Public holiday pay calculator
For employers and employees: See how much you should pay or be paid for public holidays.
Unless you are in an industry that is exempt, under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, most employees, including new employees, are entitled to public holiday pay.
If a public holiday does not fall on a normal working day, employees should receive a substitute holiday instead.
Some industries (for example, hotels, hospitals and restaurants) have special rules which require employees to work on a public holiday.
Learn more about public holiday pay.
This tool provides a rough estimate only, based on the information you enter. Other factors not accounted for in the estimator may affect what you’re entitled to. Please talk to a lawyer, if you have any questions about what you’re entitled to.
