Employment standards topic
Overtime Pay Rules and Calculators in Canada
Overtime thresholds, rates, exemptions and agreements vary by jurisdiction. Start with the jurisdiction that governs the employment before using a calculator.
Ontario overtime resources
Ontario is the first supported jurisdiction. The calculator covers a deliberately narrower scenario than the guide.
Ontario Overtime Rules
Understand the general 44-hour threshold, time-and-a-half rate, agreements, exclusions and calculator limits.
Read Ontario overtime guide →Ontario Overtime Pay Calculator
Estimate weekly overtime for one regular hourly rate when no exemption, special threshold or averaging agreement applies.
Open calculator →Work Hours Calculator
Total shifts and unpaid breaks before applying the correct jurisdiction-specific overtime rule.
Calculate work hours →Use the right jurisdiction
There is no single overtime threshold that applies to every worker in Canada.
Ontario
Guide and general-rule calculator are published with official Ontario sources.
Browse Ontario tools →British Columbia and Alberta
Daily thresholds, weekly thresholds, double time and banked-time rules require separate jurisdiction engines.
Federal jurisdiction
Federally regulated workplaces follow the Canada Labour Code rather than Ontario provincial rules.
Questions to answer before calculating
Which law applies?
Identify the province, territory or federal jurisdiction governing the work.
What is the threshold?
Confirm the weekly, daily or averaging threshold and the applicable overtime multiplier.
Is there a special rule?
Occupation, industry, agreement and pay method can change or remove the general rule.
Important: Do not apply the Ontario calculator to another jurisdiction or to a known exemption, special threshold, averaging agreement or time-off-in-lieu arrangement.