Shift and overtime pay calculator
Enter your hourly wage and the shifts you worked in a week. You get your gross pay, with regular hours, overtime and stat holiday pay split out, using the employment standards rules where you work.
Gross pay this week
$800.00
Your gross pay for this week is $800.00 before tax in Ontario: 40 regular hours.
| Pay | Hours | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 40 h | $20.00 | $800.00 |
| Total | 40 h | $800.00 |
Before tax and deductions. Uses Ontario employment standards. Your contract or union agreement may pay more.
Overtime rules by province and territory
Overtime starts after a set number of hours in a day, a week, or both. Most places pay 1.5 times your regular rate. New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador only require 1.5 times the minimum wage.
| Where you work | Daily overtime | Weekly overtime | Overtime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | None | After 44 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Quebec | None | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| British Columbia | After 8 hours a day, double after 12 | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Alberta | After 8 hours a day | After 44 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Saskatchewan | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Manitoba | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| New Brunswick | None | After 44 hours a week | 1.5x minimum wage |
| Nova Scotia | None | After 48 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Prince Edward Island | None | After 44 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | None | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x minimum wage |
| Yukon | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Northwest Territories | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Nunavut | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
| Federal | After 8 hours a day | After 40 hours a week | 1.5x regular rate |
How the calculator works
- Each shift's paid hours are its end time minus its start time, minus your unpaid break. A shift that ends after midnight counts on the day it started, so a night shift that runs into a stat holiday is not paid the holiday rate here. Enter the holiday hours as their own shift if you want them counted.
- Daily overtime is counted first, where your province has it. Weekly overtime then counts only the hours that were not already daily overtime, so no hour is paid twice.
- Hours worked on a stat holiday are paid at the holiday rate. Holiday pay is added using your province's formula, estimated from your usual week.
- We check your wage against the minimum wage and flag short shifts that may earn minimum shift pay.
The result is gross pay before tax and deductions. It is an estimate based on employment standards law, not legal advice.
Stat holiday pay
Mark a day as a stat holiday and the calculator adds holiday pay and the premium for working it. Holidays are filled in for you from the official list for your province or territory. See stat holidays and holiday pay rules by province.
When these rules may not apply
This app uses each province's or territory's employment standards law, which sets the minimum your employer must pay. Your pay can differ if:
- Your job is federally regulated, such as banks, airlines, trucking across provinces, railways, telecom and federal Crown corporations. Choose Federal instead.
- You have a union collective agreement or a contract that pays more.
- You have an averaging agreement, a compressed work week or a flexible schedule approved under the law.
- Your job is exempt or has special rules, such as many managers, farm workers, some professionals, truck drivers, and oil and gas workers.
Common questions
How is overtime calculated in Canada?
Each province and territory sets its own rules. Most pay 1.5 times your regular rate after 8 hours in a day, 40 or 44 hours in a week, or both. Ontario has weekly overtime only, after 44 hours. BC adds double time after 12 hours in a day.
Which provinces have daily overtime?
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and federally regulated jobs have daily overtime after 8 hours. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador only have weekly overtime.
Is overtime always 1.5 times my wage?
In most places, yes. New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador only require 1.5 times the minimum wage, so overtime can be less than 1.5 times your own wage there. BC also pays double time after 12 hours in a day.
Do hours on a stat holiday count toward overtime?
It depends on where you work. In Ontario, Saskatchewan and the territories, hours paid at holiday premium rates do not count. In BC and Quebec they do, but they are never paid twice. In Quebec and Manitoba, a holiday you take off counts as hours worked.
Does an unpaid break count as hours worked?
No. Unpaid meal breaks are not paid hours, so the calculator takes them off your shift. Paid breaks count as hours worked.
Is this my take-home pay?
No. This is your gross pay before income tax, CPP, EI and other deductions.
Sources
Official government pages and laws, checked . Rules change, so confirm details on the source before you act.
- Ontario: Your guide to the Employment Standards Act, overtime pay
- CNESST: Overtime
- BC Government: Overtime pay
- Alberta: Overtime hours and overtime pay
- Saskatchewan: Overtime in a day versus overtime in a week
- Manitoba: Overtime fact sheet
- New Brunswick: Wage and pay information sheet
- Nova Scotia: Overtime
- PEI Employment Standards Act (in force June 30, 2026)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Standards Regulations
- Yukon Employment Standards Act
- NWT Education, Culture and Employment: Employment standards questions
- Nunavut Labour Standards Act
- Government of Canada: Hours of work (federal labour standards)
Overtime pay by province
- Overtime pay in Ontario
- Overtime pay in Quebec
- Overtime pay in British Columbia
- Overtime pay in Alberta
- Overtime pay in Saskatchewan
- Overtime pay in Manitoba
- Overtime pay in New Brunswick
- Overtime pay in Nova Scotia
- Overtime pay in Prince Edward Island
- Overtime pay in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Overtime pay in Yukon
- Overtime pay in Northwest Territories
- Overtime pay in Nunavut
- Overtime pay in Federal