Free tools for Canadian employers
Province-aware calculators for the HR math SMB owners shouldn't have to do on a napkin. No signup. No credit card.
Overtime Calculator
Every province, every territory, every rule
Calculates provincial overtime pay the right way — including BC double-time after 12 hours, daily-and-weekly "greater-of" math for AB/SK/MB, and weekly-only rules for Ontario and Quebec. Covers all 13 Canadian jurisdictions.
- Weekly and day-by-day input modes
- Automatic daily vs weekly "greater-of" logic
- BC triple-tier (1.5× after 8h, 2× after 12h, 1.5× after 40h/wk)
- Source citations for every province
Severance Pay Calculator
ESA minimums for every jurisdiction
Calculates statutory pay in lieu of notice under each province's Employment Standards Act, plus Ontario s.64 severance where it applies. Flags common-law reasonable-notice considerations so you know when the ESA floor isn't the whole story.
- Schedules for all 10 provinces + YT, NT, NU
- Ontario s.64 statutory severance with payroll + mass-termination toggles
- Bardal common-law disclaimers built in
- Source citations (ESA section numbers) on every result
CPP, CPP2 & EI Calculator
The math most Canadian payroll spreadsheets get wrong
Source deductions that are purely a function of gross pay and province: CPP, CPP2, and EI for Canada — plus QPP, QPP2, QPIP, and reduced EI for Quebec. Pro-rates the $3,500 basic exemption the way CRA requires, and flags the pay period where CPP2 kicks in.
- CPP2 at 4% (not 5.95%) — the mistake employers keep making
- Quebec handled properly: QPP + QPP2 + QPIP + reduced EI
- Per-pay-period and annual totals for employee and employer
- Confirmed YMPE and YAMPE for the year
Stat Holiday Pay Calculator
Four formulas, thirteen jurisdictions — the right one per province
Statutory holiday pay done right for every Canadian jurisdiction. Ontario/Quebec/federal use 1/20 of a 4-week lookback, Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba use 5%, BC uses an average-day rule, and the Atlantic provinces use a regular day's pay. Calculator picks the correct formula automatically.
- 1/20, 5%, average-day, and regular-day formulas per province
- Premium rate for employees who actually work the holiday
- Qualification reminders (last-and-first shift, 30-day rules)
- Salaried and hourly modes supported
Vacation Pay Calculator
ESA vacation accrual for every Canadian jurisdiction
Vacation pay minimums under each province's Employment Standards Act. Handles Saskatchewan's 3/52 fraction (not 4%), Quebec's 3-year tier bump (not 5), and the long-service tiers that vary from 5 to 15 years across the country. Surfaces the next tenure bump with its dollar impact.
- Saskatchewan trap flagged explicitly ($1,240/yr gap on $70k)
- Quebec 3-year bump handled
- Next-tier preview so you know when to adjust entitlement
- Source citations for every provincial ESA
Why are these free?
Because the math isn't the hard part — keeping it current across 13 jurisdictions, running it on every pay cycle, and writing it into an audit trail is. That's what Hibiscus HR does. If you need these calculations once a year, our free tools have you covered. If you need them every other week, you're ready for the paid product.