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Minimum Wage, Hours of Work ,Overtime Pay,
Vacation Entitlement, Vacation Pay
Maternity Leave,Parental Leave,Compassionate Care,Bereavement
The chart below is the Federal holiday schedule.
Holiday |
2021 |
2022 |
New Year’s Day |
Wednesday, January 1 |
Saturday, January 1 |
Good Friday |
Friday, April 10 |
Friday, April 15 |
Easter Monday * |
Tuesday, April 13 |
Monday, April 18 |
Victoria Day |
Monday, May 18 |
Monday, May 23 |
Canada Day |
Wednesday, July 1 |
Friday, July 1 |
Labour Day |
Monday, September 7 |
Monday, September 5 |
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
Thursday, September 30 |
Friday, September 30 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, October 12 |
Monday, October 10 |
Remembrance Day |
Wednesday, November 11 |
Friday, November 11 |
Christmas Day |
Saturday, December 25 |
Sunday, December 25 |
Boxing Day |
Sunday, December 26 |
Monday, 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.
The chart below shows relevant information on Employment Standards
Rate of the province in which work is performed |
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•maximum 8 hours daily •maximum 40 hours weekly |
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1.5 times of regular pay for each of work over eight hours a day or 40 hours per week |
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•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. |
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•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 |
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17 weeks or longer of unpaid time off work |
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•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 |
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Leave is unpaid. It is a job-protected leave of up to 28 weeks in a 52-week period |
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Allowed up to 3 days a year |
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•Less than three weeks – nil •More than three weeks – two week notice or two weeks of pay |