Holidays in the Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories has 11 statutory holidays. If you qualify, you get an average day's pay. Working on the holiday pays 1.5×.

The holidays

  • New Year's Day: January 1

  • Good Friday

  • Victoria Day: the Monday before May 25

  • National Indigenous Peoples Day: June 21

  • Canada Day: July 1, or July 2 when July 1 is a Sunday

  • First Monday in August

  • Labour Day: first Monday in September

  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: September 30

  • Thanksgiving Day: second Monday in October

  • Remembrance Day: November 11

  • Christmas Day: December 25

Who qualifies

You must have worked 30 days in the 12 months before the holiday. Paycheq checks that from your shifts. The day card in Week asks two questions:

  • Did you work your last scheduled shift before the holiday and your first scheduled shift after it, or have a reasonable cause or your employer's OK to miss one?

  • If you were called to work on the holiday, did you work?

How much

An average day's pay: your wages in the 4 weeks before the week of the holiday, divided by the days you worked. For hourly employees the Act pays the regular rate for normal hours, which usually comes to the same.

If you work on the holiday

You're paid 1.5× for the hours you work, plus your holiday pay. If you don't qualify, you're paid your regular rate. Or your employer may pay your regular rate and give you another day off with pay. On the day screen, choose Premium pay or Day off later.

If it's your day off

You still get holiday pay if you qualify.

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