Calculate your statutory holiday pay in Ontario using the official Employment Standards formula. See the Ontario stat holiday calendar 2026 for the dates, or jump to the national stat pay calculator to compare provinces.
Wages earned in last 4 work weeks ÷ 20
Add up all the regular wages and vacation pay you earned in the 4 work weeks before the holiday. Divide by 20. That's your stat pay — period.
Your Ontario 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 Ontario formula gives a stat pay of $200.00. If they also work the holiday, they get an additional $300.00 in premium pay.
Almost all employees qualify. Ontario removed the 'last and first' shift rule in 2018, so missing your shift before or after the holiday no longer disqualifies you.
If you work the holiday, you get your regular wages PLUS 1.5× your hourly rate for hours worked, OR your stat pay PLUS your regular pay for the day, with a substitute day off later (employer chooses, with employee agreement).
You still get the stat pay calculated above. The holiday is treated like any other paid day.
Employers paying a flat 8 hours instead of using the 4-week formula. This often shortchanges retail and restaurant workers whose hours fluctuate.
The Ontario Employment Standards Act applies uniformly across the province — these rules cover workers in Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Hamilton, London and everywhere else. Workers in federally regulated industries (banks, airlines, telecoms, federal Crown corporations) follow the federal stat pay rules regardless of city.
Source: Ontario ESA — Public Holidays