Article content

MPs are in line for a 2.3-per-cent raise in pay, about five times the increase the Conservative government is offering employees in the public service.

Under legislation, MPs’ yearly salary increases are tied to the average wage settlements negotiated in private-sector companies that have more than 500 employees. That means they are automatically entitled to the average 2.3 per-cent wage hike private sector employers gave their employees in 2014.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or MPs, senators get bigger raises than public servants Back to video

The secretive Board of Internal Economy, a group of MPs who oversee the administration of the House of Commons, has been advised of the increase and it’s expected that all MPs will soon be notified of the raise, which kicks in April 1.

The board doesn’t have to accept the increase. For example, MPs faced a three-year wage freeze between 2009-10 and 2012-13, in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Senators, whose salary increases are tied to those of MPs, will also get a raise.