Ontario Public Service

Bill 124 Remedy

First Published: March 13, 2024
Last Updated: September 11, 2024

What is the Bill 124 remedy?

In January 2024, AMAPCEO secured an arbitrated remedy for members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) who were affected by the government’s unconstitutional Bill 124. Individual salaries and salary ranges for OPS members will increase by:
- April 1, 2022: 2%
- April 1, 2023: 2.5%
- April 1, 2024: 2%
This is in addition to the across-the-board wage increases that the union negotiated as part of the 2022–2025 AMAPCEO-OPS Collective Agreement:
- April 1, 2022: 1%
- April 1, 2023: 1%
- April 1, 2024: 1%
The arbitrator also awarded special compensation adjustments to AMAPCEO members working in the following nursing positions:
- Clinical Nurse Advisor;
- Nurse Case Manager;
- Senior Nurse Consultant; and
- Nurse Advisor.
Salary schedules that include both the negotiated wage increases and the Bill 124 remedy are available on the OPS Collective Agreement page.

Everyone who worked in an AMAPCEO-represented position in the Ontario Public Service between April 1, 2022 and today.
This remedy does not apply to any other bargaining unit.

If your time working in an AMAPCEO-represented position in the OPS ended between April 1, 2022 and April 1, 2024 due to retirement, leaving the OPS, or was limited because you were on a secondment, you are entitled to the remedy for the period you spent working in the AMAPCEO-represented position.

If you retired between April 1, 2022 and April 1, 2024, there may be an impact on your pension amounts once your final annual salaries have been recalculated.
The OPS Employer will provide new information to the Ontario Pension Board as soon as possible.

The OPS Employer finished updating salary rates to include our negotiated wage increases and the Bill 124 remedy salary adjustments on August 29, 2024.
- Updated salary schedules are available at amapceo.on.ca/ops
The OPS Employer started processing retroactive pay with the September 12, 2024 pay period. It anticipates continuing throughout fall 2024.
This timeline is earlier than anticipated and comes after AMAPCEO pressured the OPS Employer to process salary increases and retroactive pay as soon as possible.
- More than 6,500 members signed a petition calling for an end to pay delays.
- This matter was a top priority for the union at the AMAPCEO–Central Employee Relations Committee table.
AMAPCEO has filed an Association Dispute against the OPS Employer over the delay in the negotiated wage increases.

If you’re still working for the OPS, you will receive the retroactive remedy pay as an add-on to your regular paycheque.
If you are no longer in the OPS, but are eligible for the remedy, the OPS Employer will contact you directly to arrange payment.

At AMAPCEO's insistence, the OPS Employer will make a report of their calculations on your salary adjustments available to you through WIN. For some members, the adjustments may take several pay periods to be completely implemented.
If the adjustments you receive appear to be inaccurate (too little or too much), contact your OPS Human Resources payroll representative. If you need assistance locating or contacting that person, your manager should be able to assist you.
And if you are still unable to resolve payroll issues related to the remedy, contact an AMAPCEO Workplace Representative for assistance.
If you accidentally receive more than you are supposed to, the OPS Employer will request the overage be returned.

Please contact your OPS Human Resources payroll representative. If you need assistance locating or contacting that person, your manager should be able to assist you.
If, come mid-August, you are still unable to resolve payroll issues related to your salary adjustments, contact an AMAPCEO Workplace Representative for assistance.