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Overtime Calculator

Every province sets its own overtime rule. Some count by the week only, some by the day as well, and two set overtime from the minimum wage. Enter your hours for one week and see which hours are overtime and what the week pays before tax.

Overtime starts after 44 hours in a work week, at 1.5 times your regular rate. Long days alone do not earn overtime.

Hours worked this weekType 8, 8.5 or 8:30. Leave days off blank.
  • • A written averaging agreement can average hours over 2 to 4 weeks.
  • • With a written agreement, overtime can be taken as 1.5 hours of paid time off for each overtime hour, within 3 months.
  • • Some jobs are exempt or have a higher threshold (O. Reg. 285/01).
Overtime after 44 h a week
Total hours
50:00 (50 h)
Regular
44:00 (44 h)
Overtime
6:00 (6 h)
Regular pay
$1,100.00
Overtime at $37.50/h
$225.00
Gross pay for the week
$1,325.00

What you keep after tax, CPP and EI →

Rules checked October 20, 2026: Ontario: Your guide to the ESA, Overtime pay

Overtime rules by province and territory

JurisdictionDailyWeeklyHoliday weekRate
Ontario—44 h—1.5 × your rate
Quebec—40 h—1.5 × your rate
British Columbia8 h; 2× after 1240 h—1.5 × your rate
Alberta8 h44 h—1.5 × your rate
Manitoba8 h40 h—1.5 × your rate
Saskatchewan8 h40 h32 h1.5 × your rate
Nova Scotia—48 h—1.5 × your rate
New Brunswick—44 h—1.5 × minimum wage
Newfoundland and Labrador—40 h—1.5 × minimum wage
Prince Edward Island—44 h—1.5 × your rate
Northwest Territories8 h40 h32 h1.5 × your rate
Yukon8 h40 h32 h1.5 × your rate
Nunavut8 h40 h32 h1.5 × your rate
Federal (Canada Labour Code)8 h40 h−8 h each1.5 × your rate

These are the general rules for most employees. Managers, some professions and industries, averaging agreements and collective agreements can set other hours. Nova Scotia has tabled a change to 44 hours from April 1, 2027, and Prince Edward Island moved from 48 to 44 hours with its new Act on June 30, 2026.

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Questions people ask

+When does overtime start in Canada?

It depends on where you work. Ontario, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island start after 44 hours a week; Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador after 40; Nova Scotia after 48. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the territories and federally regulated workplaces also count hours over 8 in a day.

+Is overtime always time and a half?

The rate is 1.5 almost everywhere, but in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador the legal minimum is 1.5 times the minimum wage, not 1.5 times your own wage. British Columbia also pays double time after 12 hours in a day.

+How are daily and weekly overtime combined?

Where both apply, you get whichever gives more overtime hours, so the same hour is never counted twice. In British Columbia that works out the same as counting only the first 8 hours of each day toward the weekly 40.

+Does a holiday week change overtime?

In Saskatchewan, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, overtime starts after 32 hours in a week with a general holiday. Under the Canada Labour Code, the 40 drops by 8 hours for each holiday. In Manitoba a general holiday counts as hours worked.

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