Ontario nursing pay rates
ONA / OHA Hospital Central · Apr 1 2025 – Mar 31 2027
Current
The 2025–2027 central agreement is ratified and in effect, with a 2.25 % increase effective April 1 2026. Note the night premium only applies where more than 2 hrs fall in night hours when worked with a day shift.
Shift premiums and multipliers
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Evening differentialPer hour, on qualifying evening shifts. | $2.25 |
| Night differentialPer hour, on qualifying night shifts. | $2.98 |
| Weekend premiumPer hour, on qualifying weekend hours. | $3.14 |
| In-charge / responsibility payPer hour while carrying the charge role. | $4.00 |
| Preceptor premiumPer hour while precepting. | $2.00 |
| Overtime — standard tourMultiplier on your base rate. | 1.5× |
| Overtime — extended tour, first hoursApplies to the first overtime hours on an extended tour. | 1.5× |
| Overtime — extended tour, remaining hoursApplies once the first overtime hours are used up. | 1.5× |
| Statutory holiday workedMultiplier for hours worked on a named holiday. | 1.5× |
| Super statutory holiday workedHigher rate on the agreement’s premium holidays. | 1.5× |
Tour lengths: 7.5 h and 11.25 h tours (Art. 13.01 / 13.02)
Check this against your own cheque
onWard holds these Ontario rates and applies them to the shifts you actually worked — evenings, nights, weekends, overtime at its own multiplier, statutory and super-stat pay, in-charge and preceptor hours, then deductions and net pay. Enter your own base rate and it works for RNs, RPNs and LPNs alike. Every figure is cited to the clause it comes from, so you can check the app’s work against your contract.
Sources
- National comparison of premiums, overtime, holidays and salary across all ten provincial agreements. Used to cross-check every province below.
- 2023–2025 central agreement; the 2025–2027 successor is in effect but still in draft form.