Overtime Pay Calculator

Ontario. Overtime begins after 44 hours in a work week, at 1.5 times the regular rate. Ontario's rule is weekly, not daily.

Alberta. Overtime is all hours over 8 in a day or 44 in a week, whichever is greater, at 1.5 times the regular rate. This calculator uses the weekly figure, which is the greater of the two for a single week of steady days; if your week had one very long day, the daily figure can be higher.

Federal (Canada Labour Code). Standard hours are 8 in a day and 40 in a week; hours past the standard hours are paid at least 1.5 times the regular rate. This calculator uses the weekly 40-hour threshold.

British Columbia (one day). Time-and-a-half for hours over 8 in a day, up to 12 hours; double time for hours over 12 in a day. B.C. also has a weekly rule — time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a week, counting only the first 8 hours worked each day — which this one-day calculation does not add, so the same hour is never paid twice.

What this calculator leaves out. Averaging agreements, exempt jobs and higher industry thresholds, time off in lieu, and statutory holiday pay.

Sources: Government of Ontario, Overtime pay — Your guide to the Employment Standards Act — Ontario's 44-hour weekly threshold at 1.5 times the regular rate. Government of Alberta, Employment Standards Guide for Employees — Alberta's 8-hours-a-day or 44-hours-a-week rule at 1.5 times the regular rate. Government of British Columbia, Working in B.C. (Employment Standards poster) — B.C.'s daily time-and-a-half over 8 hours, double time over 12 hours, and weekly time-and-a-half over 40 hours. Government of Canada, Labour Standards — Canada Labour Code summary — standard hours of 8 in a day and 40 in a week, with at least 1.5 times the regular rate past them.