Holiday pay rules for Canada Day

Government of Alberta

In 2014, Canada Day is on Tuesday, July 1. Under Alberta’s Employment Standards legislation, the following rules apply:

• If you normally work Tuesdays and are given Canada Day off, then you are entitled to your regular daily wage.
• If you normally work Tuesdays and work Canada Day, then you are entitled to your regular daily wage plus time-and-a-half for each hour of work. Alternatively, you are entitled to your regular wage for each hour of work on the holiday, plus another regular work day off with pay.
• If you normally have Tuesdays off but you work on Canada Day, then you are entitled to pay at a rate of time-and-a-half of your regular wage for each hour of work.
• If you normally have Tuesdays off and do not work on Canada Day, then you are not entitled to general holiday pay and are not entitled to an extra day off. However, you may receive general holiday pay or an extra day off if it is a part of your employment contract or a part of a union agreement. Please check with your employer.

To be eligible for general holiday pay, employees:

• must have worked 30 days for their employer in the preceding 12 months,
• must work their scheduled shift before and after the holiday (unless employer consent is given), and
• must work on the general holiday if requested.

All Alberta government offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.