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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

FO-02 Classification Salary

Forestry — FO-02.

2026 salary range
$93,148$115,056
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$93,148$7,762$45
2$96,046$8,004$46
3$99,114$8,260$48
4$102,512$8,543$49
5$105,580$8,798$51
6$108,609$9,051$52
7$111,636$9,303$54
8$115,056$9,588$55
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 FO-02 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 FO-02 make in the Canada federal government?

A FO-02 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $93,148 and $115,056 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the FO-02 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.