ND Rates of Pay – Nutrition & Dietetics (Government of Canada)

ND rates of pay for all ND (Nutrition & Dietetics) levels in the Canadian federal public service, 2026. Salaries range from $83,561 to $136,264 across 11 levels. Category: Health & Safety. Source: Treasury Board collective agreements.

ND – Nutrition & Dietetics

$83,561 – $136,264

$3,214 – $5,241 biweekly (before deductions)

11 levels · Salary data from Treasury Board collective agreements

Rates effective from 2025-10-01 · Last verified 2026-04-16 · methodology

All ND Levels

LevelStepsStep 1Max Step
ND-ADV-17$86,718$104,391
ND-ADV-27$97,953$119,129
ND-ADV-38$109,427$136,264
ND-DIT-19$83,561$102,264
ND-DIT-27$93,757$109,965
ND-DIT-37$100,845$118,708
ND-DIT-47$115,496$134,665
ND-HME-17$87,103$101,252
ND-HME-28$92,874$111,308
ND-HME-38$101,516$122,188
ND-HME-47$114,323$136,219

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About the ND Classification

The ND (Nutrition and Dietetics) group covers registered dietitians and nutritionists working in federal health programs. ND employees provide nutritional counselling, develop dietary programs, and manage food service operations at federal institutions including Canadian Armed Forces bases, Correctional Service of Canada facilities, Veterans Affairs treatment centres, and Indigenous Services Canada health programs. Their work ensures that populations under federal care receive appropriate nutrition.

ND encompasses sub-groups including ND-ADV (Nutrition Advisory), ND-DIT (Dietary Technicians), and ND-HME (Home Economics). ND-ADV covers registered dietitians providing clinical nutrition counselling and policy advice. ND-DIT covers food service technicians managing institutional kitchens. ND-HME covers home economics specialists working in community nutrition programming, particularly in Indigenous communities.

The ND group is represented by PSAC under the Health Services (SH) collective agreement. Federal nutrition work is diverse: military dietitians design meal plans for operational deployments, correctional dietitians manage food service for thousands of inmates, and community nutritionists in Indigenous communities address food security challenges in remote northern locations. The group is relatively small but fills essential functions in every federal institution that serves meals.

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