British Columbia - Time + 1/2 for the first 12 hours worked and double-time for any work over 12 hours; plus an average day’s pay. Average day’s pay = Total wages in the 30 calendar days before the statutory holiday divided by number of days worked. Total wages includes wages, commissions, statutory holiday pay, and vacation pay but does not include overtime pay. Payments from benefit plans are not considered wages for the purposes of this section.


Alberta - Time + 1/2 plus an average day’s wages or regular wages with a holiday day with pay. Average day's wage/regular wage is calculated as 5% of the employee’s wages, general holiday pay and vacation pay earned in the 4 weeks immediately preceding the general holiday. *Note: Overtime pay is not included in the calculation of average daily wage. 


Saskatchewan - Employees earn public holiday pay equal to 5% of their wages earned in the four weeks (28 days) before the public holiday. Employees earn this pay whether or not they work on the public (statutory holiday). Public holiday pay is to be paid out in the pay period the holiday occurs in. When calculating the public holiday pay, overtime, bonuses and gratuities are not included in the calculation. Commission and any vacation pay are included in the calculation.   


Manitoba - Time + 1/2 plus general holiday pay General holiday pay = 5% of the earnings in the four-week period before the holiday / Employees who consistently work the same number of hours, one regular work day’s pay is general holiday pay. 


Ontario - Time + 1/2 plus public holiday pay or regular pay plus a day off with public holiday pay Public holiday pay / Regular pay = four work weeks before the work week with the public holiday plus all of the vacation pay payable to the employee with respect to the four work weeks before the work week with the public holiday, divided by 20. 


Quebec - Regular wages for hours worked plus an indemnity OR regular wages plus alternate day. The indemnity is 1/20 wages less OT in previous 4 weeks. For commission employees, the indemnity is 1/60 wages earned in the previous 12 weeks. 


Newfoundland and Labrador - Double time or an additional day off with pay within 30 days or an additional vacation day 


New Brunswick - Time + 1/2 plus regular days pay or regular pay plus alternate day If pay is variable, a regular day’s pay is the average wage rate (excluding overtime) for the days worked in the 30 calendar days preceding the holiday.


Nova Scotia - Time + 1/2 plus regular days pay If pay is variable, a regular days pay can be determined by averaging hours or wages over the 30 calendar days preceding the holiday. PEI - Time + 1/2 plus regular days pay or regular days pay plus an additional day off with pay If pay is variable, a regular days pay can be determined by averaging hours or wages over the 30 calendar days preceding the holiday. 


NWT - Time + 1/2 plus regular wages or regular wages plus a holiday day with pay If pay is variable, a regular day’s pay can be determined by average daily wages in the four weeks worked immediately before the week in which the holiday falls. 


Yukon - Time + 1/2 plus regular days pay or regular days pay plus an additional day off with pay If pay is variable, regular days pay is 10% of the wages (excluding vacation pay) earned for the hours worked in the 2 calendar weeks immediately prior to the week in which the holiday falls. This would include any overtime earned during that period. 


Nunavut - Time + 1/2 plus regular days pay or regular days pay plus an additional day off with pay If pay is variable, regular days pay is average daily wages in the four weeks worked immediately before the week in which the holiday falls.