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Alberta Leaves & Compensation

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

Sick Days:

Not provided for. 

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

  • 3 days’ Bereavement Leave 
  • 5 days’ Personal and Family Responsibility Leave 
  • 10 days’ Domestic Violence Leave 
  • ½ day Citizenship Ceremony Leave 
  • 27 weeks’ Compassionate Care Leave to care for gravely ill family member 
  • 16 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for critically ill adult family member 
  • 36 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for critically ill child family member 
  • 52 weeks’ Child Disappearance Leave for crime-related disappearance of child 
  • 104 weeks’ Child Death Leave for crime-related death of child 
  • 16 weeks’ Long-Term Illness or Injury Leave 
  • 16 weeks’ Maternity Leave 
  • 62 weeks’ Parental Leave 
  • Reservist Leave for as long as necessary for employee to perform military reservist duties 

Vacation:

Must work 1 full year before entitled to vacation time. 2 weeks with pay at 4% after each of the first 4 years of employment. 3 weeks with pay at 6% after 5 consecutive years of employment. 

Statutory Holidays:

New Year’s Day, Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas day. Boxing day may be optional. *Easter Monday is for government employees only. 

Statutory Holiday Pay:

If worked – time and a half plus average daily wages or alternate day plus regular pay If not worked – average daily wages 

Pay:

Minimum Wage: $15.00 Minimum Wage for Students Under Age 18: $13.00 Overtime Pay: Time and a half (1.5 x the wage rate) 

Hours:

Daily Overtime – all hours worked over 8 hours a day Weekly Overtime – All hours worked over 44 hours a week 

Workers' Compensation:

Average Workers Comp Assessment Rate 2026: $1.36 per $100 Workers’ Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026: $110,900