Yukon Leave & Compensation

Minimum Wage

$18.51

Separate Minimum Wages

$42.95 per hour for Category A Class workers.

$38.50 per hour for Category B Class workers.

$34.16 per hour for Category C Class workers.

$31.00 per hour for Category D Class workers.

Standard Work Hours

8 hours per day, 40 hours per week  

Sick Days

1 day unpaid Sick Leave for each month worked up to 12 days per year 

Average Workers' Comp Assessment Rate 2026

$2.11 per $100 assessable payroll

Workers' Comp Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2026

$107,599 

All leaves are unpaid unless specified otherwise:    

17 consecutive weeks' Maternity Leave 

63 weeks' Parental Leave 

1 week Bereavement Leave to attend the funeral of a family member 

28 weeks' Compassionate Care Leave to support or care for a family member with a serious medical condition who's at risk of death within 26 weeks 

37 weeks' Critically Ill Child Leave to care for a critically ill child family member  

17 weeks' Critically Ill Adult Leave to care for a critically ill adult family member 

10 days' Domestic or Sexualized Violence Leave, the first 5 days of which must be paid for employees with at least 3 months' employment 

15 weeks' Domestic or Sexualized Violence Leave for employees with at least 3 months' employment 

Reservist Leave for as long as necessary for employees to perform their reservist duties 

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

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

Vacation

Employee must work 1 full year to be 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 

Statutory Holidays

New Year's Day Victoria Day Labour Day Remembrance Day
Good Friday Canada Day National Day for
Truth & Reconciliation		 Christmas Day
National Indigenous
Peoples Day		 Discovery Day Thanksgiving Day

 

Stat Holiday Pay Entitlement

To be eligible for stat holiday pay, employees must:  

  • Be employed 30 calendar days before the holiday 
  • Work their last scheduled shift before the holiday and first scheduled shift after the holiday, unless the absence is a sick day or other absence permitted by the ESA 
  • Work on the holiday if called to work 

Stat Holiday Pay Amount

If worked: Either: 

  • Time and a half for the hours worked on the holiday plus a regular day's pay 
  • Regular pay for the hours worked on the holiday plus another paid day off or paid vacation day 

If not worked: Regular day's pay