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Alberta Leaves & Compensation

Minimum Wage

$15.00 per hour

Students ages 13-17: For work done during school breaks or first 28 hours per week of work done while not on break: $13 per hour; additional hours per week beyond 28 hours: $15 per hour.

Salespersons: $598 per week.

Domestics: $2,848 per month.

Overtime Pay

Time and a half (1.5 x the wage rate) 

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

Average Workers Comp Assessment Rate 2026

$1.46 per $100

Workers’ Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026

$110,900

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 

Sick days not provided for

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 Victoria Day Thanksgiving Day
Alberta Family Day Canada Day Remembrance Day
Good Friday Labour Day Christmas Day

*Boxing day may be optional. *Easter Monday is for government employees only. 

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