The due dates by which vacations must start and vacation dollars be paid after the end of each vacation entitlement year in each part of Canada:
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JURISDICTION
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VACATION TIME MUST START OR END
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NO LATER THAN AFTER VACATION ENTITLEMENT YEAR-END
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VACATION MUST BE PAID
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Federal
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Start
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10 months
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- 1 to 14 days before the start of any vacation time; or
- On the regular pay day during or immediately after the vacation time
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BC
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End
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12 months
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- At least 7 days before the vacation time starts
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Alberta
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Start
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12 months
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- No later than the 1st regularly scheduled pay day after the vacation time starts; or
- At an employee’s request, at least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Saskatchewan
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End
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12 months
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- 1 to 14 days before the start of any vacation time
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Manitoba
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Start
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10 months
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- At least 1 working day before any vacation time starts
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Ontario
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End
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10 months
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- In a lump sum before the vacation pay starts;
- For employees paid by direct deposit or where vacation time is taken in less than complete weeks, on the regular pay day for the vacation time taken;
- On every pay cheque; or,
- At a time agreed to by the employee
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Québec
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End
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12 months
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- In a lump sum before the vacation pay starts, unless wages, including vacation pay, are paid on a daily basis; or
- As agreed in the terms and conditions of employment
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New Brunswick
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Start
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4 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Nova Scotia
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Start
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10 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Prince Edward Island
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Start
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4 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Newfoundland
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Start
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10 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Yukon
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Start
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10 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Northwest Territories
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Start
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6 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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Nunavut
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Start
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10 months
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- At least 1 day before the vacation time starts
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