Prince Edward Island Leave & Compensation

Average Workers' Comp Assessment Rate 2026

$1.28 per $100 assessable payroll

Workers' Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026

$89,300  

All leaves are unpaid unless specified otherwise:    

3 days' Family Leave to meet family responsibilities for employees with at least 6 months' continuous service 

17 weeks' Maternity Leave 

62 weeks' Parental or Adoption Leave 

3 days' Bereavement Leave for death of an extended family member 

3 days' Bereavement leave for an employee who experiences a prenatal pregnancy loss or stillbirth 

28 weeks' Compassionate Care Leave to care for designated family members diagnosed with a serious medical condition carrying a significant risk of death within 28 weeks 

37 weeks' Critically Ill Child Leave to care for a critically ill child family member under age 18 whose life is at risk 

10 days' Domestic, Intimate Partner or Sexual Violence Leave, the first 3 days of which must be paid, for employees with at least 3 months' continuous employment 

Reservist Leave for as long as necessary for an employee to perform reservist duties 

52 weeks' Crime-Related Child Disappearance Leave if employee's child (under age 18) disappears as a probable result of a crime  

104 weeks' Crime-Related Child Death Leave if employee's child (under age 18) dies as a probable result of a crime  

Emergency Leave for as long as necessary as employees can't work due to a declared emergency 

Court Leave for as long as necessary if an employee is summoned or selected to serve on a jury or required to attend as a witness at a hearing, application or proceeding 

Vacation

Employee must work 1 full year to be entitled to vacation time 

• Entitled to 2 weeks of vacation after each of the first 7 years of employment and must be paid at least 4% of vacationable earnings
• Entitled to 3 weeks of vacation after 8 consecutive years of employment and must be paid at least 6% of vacationable earnings 

Statutory Holidays

Stat Holiday Pay Entitlement

To be eligible for stat holiday pay, employee must:  

• Be employed for/with the same employer for 30 calendar days before the holiday  
• Have earned pay on at least 15 of the 30 calendar days before the holiday  
• Have worked their last scheduled shift before the holiday and their first scheduled shift after the holiday 

Stat Holiday Pay Amount

If worked: Time and a half for the hours worked on the holiday plus a regular day's pay or another paid day off before the employee's next paid vacation 

If not worked: Regular day's pay