General Minimum Wage: $14.25 per hour
Scheduled Increases:
• Annual CPI adjustments every October 1
Overtime Hours: Weekly Overtime – All hours worked over 44 hours in a week.
Statutory Holiday Pay:
Sick Days: 3 days a year for sick leave
Other: 2 days bereavement leave and 3 days family responsibility leave
Vacation: Must work 1 full year before entitled to vacation time.
Entitled to 2 weeks of vacation after each of the first year of employment and must be paid at least 4% of vacationable earnings.
After 5 years of employment, entitlement is 3 weeks with 6% vacationable earnings.
Statutory Holidays: New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.*Easter Monday is for government employees only.
Upcoming Statutory Holidays:
Average Workers’ Comp Assessable Rate 2021: $1.37 per $100
Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2021: $102,800
Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
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May 3, 2021 – Deadline to comment on new proposed FSRA guidance on distributing pension benefits after marriages break down
June 30, 2021 – AODA compliance + accessibility reporting deadline for organizations with 20 to 49 employees
July 3, 2021 – End of temporary extension of COVID temporary layoffs + constructive dismissal relief; Click here to find out about temporary layoff and constructive dismissal risks and how to avoid them
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