Kitchener Fire pay grid
All Full-Time Fire Fighters, Full-Time Communication Operators, Full-Time Communication Officers, Full-Time Mechanics, Full-Time Alarm Technicians, Full-Time Direct Detect Coordinator/Technician (and other positions referenced in Article 1:03) of the Kitchener Fire Department, with the exception of the Fire Chief and the Deputy Chief (Article 1 - Employees Covered).
What this step buys
An estimate, not an approval. Send it over and we will confirm it against your own stubs.
Ask Jeff and EmilyThis agreement expires within the year. The rates above keep applying past the expiry date while a new agreement is bargained, and any increase is normally backdated. If your file closes around then, it is worth flagging.
Collective agreement, Appendix A - Classifications wage table, 2026 Rates column (Jan. 1, 2026, 2.75% increase), pages 47-48 per internal pagination. 5th Class Fire Fighter Max step ($71,779) omitted in favour of Step 1 ($65,798) as the entry probationary-adjacent rate; both are printed in the document.. Open the source. Base pay only. Premiums, overtime and paid duty are not in this table. Confirm against your own stub before relying on it.
Increases already negotiated
How 1st class fire fighter pay moves across the rest of this agreement. These are printed in the schedule, not a forecast.
Already have a mortgage
Rate and balance are on your renewal letter or your online banking. We will read the rest of it with you.
Have us check itWhat a lender does with this
Base pay off the grid is the easy part. On a frontline file the rest of the T4 is where approvals are won or lost.
Where this sits
Mudrick Mortgages, BRX Mortgage Inc.
Newmarket, Ontario. Serving Ontario.
Buying or renewing in Ontario?
Book a call, or send us your grid and we will come back with the number.