Base Adjustment. The Base Adjustment shall be equal to the Bank of Canada average annual all-Canada CPI / inflation rate (to the nearest tenth of a percentage point) for the period of time between April 1st and March 31st of the previous year, but not less than 2%. Should the CPI determined above be less than zero, the Base Adjustment will be deemed to be zero. In such circumstances the actual annual percentage change in CPI shall be applied as an offset against future positive Base Adjustments.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement