Vacation Pay Rates and Entitlements
We've summarized current provincial holiday pay rates and annual employee vacation entitlements.
British Columbia
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 5 years |
6% after 5 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 5 years - 3 weeks |
Alberta
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 4 years |
6% after 5 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 5 years - 3 weeks |
Saskatchewan
Vacation Pay |
3/52 (5.77%) for the first 9 years |
4/52 (7.69%) after 10 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 3 weeks |
After 10 years - 4 weeks |
Manitoba
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 5 years |
6% after the 5th consecutive year |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 5 years - 3 weeks |
Ontario
Vacation Pay |
4% for less than 5 years
|
6% after 5 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 5 years - 3 weeks |
Québec
Vacation Pay |
4% for less than 3 years
|
6% after 3 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
Less than 1 year - 1 day per month not exceeding 2 weeks |
1 to less than 3 years - 2 uninterrupted weeks |
3 years and over – 3 uninterrupted weeks |
New Brunswick
Vacation Pay |
4% for less than 8 years |
6% after 8 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
Less than 8 years - 2 regular weeks or 1 day for each calendar month worked |
More than 8 years – 1 ¼ day/month worked or 3 weeks |
Nova Scotia
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 7 years |
6% at the start of the 8th year |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 12 months - 2 weeks |
After 8 years - 3 weeks |
Prince Edward Island
Vacation Pay |
4% for less than 8 years |
6% after 8 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
1 to less than 8 years – 2 weeks |
8 years or more - 3 weeks |
Newfoundland & Labrador
Vacation Pay |
4% up to 15 years |
6% after 15 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
1 to 15 years - 2 weeks |
15 years or more - 3 weeks |
Yukon
Vacation Pay |
4% |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
Northwest Territories
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 5 years |
6% after 5 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 6 years - 3 weeks |
Nunavut
Vacation Pay |
4% for the first 5 years |
6% after 5 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
6 or more years - 3 weeks |
Federal Government
Vacation Pay |
4% after 1 year |
6% after 5 years |
8% after 10 years |
Vacation Entitlements |
After 1 year - 2 weeks |
After 5 years - 3 weeks |
After 10 years - 4 weeks |