Ontario Overtime Calculator
The rule: 44 hours per week at 1.5× regular pay.
Employment Standards Act, 2000, s. 22
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Rule: 44 hours per week at 1.5× regular pay
Triggered by weekly threshold in Ontario
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How overtime works in Ontario
Under Employment Standards Act, 2000, s. 22, an employee in Ontario is entitled to overtime pay of 1.5× their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond the threshold.
Ontario applies a weekly threshold only. Any hours worked beyond 44 hours in a week are owed at 1.5× regular pay. There is no daily overtime trigger in this jurisdiction.
Special rules & edge cases
- •Overtime averaging agreements are permitted with written employee consent.
- •Some roles are exempt, including most managers, IT professionals, and certain regulated professionals.
Worked example
An employee in Ontario earning $25/hour works 47 hours in a week: weekly OT is 3 hours, paid at $37.50/hour.
Overtime rules in other provinces
Quebec
40 hours per week
British Columbia
8 hrs/day at 1.5× · 12 hrs/day at 2× · 40 hrs/week at 1.5×
Alberta
8 hours per day OR 44 hours per week (greater of)
Saskatchewan
8 hours per day OR 40 hours per week (greater of)
Manitoba
8 hours per day OR 40 hours per week (greater of)
New Brunswick
44 hours per week
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