A Primer on Payroll in Canada Statutory Holiday Pay Entitlement Jurisdiction Newfoundlan d and Labrador Northwest Territories/ Nunavut Not eligible and works Employees can choose: 2x regular rate for hours worked or regular pay plus another day off, provided they work their full shift Regular rate for hours worked Holiday, not a normal day of work and does not work Another day off with pay Eligible does not work Eligible, works, wants another day off1 Eligible, works, does not want another day off Day off with pay Regular wage for hours worked plus a day off with pay 3 Another day off with pay or regular daily wage Another day off with pay Day off with pay Regular rate for hours worked and day off with pay Day off with pay Day off with pay 1.5x hours worked and regular daily wage 1.5x hours worked + regular wages for the day 1.5x hours worked + a regular day's pay5 1.5x hours worked and regular day's pay Nova Scotia Regular rate for hours worked Ontario 1.5x regular rate for hours worked 1.5x regular rate for hours worked Regular rate for hours worked Another day off with pay or regular daily wage2 Another day off with pay Regular daily Day off wages for the with pay day. No other day off is necessary Regular wages for hours worked + another day off with pay4 Regular rate for hours worked + another paid day off Regular rate for hours worked and another paid day off Usual wages and another day off with pay within 3 weeks of the holiday 1.5x regular rate for hours worked If New Year's Day off Day, with pay Christmas Day, or Remembranc e Day falls on a Sunday, and the establishment is normally No consideration except if employee is in a continuous operation they are to be paid 1.5x for hours worked and another day off with regular pay to be granted within the 4-week period Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewa n Day off with pay Regular wages for hours worked + regular wages for the day5 1.5x hours worked + holiday pay © The Canadian Payroll Association/L'Association canadienne de la paie 2020 11-111