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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

AI-01 Classification Salary

Air Traffic Control — AI-01. Air Traffic Control (Nav Canada).

2026 salary range
$65,761$100,261
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$65,761$5,480$32
2$69,294$5,775$33
3$72,828$6,069$35
4$76,356$6,363$37
5$79,893$6,658$38
6$83,426$6,952$40
7$86,965$7,247$42
8$90,491$7,541$44
9$94,030$7,836$45
10$100,261$8,355$48
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 AI-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 AI-01 make in the Canada federal government?

A AI-01 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $65,761 and $100,261 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the AI-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.