Overtime pay in the Northwest Territories

In the Northwest Territories, overtime is paid at 1.5 times your regular wage for hours over 8 in a day or over 40 in a week. In a week with a statutory holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.

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Minimum wage in the Northwest Territories: $17.20 an hour.

Your shifts

Sun, Nov 8Stat holiday
Day off
Mon, Nov 99.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Tue, Nov 109.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Wed, Nov 119.5 hRemembrance Day
StartEndUnpaid break
Thu, Nov 129.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Fri, Nov 139.5 hStat holiday
StartEndUnpaid break
Sat, Nov 14Stat holiday
Day off

Holiday pay

NWT holiday pay is what you would earn at your regular rate for your normal hours of work. We estimate it from a usual week. Change these if your usual week is different.

Usual hours a weekUsual days a week

I qualify for holiday pay. You must have worked at least 30 days for your employer in the last 12 months, and not miss your last regular work day before or first after the holiday without consent.

Gross pay this week

$1,265.00

Your gross pay for this week is $1,265.00 before tax in the Northwest Territories: 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 Northwest Territories employment standards. Your contract or union agreement may pay more.

Overtime rules in the Northwest Territories

1.5 times your wage for hours over 8 in a day.
1.5 times for regular hours over 40 in a week. Hours already paid as daily overtime are not counted again.
In a week with a statutory holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 regular hours, not counting hours worked on the holiday.
You cannot be required to work more than 10 hours a day or 60 a week without an officer's order.

Official examples

Six 9-hour days

Days 1 to 5 each give 8 regular hours and 1 overtime hour. On day 6 all 9 hours are overtime because 40 regular hours were already worked. In total, 40 regular hours and 14 overtime hours. Source

Stat holiday pay in the Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories has 11 statutory holidays. You get the pay for your normal hours at your regular rate for each one, whether or not it falls on a work day.

If you work a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories, you get holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular wage for the hours worked, or a paid day off later instead of the premium.

Northwest Territories stat holiday dates and holiday pay rules

Minimum wage and minimum shift pay

Minimum wage: $17.20 an hour since September 1, 2026. It changes each September 1 by a set formula.
Minimum shift pay: In the Northwest Territories, if you are called in for work you were not scheduled for, you get at least 4 hours' pay at your 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.

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 in the Northwest Territories?

After 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, at 1.5 times your regular wage. In a week with a statutory holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.

How is holiday pay calculated in the Northwest Territories?

It is what you would earn at your regular rate for your normal hours of work.

What do I get for working a statutory holiday in the NWT?

Holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular wage for the hours worked, or a paid day off later instead of the premium.

Is the Civic Holiday a stat holiday in the NWT?

Yes. The first Monday in August is a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories.

Sources

Official government pages and laws, checked November 14, 2026. Rules change, so confirm details on the source before you act.

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