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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

AC-01 Classification Salary

Actuarial Science — AC-01.

2026 salary range
$87,938$154,237
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$87,938$7,328$42
2$91,492$7,624$44
3$95,040$7,920$46
4$98,587$8,216$47
5$102,823$8,569$49
6$107,039$8,920$51
7$111,024$9,252$53
8$114,841$9,570$55
9$118,675$9,890$57
10$123,125$10,260$59
11$127,746$10,646$61
12$132,363$11,030$64
13$137,751$11,479$66
14$143,041$11,920$69
15$148,533$12,378$71
16$154,237$12,853$74
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Beyond base: annual adjustments

Base tables understate real take-home. Canada federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the AC-01 base shown above.

Conditional adjustmentFormulaIf applied (min)If applied (max)
Bilingual bonus
CA$800/year for employees in bilingual-imperative positions who maintain required French/English proficiency. Not automatic — role-dependent.
$800 flat+$800+$800

Frequently asked

How much does a AC-01 make in the Canada federal government?

A AC-01 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $87,938 and $154,237 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the AC-01 classification the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) at https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/coll_agre/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) · Last verified 2026-04-17.