Regional Wage

Prevailing Wage:

$10.11 per hour

Maximum Hours:

48 hours/week (or more if there is an employer/employee agreement indicating more hours)

Paid Overtime:

After 44 hours/week
Overtime rate: 1.5 time employee’s regular wage.

Rest Periods:

Meal breaks: one 30-minute break if work shift exceeds 5 hours.

Room & Board:

•  $3.20/meal
•  $4.22/day for lodging
Employers cannot charge for a meal that the employee did not receive.

Vacation Leave:

2 weeks a year. Vacation pay: 4% of wages

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Province of Alberta Employment Standards Code

Prevailing Wage:

$10.25 per hour

Maximum Hours:

40 hours/week (or more if there is an employer/employee

agreement indicating more hours)

Paid Overtime:

After 8 hours/day, or After 40 hours/week Overtime rate:
1.5 times employee’s regular wage, or 2 times employee’s regular wage (after 12 hours of work in a day)

Rest Periods:

Meal breaks: one 30-minute break if work shift exceeds 5 hours counted as time worked if the employee is

required or available to work during a meal break

Room & Board:

No more than $325/month for room and board

Vacation Leave:

2 weeks a year
Vacation pay: 4% of wages

For more info, visit:

Province of British Columbia Employment Standards Act

Prevailing Wage:

$10.29 per hour

Maximum Hours:

40 hours/week (or more if there is an employer/employee agreement indicating more hours)

Paid Overtime:

After 8 hours/day, or
After 40 hours/week overtime rate:
1.5 times employee’s regular wage.

Rest Periods:

Meal breaks: one 30-minute break if work shift exceeds 5 hours.

Room & Board:

The deductions from the minimum wage cannot exceed:
$1/meal - $7/week for lodging provided.

Vacation Leave:

2 weeks a year
Vacation pay: 4% of wages

For more info, visit:

Province of Manitoba Employment Standards 

Prevailing Wage:

$10.51 per hour

Maximum Hours:

48 hours/week (or more if there is an employer/employee agreement indicating more hours) 

Paid Overtime:

After 44 hours/week
Overtime rate: 1.5 times employee’s regular wage

Rest Periods:

Meal breaks: one 60-minute break (employer and employee may contract out of this requirement)

Room & Board:

The deductions from the minimum wage cannot exceed:
$68.20/week for board and lodging, or $55.55/week for board, or $15.45/week for lodging, or $3.65/meal
Employers cannot charge for a meal that the employee did not receive.

Vacation Leave:

2 weeks a year
Vacation pay: 4% of wages

For more info, visit:

Province of New Brunswick Employment Standards

Prevailing Wage:

$10.51 per hour

Maximum Hours:

16 hours/day

Paid Overtime:

After 40 hours/week-Overtime rate: $15/hour

Rest Periods:

Meal breaks: one 60-minute break if work shift exceeds 5 hours (unless otherwise stipulated in the employment contract)

Room & Board:

The deductions from the minimum wage cannot exceed:
$68.20/week for board and lodging, or $55.55/week for board, or $15.45/week for lodging, or $3.65/meal.
Employers cannot charge for a meal that the employee did not receive.

Vacation Leave:

2 weeks a year-Vacation pay: 4% of wages

For more info, visit:

Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Employment Standards