Public Holiday Pay Calculator
Please Note: This calculator is being provided for general illustrative purposes. The result displayed is not an Employment Standards Claim and an investigation by the Ministry could produce a different result. For more information, please see the Calculator Disclaimer.
Generally, employees who qualify are entitled to take public holidays off work and be paid public holiday pay. Some employees are exempt from public holidays while others work in industries with special rules, which can include requiring an employee to work on a public holiday. This calculator provides the calculation for the 9 public holidays. The calculator does not provide the calculation for public holiday pay for a substitute holiday. An employee who qualifies is entitled to take a substitute holiday if the public holiday falls on a non–working day, during the employee’s vacation or when the employee agrees in writing, or is required, to work on a public holiday.
Before using the calculator, please see Public Holidays for important information about public holiday rights and responsibilities. This includes information about alternate entitlements an employee, who qualifies, earns when the employee agrees, or is required, to work on a public holiday.
You should also understand these terms:
Use the Calculator
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Step 1: Select a Public Holiday
Choose one public holiday from the following:
Step 2: Work Week
Public holiday pay is calculated based on the four work weeks prior to the work week with the public holiday. Please enter the first day of your work week. HELP
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Once you have entered your work week, the calculator will display the four work weeks prior to the work week with the public holiday.
Step 3: Gross Regular Wages
Enter your gross regular wages for each week. HELP
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Step 4: Vacation Pay Payable
Enter any vacation pay payable for each week. HELP
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Step 5: Public Holiday Pay Calculation
The calculator adds the total gross regular wages earned and the total vacation pay payable in the four weeks before the work week with the public holiday. It then divides that amount by 20. The result is the public holiday pay payable.
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Disclaimer
This calculator is being made available solely for the convenience of the public. It is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations in any circumstances. The Ministry of Labour (Ministry) does not retain any of the data entered into the calculator, all data remains on the user's computer.
The Ministry assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions within the calculator. The Ministry makes no representation or warranty of any kind whatsoever with respect to this calculator. Under no circumstances shall the Ministry be held liable for any loss or damage (including any type of damage), which may be attributable to the reliance on and use of the calculator.
Your displayed result is based on the information you entered. For more information on public holidays or on filing a claim, please contact the Employment Standards Information Centre at (416) 326–7160 or 1–800–531–5551 toll free.
Public Holiday Pay Terms
For detailed information about public holiday rights and responsibilities, please see Public Holidays.
Gross Regular Wages
Gross regular wages are wages before taxes and statutory deductions.
When calculating public holiday pay, gross regular wages include:
- regular earnings
- commissions
- bonuses and gifts that are non–discretionary or that are related to hours of work, production or efficiency
- allowances for room and board
Gross regular wages do not include: overtime pay, vacation pay, public holiday pay, premium pay, termination pay and severance pay.
Work Week
Work week means a recurring period of seven consecutive days, selected by the employer, for the purpose of scheduling work. If the employer does not select the work week period, work week means a recurring period of seven consecutive days beginning Sunday and ending Saturday.
Vacation Pay Payable
Vacation pay should be included when calculating public holiday pay if the employee is:
- on paid vacation during all or part of the 4 week calculating period or
- paid a lump sum vacation pay on a date during the 4 week calculation period or
- paid 4% or more* vacation pay on every cheque (includes 4 per cent of your total gross wages**, excluding vacation pay, earned during the 4 work week period.)
*If your employment contract provides a higher percentage, that percentage applies.
**Gross wages for the purpose of calculating vacation pay are different from gross regular wages. Gross wages include:
- regular earnings
- commissions
- bonuses and gifts that are non–discretionary or are related to hours of work
- allowances for room and board
- overtime pay
- public holiday pay
- termination pay
For more information about when to include vacation pay in the calculation of public holiday pay, please see Public Holidays.
