CPT5.01
Casual part-time employees will receive four percent (4%) of gross pay added to the employee’s regular pay in lieu of vacation leave with pay.
CPT5.02
4.6% of gross pay, not including vacation pay, shall be added to the employee’s regular pay to compensate for the holidays defined in Article 14.01 of the Collective Agreement. When the employee is required to work on any of these holidays, the employee shall be paid at one and one half (1-1/2) times the basic hourly rate for all hours worked in addition to the 4.6%.
CPT5.03
The entitlements under CPT5.01 and CPT5.02 shall not be compounded.
CPT4.01
(a) A casual part-time employee shall be scheduled to work no more than thirty (30) hours in each calendar week.
(b) A casual part-time employee shall be paid one and one-half (1-1/2) times the basic hourly rate for authorized hours of work (computed to the nearest half hour) in excess of the normal scheduled work day for that location, i.e., 8, 9, 10, or 12-hour shift.
(c) The Employer will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any casual part-time officer’s hours do not exceed the thirty-hour (30) maximum per week unless operationally necessary. The Employer will provide the Association a quarterly report of hours of work and duties for casual part-time officers.
CPT3.01
The Employer agrees to pay and the Association agrees to accept for the term of this Collective Agreement the rate of pay for all casual part-time employees as equivalent to that of the CSO3.
SHIFT PREMIUM
CPT3.02
(a) Up to and including June 30, 2019, a shift premium of ninety-eight (98) cents per hour shall be paid for all hours worked at or after 4:00 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m.
Effective July 1, 2019, a shift premium of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour shall be paid for all hours worked at or after 4:00 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m.
(b) Shift premium shall not be considered as part of an employee’s basic hourly rate.
CPT2.01
Where an employee receives an official notice, and is required by the employer to serve as a witness for an OPP related matter incurred in the carrying out of the employee’s duties on behalf of the OPP, the employee will identify the date(s) required to attend. The supervisor will schedule the employee to attend as part of the employee’s regular working schedule.
CPT1.01
The only terms of the Collective Agreement that apply to casual part-time employees are those that are set out below.
CPT1.02
The following Articles of the Collective Agreement shall also apply to casual part-time employees:
ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION
ARTICLE 2 NO DISCRIMINATION/WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
ARTICLE 3 THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE NEGOTIATING AND ARBITRATION BOARD
ARTICLE 4 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 26 DEDUCTION OF ASSOCIATION DUES
ARTICLE 28 NEW EMPLOYEES
ARTICLE 34 LEGAL INDEMNIFICATION
ARTICLE 41 DURATION
LETTER OF INTENT #4
A)
Effective January 1, 2025 the salary or all Uniform employees shall be:
CS05 Recruit Constable (Period of Training) rate of pay;
CS04 0-12 months receive the 4th class rate of pay;
CS03 12-24 months receive the 3rd class rate of pay;
CS02 24-36 months receive the 2nd class rate of pay;
CS01 3 plus years receive the first class rate of pay;
B)
Until December 31, 2024, the following salary progression shall remain in effect:
For the first two months at the rank of 3rd Class Constable, a constable will receive the 4th class rate of pay;
For the first four months at the rank of 2nd Class Constable, a constable will receive the 3rd class rate of pay; and
For the first six months at the rank of 1st Class Constable, a constable will receive the 2nd class rate of pay.
C)
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.
The full Uniform Members salary schedule tables can be found on pages 79–82 of the collective agreement.
Across-the-Board Wage Increases
The salary schedules for Uniformed Officers for January 1, 2023 through to December 31, 2026 are attached. The following Across-the-Board Wage increases are applicable:
| January 1, 2023 | 4.75% |
| January 1, 2024 | 4.50% |
| January 1, 2025 | 2.75% |
| January 1, 2026 | 2.75% |
Corresponding percentage increases to apply to all Uniform classifications.
Corresponding percentage increases to apply to Cadets.
Provincial Responsibility Incentive (PRI)
The Provincial Responsibility Incentive shall be applied to all classifications at the rank of First Class Constable and above structured as follows:
- 3% of the First Class Constable rate from the commencement of the 8th year of service to the completion of the 16th year of continuous service.
- 6% of the First Class Constable rate from the commencement of the 17th year of continuous service and continues through to the completion of the 22nd year of continuous service.
- 9% of the First Class Constable rate from the commencement of the 23rd year of continuous service and continues until service terminates.
The PRI will be considered as basic pay for the purposes of pension contributions and premium calculation (e.g. overtime, statutory holidays, vacation). It is not included in base salary for the purposes of calculating annual increases.
* The Provincial Responsibility Incentive is to recognize the contribution made by OPPA members to provincial policing across the province.
For employees hired prior to January 1, 2009, service for the purposes of the Provincial Responsibility Incentive (PRI) only will be composed of both continuous service with the Ontario Provincial Police and previous unbroken, full-time continuous service as a uniform officer with:
- (a) a Police force which is amalgamated with the OPP;
- (b) the Canadian Forces Military Police;
- (c) the OPP Administered First Nations Police;
- (d) any other Canadian Police Service.
For all other employees, service will be composed of only continuous service with the Ontario Provincial Police.
Increments Within the Salary Range
The Commissioner may grant a regular increase in salary to a member by advancing the member from one step of the salary range to the next step annually or semi-annually as prescribed by the salary schedule applicable, if the work of the member has been performed satisfactorily.
The Commissioner may grant an accelerated increase to a member by advancing the member two steps of the salary range at the time of a regular increase, or by granting an increase of one step before the time for a regular increase, if:
- (a) the performance of work by the member has been exceptional as established by a performance rating report; and
- (b) the member has not previously been granted an accelerated increase while in the same salary range.
The granting of an accelerated increase before the time for a regular increase shall not be considered in determining the anniversary date for the purpose of regular increase.
CS05 Special Adjustment
The rate for CS05 will be increased by a special adjustment of 3% effective January 1, 2007, prior to any across the board increase, and the across the board increase will be compounded on the special adjustment.
41.01
The Collective Agreement covers the period from January 1, 2023 until December 31, 2026. The effective date of any provisions under this Collective Agreement shall be the date of ratification, unless otherwise specified herein. This Collective Agreement shall continue in effect until December 31, 2026, and during negotiation or arbitration for its renewal or revision.
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(a) The Employer shall continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees. It is agreed that both the Employer and the Association shall co-operate to the fullest extent possible in the prevention of injury and in the reasonable promotion of safety and health of all employees.
(b) The Employer shall provide safety equipment and protective clothing where it requires that such equipment or clothing be worn by its employees.
39.01
Effective January 1, 2013, the Employer will pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium of the Long Term Income Protection Plan (LTIP).
39.02
Effective January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the total monthly payment for employees in receipt of LTIP under the Employer’s Plan shall be increased by up to two percent (2%) based on the average annual increase in the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI) as published by Statistics Canada each January.
39.03
Employees have the right to appeal the denial of LTIP benefits to a Joint LTIP Benefits Review Committee in addition to the right to appeal directly to the carrier.