Ontario Employment Standards

Federal Labour Standards

The chart below is the Federal holiday schedule.

Holiday

2025

2026

New Year’s Day

Wednesday, January 1

Wednesday, January 1

Good Friday

Friday, April 18

Friday, April 15

Easter Monday *

Monday, April 21

Monday, April 3

Victoria Day

Monday, May 19

Monday, May 18

Canada Day

Tuesday, July 1

Wednesday, July 1

Labour Day

Monday, September 1

Monday, September 7

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Tuesday, September 30

Wednesday, September 30

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 13

Monday, October 12

Remembrance Day

Tuesday, November 11

Wednesday, November 11

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25

Friday, December 25

Boxing Day

Friday, December 26

Saturday, December 26

* Federal Employees Only

  • Any statutory holiday that falls on Saturday or Sunday is observed on the following Monday;
  • Labour Day is observed on the first Monday in September; and
  • Thanksgiving Day is observed on the second Monday in October.

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Rate of the province in which work is performed.
  • maximum 8 hours daily
  • maximum 40 hours weekly

1.5 times of regular pay for each of work over eight hours a day or 40 hours per week

  • Two weeks of vacation for every completed year of employment.
  • After 5 consecutive years of employment, vacation time increases to 3 weeks.
  • After 10 completed years, employees are entitled to 4 weeks of vacation
  • 4% of gross earnings where the vacation entitlement is 2 weeks.
  • 6% of gross earnings where the vacation entitlement is 3 weeks.
  • 8% of gross earnings where the vacation entitlement is 4 weeks

17 weeks or longer of unpaid time off work

  • Natural and adoptive parents can take up to 63 weeks of unpaid time off work under the same conditions as those for maternity leave
  • Parents may share parental leave and can  have additional 8 weeks

Leave is unpaid. It is a job-protected leave of up to 28 weeks in a 52-week period

Allowed up to 3 days a year

  • Less than three weeks – nil
  • More than three weeks – two week notice or two weeks of pay

Ontario Employment Standards

Statutory Holidays/Holiday Pay

The chart below is the Federal holiday schedule.

Holiday

2025

2026

New Year’s Day

Wednesday, January 1

Wednesday, January 1

Family Day

Monday, February 17

Monday, February 15

Good Friday

Friday, April 18

Friday, April 3

Victoria Day

Monday, May 19

Monday, May 18

Canada Day

Tuesday, July 1

Wednesday, July 1

Civic Day *

Monday, August 4

Monday, August 3

Labour Day

Monday, September 1

Monday, September 7

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 13

Monday, October 12

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25

Friday, December 25

Boxing Day

Friday, December 26

Saturday, December 26

* Not a statutory holiday. Employers may choose to offer holiday pay.
  • Any statutory holiday that falls on Saturday or Sunday is observed on the following Monday;
  • Labour Day is observed on the first Monday in September;
  • Thanksgiving Day is observed on the second Monday in October;
  • Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday in Ontario; and
  • Easter Sunday is not a public holiday but under the Retail Business Holidays Act businesses are required to be closed
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As of October 1, 2025

•$17.60 – general worker

•$17.60 – liquor server

•$16.60 – students under the age of

18 (less than 28 hours per week)

•$19.35 – homeworkers

  • •maximum 8 hours daily
  • •maximum 48 hours weekly
  • •employee must be paid a minimum of
  • three hours if called in to work

1-1/2 times of regular pay after 44 hours of work in a week

  • in a 24-hour period, a rest period of 11 consecutive hours;
  • between shifts, eight hours of rest period
  • in a work week, a rest period of 24 consecutive hours
  • a 30-minute eating break after fivehours of work or this can be split into two 15-minute breaks
  • two weeks of vacation time with less than  five years of employment
  • three weeks of vacation time with five or  more years of employment
  • 4% of vacationable earnings for employment less than five years
  • 6% of vacationable earnings for employment of five or more years

17 weeks or longer of unpaid time off work

Birth mothers can take up to 61 weeks of unpaid time off work. All other new parents can take up to 63 weeks of unpaid time off work

Leave is unpaid. It is a job-protected leave of up to 28 weeks in a 52-week period

Employees are allowed up to three days per year after they have worked for at least two consecutive weeks

Allowed up to 2 unpaid days of leave each calendar year because of the death of family members

Ontario Record of Employment (ROE)

Notice Required for Termination Pay

Period of Employment

Notice Required/ Termination Pay

Less than 1 year

1 week

1 year but less than 3 years

2 weeks

3 years but less than 4 years

3 weeks

3 years but less than 4 years

3 weeks

4  years but less than 5 years

4 weeks

5 years but less than 6 years

5 weeks

6 years but less than 7 years

6 weeks

7 years but less than 8 years

7 weeks

8 years or more

8 weeks

(Employer)  – To issue ROE to your employees 

(Employer)  – To issue ROE to your employees 

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