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Manitoba Leave & Compensation

All you need to know about employee’s leave, compensation, statutory holidays, vacation and other entitlements under the Manitoba Employment Standards Code  

Sick Days: 3 unpaid days’ Family Responsibility Leave for employees with at least 30 days of employment 

Leaves of Absence (all leaves are unpaid unless specified otherwise):    

  • 5 days’ Bereavement Leave for death of a family member plus days’ Bereavement Leave to deal with the loss of a pregnancy 
  • 17 weeks’ Maternity Leave 
  • 63 weeks’ Parental Leave 
  • 27 weeks’ Long-Term Illness or Injury Leave for employees with at least 90 days’ employment who must miss work for at least 2 weeks due to an injury or illness 
  • 28 weeks’ Compassionate Care Leave to support a critically ill family member 
  • 10 days’ plus 17 consecutive weeks’ Interpersonal Violence Leave, the first 5 days of which are paid for employees with at least 90 days’ service, if the employee or their dependent is impacted by interpersonal violence  
  • 37 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for a child family member under age 18  
  • 17 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for a critically ill adult family member 
  • Reservist Leave for reservists with at least 3 months’ consecutive employment for as long as the employee needs to be away from work to fulfill their reservist duties 
  • 52 weeks’ Child Disappearance Leave if employee’s child disappears as a result of a crime  
  • 104 weeks’ Child Death Leave if employee’s child dies as a result of a crime 
  • 13 weeks’ Organ Donation Leave to donate an organ or tissue to another person 
  • 4 hours’ Citizenship Ceremony Leave for employees to attend their Canadian citizenship ceremony 

Vacation: Employee must work 1 full year with same employer before being entitled to paid vacation time: 

  • 2 weeks’ vacation with pay after 1 year of employment with the same employer, payable at 4% of vacationable earnings 
  • 3 weeks’ vacation with pay after 5 consecutive years of employment with the same employer, payable at 6% of vacationable earnings 

Statutory Holidays: New Year’s Day, Louis Riel Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day 

Stat Holiday Pay Eligibility: All employees qualify for stat holiday pay unless they: i. Are scheduled to work on a general holiday, but are absent without the employer's permission; or ii. Are absent without the employer's permission from their last scheduled workday before the holiday, or their first scheduled workday after the holiday. 

Stat Holiday Pay: 

(If worked): Time and a half for hours worked on the holiday plus a regular day’s pay 

(If not worked): A regular day’s pay 

COMPENSATION:   Minimum Wage: $16.00 per hour  

Standard Work Hours: 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, unless an averaging permit applies  

Workers' Compensation:  Average Workers’ Comp Assessment Rate 2025: $0.95 per $100 assessable payroll (2026 rate TBA) Workers’ Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2025: $167,050 (2026 Maximum TBA)