Calculate your statutory holiday pay in Northwest Territories using the official Employment Standards formula. See the Northwest Territories stat holiday calendar 2026 for the dates, or jump to the national stat pay calculator to compare provinces.
Average daily earnings in last 4 weeks
Average daily wage based on the 4 weeks before the holiday.
Your Northwest Territories stat pay
$200.00
Base stat pay
$200.00
Take a worker earning $25/hour for 40 hours/week for the 4 weeks before the holiday. Total wages over the lookback period: $4000.00. Applying the Northwest Territories formula gives a stat pay of $200.00. If they also work the holiday, they get an additional $300.00 in premium pay.
You must have been employed at least 30 days.
Stat pay PLUS 1.5× regular rate.
Paid day off in lieu, or extra day's pay.
Confusing federally regulated workers (banks, airlines) with NT-regulated workers — the lists differ.
The Northwest Territories Employment Standards Act applies uniformly across the province — these rules cover workers in Yellowknife and everywhere else. Workers in federally regulated industries (banks, airlines, telecoms, federal Crown corporations) follow the federal stat pay rules regardless of city.
Source: NWT Employment Standards