A Primer on Payroll in Canada OVERTIME When an employee is asked to work beyond the legislated standard hours of work per day and/or per week, the work is considered overtime. Overtime pay, in most jurisdictions, is usually one and one-half times the employee's regular wage rate. Jurisdiction Federal (CLC part III) Alberta Overtime Rules by Jurisdiction Standard Overtime Rules Hours 8 per day Daily or weekly whichever is greater 40 per week 8 per day Daily or weekly whichever is greater 44 per week Overtime Rate 1.5x regular rate Overtime Banking Yes 1.5x regular rate Yes Daily hours over 8 up to 12 Daily hours over 12 Weekly hours over 40 Daily or weekly whichever is greater 1.5x regular rate 2x regular rate 1.5x regular rate 1.5x regular rate Yes Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate British Columbia 8 per day 40 per week Manitoba New Brunswick 8 per day 40 per week 44 per week Newfoundland and Labrador 40 per week Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate Not addressed Yes Northwest Territories 8 per day 40 per week 48 per week Daily or weekly whichever is greater 1.5x regular rate Yes Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate Daily or weekly whichever is greater 1.5x regular rate Ontario 8 per day 40 per week 44 per week Not addressed Yes Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate Yes Prince Edward Island 48 per week Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate Yes Quebec 40 per week Hours over weekly threshold 1.5x regular rate Yes Saskatchewan 8 per day 40 per week 8 per day 40 per week Daily or weekly whichever is greater 1.5x regular rate Yes Daily or weekly whichever is greater 1.5x regular rate Yes Nova Scotia Nunavut Yukon Yes © The Canadian Payroll Association/L'Association canadienne de la paie 2020 11-101