OPSEU/SEFPO membership comes with dues that are among the very lowest in the country. We do more for you – for less. Our dues are 1.375% of your gross salary.
There are no initiation fees, dues are 100% tax deductible and you do not pay any union dues until you have bargained your first collective agreement.
The simple math, for every $1000.00 you earn your dues are just $13.75.
A small price to pay and here’s what you get in return:
- Have your pay reflect your skills, experience and contributions
- Improved benefits & workload
- Greater job security
- Protections from being fired without just cause
- Ensure a safer and healthier workplace
- Allows you more say in the shifts and days you work
- Protections from discrimination, harassment and violence
- Provide fairness and transparency in hiring and promotions
In addition, OPSEU/SEFPO members also enjoy the following attractive discounts and special rates
- OPSEU/SEFPO Group, Home, Auto and Travel Insurance
- Baka Wireless and Bell Mobility (significantly reduced mobile devices and exclusive rate plans)
- CAA special offers
- Personal Liability Insurance ($1,000,000.00 for as low as $30.00)
- Park’n Fly Discounts
- Ontario Science Centre Discounts
- Fallsview Indoor Water Park Special Packages
- Via Rail Discounts
- Royal Ontario Museum Discounts
- Toronto FC Discount Tickets
- Omnimax Theatre Discount Tickets
Guidelines for OPSEU/SEFPO Dues Calculation
OPSEU/SEFPO dues are calculated at 1.375 per cent of all wage income, wage allowances and lump sum payments.
This guideline has been prepared based on the information available at the time and does not limit any future interpretation of wages for dues calculation purposes.
Dues Generators
1.375 per cent (%) of the following wage-related income, allowances, and lump sum payments to be included in the dues calculation:
- Awards – Grievance (Wage Related Awards/Settlements), Reclassification, Pay Equity
- Basic Salary
- Bereavement Leave with Pay
- Bonus – Bilingual
- Bonus – Year End
- Callback Pay
- Call In Pay
- Coordinator Allowance
- Custodial Responsibility Allowance
- Education Bonus
- Employer EI Savings Rebate
- Heritage Day (To be replaced by Flag
Day) - Honorarium (Includes stay late, etc.)
- Isolation Pay
- Jury Duty (Employer Paid)
- Lead Hand Premiums
- Maternity/Parental Top Up
- Mechanic Rate
- Occasional 11th Month Allowance
- On Call Pay
- Overtime Pay
- Overtime/Used/Lieu Time
- Pay Equity
- Pay In Lieu of Vacation/Stat Holiday Pay Pay In Lieu of Notice
- Perfect Attendance
- Permanent Wage Enhancement for Direct Support Workers
- Reporting Pay
- Retiring Allowance – Pending
- Retro Hourly
- Retro Overtime
- Senior College Master Allowance
- Separation/Termination/Severance Allowance Pay
- Shift Premiums
- Sick Leave Pay-Out/Buy-Out
- Sick Leave with Pay (Excl. Third Party Insured Short/Long Term Disability)
- Signing Bonus
- Standby Pay
- Teachers Overload Pay
- Temporary Upgrades
- Training/Education with Pay
- Travel Time
- Vacation Pay Out
- WSIB (Employer Paid First Day)
Items Excluded from Dues Calculation
- Boot Allowance
- Death Benefits and/or Termination Payments Made to an Estate
- Meal Allowances
- Pay In Lieu of Benefits/Pensions
- Reimbursement of Out Of Pocket Expenses
- Taxable Life
- Third Party Insured Short/Long Term Disability
- Travel & Uniform Allowance
Dues are completely tax deductible.
Dues chart
This chart shows weekly OPSEU/SEFPO union dues calculated at $10 intervals. Dues are completely tax deductible.
| Weekly Salary | Dues |
| $50 | $0.69 |
| $60 | $0.83 |
| $70 | $0.96 |
| $80 | $1.10 |
| $90 | $1.24 |
| $100 | $1.38 |
| $110 | $1.51 |
| $120 | $1.65 |
| $130 | $1.79 |
| $140 | $1.93 |
| $150 | $2.06 |
| $160 | $2.20 |
| $170 | $2.34 |
| $180 | $2.48 |
| $190 | $2.61 |
| $200 | $2.75 |
| $210 | $2.89 |
| $220 | $3.03 |
| $230 | $3.16 |
| $240 | $3.30 |
| $250 | $3.44 |
| $260 | $3.58 |
| $270 | $3.71 |
| $280 | $3.85 |
| $290 | $3.99 |
| $300 | $4.13 |
| $310 | $4.26 |
| $320 | $4.40 |
| $330 | $4.54 |
| $340 | $4.68 |
| $350 | $4.81 |
| $360 | $4.95 |
| $370 | $5.09 |
| $380 | $5.23 |
| $390 | $5.36 |
| $400 | $5.50 |
| $410 | $5.64 |
| $420 | $5.78 |
| $430 | $5.91 |
| $440 | $6.05 |
| $450 | $6.19 |
| $460 | $6.33 |
| $470 | $6.46 |
| $480 | $6.60 |
| $490 | $6.74 |
| $500 | $6.88 |
| $510 | $7.01 |
| $520 | $7.15 |
| $530 | $7.29 |
| $540 | $7.43 |
| $550 | $7.56 |
| $560 | $7.70 |
| $570 | $7.84 |
| $580 | $7.98 |
| $590 | $8.11 |
| $600 | $8.25 |
| $610 | $8.39 |
| $620 | $8.53 |
| $630 | $8.66 |
| $640 | $8.80 |
| $650 | $8.94 |
| $660 | $9.08 |
| $670 | $9.21 |
| $680 | $9.35 |
| $690 | $9.49 |
| $700 | $9.63 |
| $710 | $9.76 |
| $720 | $9.90 |
| $730 | $10.04 |
| $740 | $10.18 |
| $750 | $10.31 |
| $760 | $10.45 |
| $770 | $10.59 |
| $780 | $10.73 |
| $790 | $10.86 |
| $800 | $11.00 |
| $810 | $11.14 |
| $820 | $11.28 |
| $830 | $11.41 |
| $840 | $11.55 |
| $850 | $11.69 |
| $860 | $11.83 |
| $870 | $11.96 |
| $880 | $12.10 |
| $890 | $12.24 |
| $900 | $12.38 |
| $910 | $12.51 |
| $920 | $12.65 |
| $930 | $12.79 |
| $940 | $12.93 |
| $950 | $13.06 |
| $960 | $13.20 |
| $970 | $13.34 |
| $980 | $13.48 |
| $990 | $13.61 |
| $1,000 | $13.75 |
| $1,010 | $13.89 |
| $1,020 | $14.03 |
| $1,030 | $14.16 |
| $1,040 | $14.30 |
| $1,050 | $14.44 |
| $1,060 | $14.58 |
| $1,070 | $14.71 |
| $1,080 | $14.85 |
| $1,090 | $14.99 |
| $1,100 | $15.13 |
| $1,110 | $15.26 |
| $1,120 | $15.40 |
| $1,130 | $15.54 |
| $1,140 | $15.68 |
| $1,150 | $15.81 |
| $1,160 | $15.95 |
| $1,170 | $16.09 |
| $1,180 | $16.23 |
| $1,190 | $16.36 |
| $1,200 | $16.50 |
| $1,210 | $16.64 |
| $1,220 | $16.78 |
| $1,230 | $16.91 |
| $1,240 | $17.05 |
| $1,250 | $17.19 |
| $1,260 | $17.33 |
| $1,270 | $17.46 |
| $1,280 | $17.60 |
| $1,290 | $17.74 |
| $1,300 | $17.88 |
| $1,310 | $18.01 |
| $1,320 | $18.15 |
| $1,330 | $18.29 |
| $1,340 | $18.43 |
| $1,350 | $18.56 |
| $1,360 | $18.70 |
| $1,370 | $18.84 |
| $1,380 | $18.98 |
| $1,390 | $19.11 |
| $1,400 | $19.25 |
| $1,410 | $19.39 |
| $1,420 | $19.53 |
| $1,430 | $19.66 |
| $1,440 | $19.80 |
| $1,450 | $19.94 |
| $1,460 | $20.08 |
| $1,470 | $20.21 |
| $1,480 | $20.35 |
| $1,490 | $20.49 |
| $1,500 | $20.63 |
| $1,510 | $20.76 |
| $1,520 | $20.90 |
| $1,530 | $21.04 |
| $1,540 | $21.18 |
| $1,550 | $21.31 |
| $1,560 | $21.45 |
| $1,570 | $21.59 |
| $1,580 | $21.73 |
| $1,590 | $21.86 |
| $1,600 | $22.00 |
| $1,610 | $22.14 |
| $1,620 | $22.28 |
| $1,630 | $22.41 |
| $1,640 | $22.55 |
| $1,650 | $22.69 |
| $1,660 | $22.83 |
| $1,670 | $22.96 |
| $1,680 | $23.10 |
| $1,690 | $23.24 |
| $1,700 | $23.38 |
| $1,710 | $23.51 |
| $1,720 | $23.65 |
| $1,730 | $23.79 |
| $1,740 | $23.93 |
| $1,750 | $24.06 |
| $1,760 | $24.20 |
| $1,770 | $24.34 |
| $1,780 | $24.48 |
| $1,790 | $24.61 |
| $1,800 | $24.75 |
| $1,810 | $24.89 |
| $1,820 | $25.03 |
| $1,830 | $25.16 |
| $1,840 | $25.30 |
| $1,850 | $25.44 |
| $1,860 | $25.58 |
| $1,870 | $25.71 |
| $1,880 | $25.85 |
| $1,890 | $25.99 |
| $1,900 | $26.13 |
| $1,910 | $26.26 |
| $1,920 | $26.40 |
| $1,930 | $26.54 |
| $1,940 | $26.68 |
| $1,950 | $26.81 |
| $1,960 | $26.95 |
| $1,970 | $27.09 |
| $1,980 | $27.23 |
| $1,990 | $27.36 |
| $2,000 | $27.50 |
| $2,010 | $27.64 |
| $2,020 | $27.78 |
| $2,030 | $27.91 |
| $2,040 | $28.05 |