Ontario Public Servants Get 9.5% Pay Hike After Court Says Pay Cap Is Unconstitutional

Riders take a subway train on the Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, on April 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Thousands of public servants in Ontario are getting the highest wage increase in over 10 years after a court ruled a law capping wage increases was unconstitutional.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) says its bargaining team has successfully mediated a 9.5 percent increase over the next three years for 30,000 of its members. The increase includes a 1 percent increase for each year that was previously agreed upon.