TR Rates of Pay – Translation (Government of Canada)

TR rates of pay for all TR (Translation) levels in the Canadian federal public service, 2026. Salaries range from $67,270 to $137,916 across 5 levels. Category: Administrative. Source: Treasury Board collective agreements.

TR – Translation

$67,270 – $137,916

$2,587 – $5,304 biweekly (before deductions)

5 levels · Salary data from Treasury Board collective agreements

Rates effective from 2025-04-19 · Last verified 2026-04-16 · methodology

All TR Levels

Level	Steps	Step 1	Max Step
TR-01	5	$67,270	$74,249
TR-02	8	$73,555	$97,156
TR-03	7	$90,174	$114,350
TR-04	8	$98,895	$126,655
TR-05	5	$123,960	$137,916

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About the TR Classification

The TR (Translation) group covers translators, interpreters, and terminologists working for the federal government, primarily at the Translation Bureau within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). TR employees provide translation and interpretation services to Parliament, the courts, and all federal departments — ensuring that the Government of Canada operates fully in both official languages. This includes translating legislation, policy documents, ministerial speeches, and technical manuals between English and French.

TR-01 covers junior translators and those in training. TR-02 is the full working-level translator handling standard government texts. TR-03 covers senior translators who handle specialized or sensitive materials — legal texts, scientific reports, and international agreements. TR-04 and TR-05 are revision and management positions. Parliamentary interpreters, who provide real-time simultaneous interpretation in the House of Commons and Senate, are among the most skilled language professionals in the public service.

The TR group is represented by CAPE (Canadian Association of Professional Employees). Federal translation is a highly specialized field — TR employees are expected to produce publication-quality translations across a wide range of subject matter, from tax law to environmental science. The Translation Bureau has faced significant changes in recent years with the introduction of machine translation tools, but human translators remain essential for quality assurance, legal texts, and parliamentary proceedings where accuracy is paramount.

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