 1, 2026 | 2.75% |
TC1.01
The following provisions of this Collective Agreement apply to term classified employees:
| Article 1 | Recognition |
| Article 2 | No Discrimination/Workplace Harassment |
| Article 4 | Grievance Procedure |
| Article 25 | Deduction of Association Dues |
| Article 44 | Duration |
TC1.02
In no case shall any provision of this Collective Agreement apply to term classified employees except as provided under Article TC1.01 (Term Classified Employees).
SE1.01
A student is a Fixed-Term employee occupying a “student position” during their regular school, college or university vacation period, or in an Ontario Public Service (OPS) Special Youth and/or Student Employment Program during their regular school, college or university session or vacation period or occupying a “co-operative education student position” under a co-operative education program.
SE1.02
A “regular vacation period” within the meaning of a student position includes summer vacation, inter-semester breaks, academic breaks, December Holidays, the holidays in Article 18.01 (Holidays) and a period of time of six (6) months following completion of the requirements for graduation from an educational institution.
SE1.03
A “student position” or “co-operative education student position” is a Fixed-Term position with terms and conditions specifically applicable to students.
SE1.04
A co-operative educational training program within the meaning of “co-operative education student position” is a co-operative education training program in a college, university or other post-secondary institution.
SE1.05
Effective January 1, 2009, if a Co-Operative Education Student is subsequently appointed to a position in the Ontario Public Service, the time period(s) that they were employed in a “co-operative education student position” will be calculated towards their continuous service date provided that the date of the first appointment to the regular or fixed-term service falls within a period of time of twelve (12) months following completion of the requirements for graduation from an educational institution.
Wage Rates
SE1.06.01
Students in post-secondary Co-operative Programs will be paid a percentage of the entry level of the appropriate classification specified in this Memorandum, as follows:
| Work Term | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60% |
| 2 | 64% |
| 3 | 68% |
| 4 | 72% |
| 5 | 76% |
| 6 | 80% |
SE1.06.02
Students in Special Employment Programs shall be paid the minimum wage rate, as set out below:
January 1, 2018: $14.00 per hour
In the event that there is a legislated increase to the minimum wage in Ontario and students in Special Employment Programs have a minimum hourly rate of pay that falls below the minimum wage, students in Special Employment Programs will receive the new hourly rate of pay.
SE1.06.03
Students hired into student positions other than those hired under Articles SE1.06.01 and SE1.06.02, shall be paid according to a two-level system.
SE1.06.04
The Employer will determine the level for each student position, taking into account the different skill levels required and types of employment opportunities for students in their employment within the Ontario Public Service.
SE1.06.05
Level 1
Jobs under Level 1 will reflect work that is routine and limited in complexity. These jobs may require additional supervision (e.g. team lead) and do not require a special skill level.
Level 2
Jobs under Level 2 will involve work that is more varied and complex in nature. The jobs typically require knowledge from a related area of study and increased level of skills. These jobs require limited supervision as students are required to work independently. If the job requires a licence or certificate (e.g. first aid certificate, equipment operators’ licence/certificate), it is automatically assigned to Level 2.
SE1.06.06
During the term of this Collective Agreement rates for these two levels are:
January 1, 2018:
Level 1: $14.00
Level 2: $14.85
In the event that there is a legislated increase to the minimum wage in Ontario and students at Level 1 have a minimum hourly rate of pay that falls below the minimum wage, students at Level 1 will receive the new hourly rate of pay.
Students at Level 2 rate of pay shall be adjusted to an amount that is $0.85 greater than the new Level 1 student rate of pay.
SE1.06.07
A student hired into a position established in the Regular service shall be paid according to the classification range applicable to a position in that part of the public service. For greater clarity, this includes students backfilling a Regular position during the incumbent’s leave of absence and students filling a vacant Regular position for a limited duration.
SE1.06.08
The following Articles shall apply to student employees as defined in Article SE1.01:
| Article 1 | Recognition |
| Article 2 | No Discrimination/Workplace Harassment |
| Article 4 | Grievance Procedure |
| Article 25 | Deduction of Association Dues (Article 25 ceases to apply effective May 28, 2003) |
| Article 47 | Duration |
SE1.07
No provisions of this Collective Agreement other than those included in this Part shall apply to students.