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Canada · Core Public Administration classification · FY 2026

LP-02 Classification Salary

Law Practitioner — LP-02. Law Practitioner — federal prosecutors and legal counsel.

2026 salary range
$130,382$206,386
Annual base in CAD (C$). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1$130,382$10,865$63
2$136,509$11,376$66
3$142,922$11,910$69
4$149,642$12,470$72
5$156,674$13,056$75
6$164,036$13,670$79
7$171,748$14,312$83
8$179,821$14,985$86
9$188,273$15,689$91
10$197,120$16,427$95
11$206,386$17,199$99
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 LP-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 LP-02 make in the Canada federal government?

A LP-02 in the Canada federal civil service earns between $130,382 and $206,386 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Is the LP-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.