Overtime pay in Nunavut

In Nunavut, 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 general holiday, weekly overtime starts after 32 hours.

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This is below the Nunavut minimum wage of $20.17 an hour.

Your shifts

Sun, Nov 8Stat holiday
Day off
Mon, Nov 99.5 hStat holiday
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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

Nunavut 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 Nunavut: 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 Nunavut employment standards. Your contract or union agreement may pay more.

Overtime rules in Nunavut

Standard hours are 8 a day and 40 a week. Hours beyond these are overtime at 1.5 times your wage.
In a week with a general holiday, standard hours are 32 for the week, and hours worked on the holiday are left out.
You cannot be required to work more than 10 hours a day or 60 a week without a permit.

Stat holiday pay in Nunavut

Nunavut has 11 general holidays. You get the wages you would earn at your regular rate for your normal hours for each one.

If you work a general holiday in Nunavut, you get holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular wage for the time worked, or a paid holiday at another time.

Nunavut stat holiday dates and holiday pay rules

Minimum wage and minimum shift pay

Minimum wage: $20.17 an hour since September 1, 2026. It can change each September 1 by a set formula.
Minimum shift pay: In Nunavut, if you are called back to work without it being scheduled, 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 Nunavut?

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

How is holiday pay calculated in Nunavut?

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

What do I get for working a holiday in Nunavut?

Holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular wage for the time worked, or a paid holiday at another time.

Is Nunavut Day a stat holiday?

Yes. Nunavut Day, July 9, is a general holiday in Nunavut.

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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