Vacation Pay Rates and Entitlements
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We've summarized current provincial holiday pay rates and annual employee vacation entitlements.
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 5 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 5 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 6% for the first 9 years |
| 8% after 9 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 3 weeks |
| after 10 years - 4 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 5 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% of gross |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 12 months - 2 weeks |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | up to 1 year - 1 day per month |
| from 1 to 5 years - 2 consecutive weeks plus optional days without pay up to 3 weeks | |
| after 5 years - 3 consecutive weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for less than 8 years |
| 6% after 8 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | up to 8 years - 2 regular weeks or 1 day for each calender month in which an employee works (whichever is less) |
| after 8 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 8 years. |
| 6% after 8 years. | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 12 months - 2 weeks |
| after 8 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 8 years. |
| 6% after 8 years. | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 12 months - 2 weeks |
| after 8 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% up to 15 years |
| 6% after 15 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 12 months - 2 weeks |
| after 15 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 5 years - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 5 years |
| 6% after 5 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 5 years (these years may be non-consecutive if within 10 years) - 3 weeks | |
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| Holiday Pay | 4% for the first 6 years |
| 6% after 6 years | |
| Vacation Entitlements | after 1 year - 2 weeks |
| after 6 years - 3 weeks | |



















