Rates of Pay

Rates of pay for students are determined by the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada (PSHRMAC) and are subject to change.

Secondary students must be paid at the regional hourly pay rate indicated in the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Students.

Post-secondary student pay rates are influenced by the following variables:

1. Rates for post-secondary students are based on the student's current academic level (i.e. college, university- undergraduate, master's, doctorate). For example, a student pursuing a Bachelor's degree is paid according to the University/ Undergraduate student pay structure, whereas students pursuing a college diploma will be paid according to the College/Cégep structure.
2. Since there is a range of salaries, the rate of pay selected should allow for a meaningful progression in the salary range on subsequent assignments. At the discretion of the manager, pay at any step above the minimum may be paid:
   • to students who are re-employed as defined by the Public Service Commission (PSC); or
   • to students who possess some previous relevant work experience; or
   • where there is a shortage of students in the field of study required; or
   • when a university degree or year of study is required as a prerequisite for another program, such as a bachelor of Law, Education, Medicine, Pharmacy or Veterinary Sciences program; or
   • to students who have completed more than one year of study in their present academic program.
3. A pre-university course/program taken at a university is to be remunerated at the college/cégep level.
4. A student who has completed a university degree and continues his/her studies at the college level in a related field of study shall be paid at the step in the salary range for university undergraduate studies which is not less than the salary earned in the previous year.
5. A student who has completed a university degree and continues his/her studies at the college level in an unrelated field of study shall be paid at the step in the salary range for college studies.

Please note that some departmental programs use separate pay rates.

Students working at an isolated post may be entitled to an isolated-post allowance.

For more information on student rates of pay, refer to the Terms and Conditions of Employment for Students or contact the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada at: student.etudiant@tbs-sct.gc.ca