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