The Canadian Unitarian Council believes that staff work needs to be compensated with fair living wages which include real-time costs of living. The resources provided by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) offer resources to congregations on compensating all staff within the salary range of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Salary Recommendations. For ordained clergy, the salary is comprised of salary and housing. The information prepared by the UUA in the following recommendations refer to specific health insurance, retirement fund and tax information which is relevant in the US. However, the principles outlined and some of the issues are useful in a Canadian context.

• Job descriptions for Salary Recommendations
• Find your congregations geo-index:  Canada UU Congregations Geo-Index
• Once you have identified the Geo Index for your community you may use the following Salary Recommendations to set compensation for your congregation’s staff. If you are not yet able to compensate staff according to these recommendations they will help you set compensation goals.
• 2022-2023 Salary Recommendations follow:
  • Geo Index 1 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 2 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 3 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 4 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 5 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 6 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
  • Geo Index 7 Salary Recommendations 2022-2023 (PDF)
• More information may be found here on the UUA website under Salary Recommendations for Congregational Staff and UUA Benefit Recommendations.
• The UUA supports and trains compensation consultants, including Canadian consultants. These consultants support congregations in understanding compensation guidelines and help them to develop compensation packages which reflect our values. The Canadian Compensation consultants are Barry Coburn and Rev. Nicoline Guerrier, and can be reached at  compconsultca@uua.org. Find more information on compensation consultants.
• For congregations considering a contract arrangement with a minister, Canada Revenue Agency’s guidelines on “Employee or Self-Employed?” provides valuable information about your congregation’s employment relationship with your minister.