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Alberta Overtime Calculator 2026

Q: What is Alberta’s overtime threshold?

Under the Alberta Employment Standards Code, overtime is payable at 1.5× after 8 hours in a day or after 44 hours in a week. Alberta applies the “whichever is greater” method: daily overtime and weekly overtime are compared, and the employee receives the higher amount. There is no statutory double-time rate in Alberta.

Q: Does Alberta have daily overtime?

Yes. Hours worked beyond 8 in a day earn 1.5× overtime pay (unless a valid modified work schedule changes the daily threshold). Daily OT is compared with weekly OT over 44 hours, and the greater entitlement applies.

Q: Can I bank overtime in Alberta?

Yes, with a written agreement. Alberta is unusual: banked time is generally 1 hour of paid time off per overtime hour (1:1), not the 1:1.5 ratio used in most other provinces. Confirm the written agreement and any modified-schedule banking rules with your employer.

Q: What if I work for a federally regulated employer in Alberta?

Banks, airlines, telecom, railways, and other CLC industries follow the Canada Labour Code: 1.5× after 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week (whichever greater), regardless of Alberta’s 44-hour provincial threshold. Use the federal-employee option in the calculator.

Q: How does statutory holiday pay work in Alberta?

If you do not work the holiday but it falls in your work week, you typically receive an average day’s pay. If you work the holiday, you usually receive average day’s pay plus a premium (often 1.5×) for hours worked. Alberta uses an average-day formula based on recent wages — check Alberta.ca overtime and holiday pay guidance for the exact averaging method.

Q: How is vacation pay calculated on overtime in Alberta?

Vacation pay is a percentage of gross earnings, including overtime. Alberta’s minimum is generally 4% of wages (about 2 weeks) for employees with less than 5 years of service, and 6% (about 3 weeks) after 5 years, unless a contract provides more. Overtime earnings increase the vacation-pay base.

Q: Are managers exempt from overtime in Alberta?

Often, but only if their primary duty is genuinely managerial or supervisory under the Employment Standards Code (s.33 and related rules). Job title alone is not enough. Employees who mostly perform the same front-line work as their team are frequently non-exempt. Farm managers and some construction supervisors have additional rules.

Q: Example: 5×10-hour days in Alberta at $25/hr

Fifty hours in a week with five 10-hour days: each day has 2 hours of daily OT (10 − 8). Weekly hours are also 6 hours over the 44-hour threshold. Alberta’s whichever-is-greater rule compares the daily-OT and weekly-OT methods and pays the higher result. At $25/hr, use the calculator’s 7-day grid to see the exact gross, banked hours, and vacation accrual.

Q: What are Alberta modified (compressed) work schedules?

Alberta ESC s.71 allows written modified schedules (e.g. 4×10). Daily OT may then trigger after 10 hours instead of 8, while weekly OT still considers the applicable weekly threshold. Averaging can extend with approval. Modified schedules cannot eliminate overtime rights — they shift when OT triggers.

Alberta uses a whichever-is-greater rule: 1.5× after 8 hours in a day or after 44 hours in a week. Banked time is 1:1 with a written agreement.

By Sammy S. · Founder · AuthorUpdated for 2026

Calculate Alberta overtime pay

Province pre-set to Alberta. Adjust hours, rate, federal employee status, stat holiday, banking, and vacation pay — results update as you type.

OT pay multipliers

Regular time

All regular hours

1.0×

Overtime (1.5×)

Daily or weekly threshold

1.5×

Double time (2×)

BC only: after 12h/day

2.0×

Source: Canada Labour Code; BC ESA §35; AB ESC §21

Province overtime rules

BCWhichever ≥

1.5× after 8h · 2× after 12h · or 40h/wk

ABWhichever ≥

1.5× after 8h/day · or 44h/wk

MB / SKWhichever ≥

1.5× after 8h/day · or 40h/wk

NT / NU / YTWhichever ≥

1.5× after 8h/day · or 40h/wk

ONWeekly

1.5× after 44h/wk (federal: 40h)

QC / NLWeekly

1.5× after 40h/wk

NBWeekly

1.5× after 44h/wk · No banking

NS / PEIWeekly

1.5× after 48h/wk

Federal CLCWhichever ≥

1.5× after 8h/day · or 40h/wk

Stat holiday pay

If not working: Average day's pay (weekly pay ÷ 5)

If working: Average day's pay + 1.5× premium for hours worked

ON/QC: 1/20th of last 4 weeks · BC/AB: average day formula

Banked time (time in lieu)

Most provinces: 1:1.5 (1h OT = 1.5h PTO, written agreement)

Alberta (ESC): 1:1 ratio — 1h OT = 1h PTO

Federal CLC s.174: 1:1.5 ratio

⚠ New Brunswick: overtime banking is NOT permitted (ESA NB)

Gross pay only — before tax. Overtime is taxable employment income in Canada. For federal and provincial tax, CPP, and EI, use our Canada tax calculator or the Ontario tax calculator

The weekly gross pay above comes from the hours you enter, your province's overtime rules, and your hourly rate—not a third-party feed. We classify hours as regular, overtime (1.5×), or double time (2×), compare daily vs weekly methods where provinces require whichever pays more, and optionally add statutory holiday pay, vacation pay accrual, and banked time-off equivalents. Below are the formulas, the order we follow, and worked examples you can check by hand.

Formulas

Line	Formula
Regular rate of pay (single rate)	Your base hourly wage
Weighted average rate (multiple rates)	Total earnings at all rates ÷ total hours worked
Regular pay	Regular hours × regular rate
Overtime pay	Overtime hours × regular rate × 1.5
Double-time pay	Double-time hours × regular rate × 2.0
Statutory holiday pay (worked)	Average day's pay + (holiday hours × rate × 1.5)
Vacation pay accrual	4% of gross (< 5 years service) · 6% (5+ years)
Banked time (time in lieu)	Overtime hours × province banking ratio (e.g. 1.5× in Ontario)
Total gross pay	Regular + OT + double time + stat holiday + vacation pay
Whichever is greater (BC, AB, MB, SK, territories)	Compare total daily-OT pay vs weekly-OT pay; use higher result

Order of operations

Apply provincial or federal rules

Province threshold · daily 8h rule · federal CLC if checked

Each province sets a weekly overtime threshold (40h in BC/QC, 44h in ON/AB, 48h in NS/PE, etc.). BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the territories also have daily overtime after 8 hours. Federal employees follow the Canada Labour Code (8h/day or 40h/week, whichever pays more) regardless of province.

Classify hours by day and week

Regular · OT 1.5× · double time 2× (BC after 12h/day)

Enter hours for each day. British Columbia pays 1.5× after 8 hours and 2× after 12 hours in a day. Ontario and Quebec use weekly thresholds only (no daily OT under provincial rules). Where both daily and weekly OT apply, we calculate both and pay whichever method gives the employee more.

Determine the regular rate of pay

Single rate · or · weighted average across duties

Overtime premiums use the regular rate of pay—not a flat minimum wage unless that is your rate. With multiple pay rates in one week, we use total earnings divided by total hours.

Add optional premiums and accruals

Stat holiday · vacation pay · banked hours

If you worked a statutory holiday, we add an average day's pay plus 1.5× premium on holiday hours worked. Vacation pay accrual is 4% or 6% of gross depending on years of service. Banked time converts overtime hours to paid time off at your province's ratio (Alberta 1:1, most others 1:1.5; New Brunswick does not permit banking).

Sum gross weekly pay

All pay components added together

The total is gross pay before income tax, CPP, and EI. Use our Canada tax calculator for take-home on your annualized income.

Worked example

46h in Ontario at $20.00/hr

44h regular + 2h OT + 0h double time

$880.00 + $60.00 OT + $0.00 DT = $940.00 base gross

48h week (6× 8h days) · weekly OT: 48 − 40 = 8h OT · $800.00 + $240.00 OT = $1,040.00

Worked 8h on stat holiday: avg day $160.00 ($800.00 ÷ 5) + premium $240.00 (8h × $20.00 × 1.5) = $400.00 stat pay · total $1,200.00

44h in Ontario: federal employee $920.00 (4h OT over 40h) · provincial employee $880.00 (no OT under 44h ON threshold)

Quebec 45h − 40h = 5h OT banked at 1:1.5 → 7.5h hours time off

Line item	Amount
Province	Ontario
Rule	Ontario ESA: 1.5× after 44h/week
Total hours	46h
Regular hours	44h
Overtime hours (1.5×)	2h
Double-time hours (2×)	0h
Regular pay	$880.00
Overtime pay	$60.00
Total gross (base)	$940.00
Annualized (× 52)	$48,880.00

Provincial weekly thresholds

Province	Weekly OT after	Banking ratio
British Columbia	40h	1:1.5
Alberta	44h	1:1
Saskatchewan	40h	1:1.5
Manitoba	40h	1:1.5
Ontario	44h	1:1.5
Quebec	40h	1:1.5
New Brunswick	44h	Not permitted
Newfoundland and Labrador	40h	1:1.5
Nova Scotia	48h	1:1.5
Prince Edward Island	48h	1:1.5
Northwest Territories	40h	1:1.5
Nunavut	40h	1:1.5
Yukon	40h	1:1.5

Constants we use

Parameter	What we use	Source
Overtime multiplier	1.5× regular rate	Provincial employment standards
BC double-time multiplier	2.0× regular rate (after 12h/day)	BC ESA s.40
Ontario weekly threshold	44 hours	Ontario ESA
BC weekly threshold	40 hours	BC ESA (first 8h/day count toward weekly)
Federal CLC weekly threshold	40 hours	Canada Labour Code Part III
Vacation pay (< 5 years)	4% of gross	Canada Labour Standards
Vacation pay (5+ years)	6% of gross	Canada Labour Standards
Alberta banked-time ratio	1:1	AB Employment Standards Code
Ontario banked-time ratio	1:1.5	Ontario ESA (written agreement)

What we do not model on this page

We calculate gross weekly pay only—not federal or provincial income tax, CPP, EI, or net take-home. We do not model manager/professional exemptions, averaging agreements, union collective agreements, every nuance of statutory holiday eligibility by province, or exact vacation pay timing (paid vs accrued). Statutory holiday pay uses a simplified average-day formula. New Brunswick prohibits overtime banking—we show a 0 ratio. For after-tax pay, use our Canada tax calculator.

Official references

Alberta overtime rules 2026

Alberta uses a whichever-is-greater rule: 1.5× after 8 hours in a day or after 44 hours in a week. Banked time is 1:1 with a written agreement. Rule type: Whichever greater. Federally regulated industries (banks, airlines, telecom, railways) use the Canada Labour Code instead — toggle federal employee in the calculator.

Weekly threshold

44h / week

Compared with daily OT

Daily overtime

Yes

1.5× after 8 hours in a day

Double time

None

No statutory double time

Banked time

Banking 1:1

1 hour of paid time off per overtime hour (1:1) with a written agreement — Alberta ESC.

Alberta overtime FAQ