Overtime pay for federally regulated jobs
For federally regulated jobs, overtime is paid at 1.5 times your regular rate for hours over 8 in a day or 40 in a week, whichever is greater. In a week with a general holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.
Gross pay this week
$1,265.00
Your gross pay for this week is $1,265.00 before tax for federally regulated jobs: 32 regular hours, 6 overtime hours, 9.5 holiday hours and holiday pay for one day.
| Pay | Hours | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 32 h | $20.00 | $640.00 |
| Overtime (1.5x) | 6 h | $30.00 | $180.00 |
| Holiday hours (1.5x) | 9.5 h | $30.00 | $285.00 |
| Holiday pay$160.00 for each holiday | $160.00 | ||
| Total | 47.5 h | $1,265.00 |
With one holiday this week, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours instead of 40 hours.
- Remembrance Day, November 11, 2026: worked 9.5 hours, plus $160.00 holiday pay.
Before tax and deductions. Uses federal employment standards. Your contract or union agreement may pay more.
Overtime rules for federally regulated jobs
- Federally regulated jobs include banks, airlines, trucking and buses across provinces, railways, telecom, broadcasting and federal Crown corporations.
- Overtime is 1.5 times your regular rate for hours over 8 in a day or 40 in a week. Your employer pays the greater of the two totals.
- Standard weekly hours drop by 8 for each general holiday in the week.
- Trucking, shipping, railways, broadcasting and banking have their own hours of work rules.
Stat holiday pay for federally regulated jobs
Federally regulated workers get 10 general holidays. Holiday pay is at least 1/20 of your wages, not counting overtime, from the 4 weeks before the holiday week.
If you work a general holiday in a federally regulated job, you get at least 1.5 times your regular rate for the hours worked, plus holiday pay.
Minimum wage and minimum shift pay
- Minimum wage: $18.15 an hour since April 1, 2026. It changes each April 1 with inflation. If your province's minimum wage is higher, you get the higher rate.
- Minimum shift pay: If you report to work when your federally regulated employer calls you in, you get at least 3 hours at your regular rate, even if there is no work.
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.
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
When does overtime start for federally regulated jobs?
After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, at 1.5 times your regular rate. Your employer pays the greater of daily or weekly overtime.
How is general holiday pay calculated for federal jobs?
At least 1/20 of your wages, not counting overtime, from the 4 weeks before the week of the holiday.
What do I get for working a holiday in a federally regulated job?
At least 1.5 times your regular rate for the hours worked, plus holiday pay.
Is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a federal holiday?
Yes. September 30 is a general holiday for federally regulated workplaces.
What is the federal minimum wage?
$18.15 an hour since April 1, 2026. If your province or territory has a higher minimum wage, you get the higher rate.
Sources
Official government pages and laws, checked . Rules change, so confirm details on the source before you act.
Other provinces and territories
- 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