Calculate your statutory holiday pay in Prince Edward Island using the official Employment Standards formula. See the Prince Edward Island stat holiday calendar 2026 for the dates, or jump to the national stat pay calculator to compare provinces.
Wages earned in last 30 days ÷ days worked
Total wages over 30 calendar days before the holiday ÷ days you actually worked.
Your Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island 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 AND earned wages on at least 15 of the last 30 days.
Stat pay PLUS 1.5× regular rate for hours worked.
Paid day off in lieu, OR extra day's pay.
Confusing 'paid holidays' (which include Easter Monday in PEI) with 'paid holidays in other provinces' (which usually don't).
The Prince Edward Island Employment Standards Act applies uniformly across the province — these rules cover workers in Charlottetown, Summerside and everywhere else. Workers in federally regulated industries (banks, airlines, telecoms, federal Crown corporations) follow the federal stat pay rules regardless of city.
Source: PEI Holidays and Holiday Pay