From: Heather Boon, Vice- Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
Date: July 25, 2025
Re: Implementation of Additional Salary Increases for Faculty & Librarians for the period July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024 Following Interest Arbitration Award & July 1, 2025 PTR/Merit (PDAD&C# 3)
Further to the joint announcement made on July 4, 2025, I am pleased to provide details concerning the implementation of salary increases for faculty members and librarians related to salary increases awarded in an interest arbitration award by Arbitrator Eli Gedalof (the award is available here) and the payment of July 1, 2025 PTR/merit.
Salary Increases
In order of application:
- An Across the Board (ATB) salary increase of 3.5% retroactive to July 1, 2023
- Calculation of the difference owing for July 1, 2024 PTR/Merit (payment retroactive to July 1, 2024)
- An ATB salary increase of 2.5% retroactive to July 1, 2024.
- Payment of July 1, 2025 PTR/Merit
With respect to 2025 ATB (retroactive to July 1, 2025), an agreement or award is anticipated in Fall 2025 and a further pay adjustment will be made at that time.
Overload Stipend Rate
- $20,420 (3.5% increase retroactive to July 1, 2023)
- $20,931 (2.5% increase retroactive to July 1, 2024)
PTR Mechanism for the Calculation of the Merit Pools for July 1, 2025
Merit (PTR and 5%) will be calculated using the PTR model that was used for the payment of July 2024 PTR, i.e., PTR pools are generated solely from the salary pools above and below the breakpoint.
Adjustments to Professional Expense Reimbursement Accounts (PERA)
Effective July 1, 2025, PERA accounts will be increased as follows:
| Full-time, Part-time | Pre-tenure faculty, during the pre-promotion pre-continuing status teaching stream, full-time continuing pre-permanent status librarians | Tenured faculty, continuing teaching stream, all other librarians, contract-limited term assignment (CLTAs), limited-term lecturers |
| Full-Time | $2,350 | $2,000 |
| Part-time (>=50%) | $1,885 | $1,600 |
| Part-time (20% to 49%) | $1,175 | $1,000 |
Please note that adjustments to PERA allocations will be made centrally before September, 2025. For full details on PERA for Faculty members and Librarians please review the related ServiceNow knowledge article.
Implementation Details
- The payment of the salary increases as laid out above will be implemented for the September 2025 monthly pay run.
- Adjustments to overload stipends should also be processed in the September 2025 monthly pay run.
- These updates will be made locally (PERA allocations will be made centrally).
- The adjusted breakpoints and increments have been updated and are available in the Salary Ranges table on the Academic Administrative Procedures Manual (AAPM).
- With respect to July 1, 2025 PTR, the PTR pool amounts are available in the Compensation Planning Tool (CPT) Phase 2. A communication has been circulated by the Planning and Budget Office.
- The full instructions regarding HRIS processing will be made available via the AMS listserv following the August 2025 monthly pay run and will provide details for the September 2025 monthly pay implementation.
- Alternatively, adjustments may be made in advance of the close of the August 2025 monthly pay run. These instructions will be made available via the AMS listserv in the upcoming weeks (including the dates of an early information session).
- The salary letter template is available on the AAPM Template page. Note: this is a comprehensive salary letter template that outlines all applicable increases. Please review the template in advance.
- Dean’s Office Academic HR colleagues may access the July 1, 2025 PTR Histogram Template via the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life Portal PTR Section.
Further information concerning the merit (PTR/5% merit) process is available on the AAPM Academic Salary Administration Page.
Further details on the awarded changes related to workload will be communicated separately.