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| Fact | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta general minimum wage | 15.00 CAD/h | 2018-10-01 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Minimum wage ✓ 2026-11-05 |
| Monthly minimum wage for live-in domestic employees | 2848 CAD/month | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Domestic employees – Employment standards exceptions ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Student minimum wage (under 18) | 13.00 CAD/h | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Minimum wage ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Weekly minimum wage for commissioned salespeople, land agents and listed professionals | 598 CAD/week | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Minimum wage ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Alberta overtime pay rate | At least 1.5 times your regular wage rate | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Overtime hours and overtime pay ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Banked overtime (time off instead of overtime pay) | 1 hour off per overtime hour, used within 6 months | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Overtime hours and overtime pay ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Overtime threshold for taxi drivers | Over 10 hours a day or 60 hours a week | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Taxi cab drivers – Employment standards exceptions ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| When overtime starts in Alberta | Over 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is greater | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Overtime hours and overtime pay ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Alberta general (statutory) holidays | 9 holidays, from New Year's Day to Christmas Day | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Alberta general holidays ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| How general holiday pay is calculated | Average daily wage; plus 1.5 times your rate for hours worked | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Alberta general holidays ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Who qualifies for general holiday pay | Worked 30 workdays for the employer in the past 12 months | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Alberta general holidays ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Paid vacation time by years of service | 2 weeks after each of the first 4 years, 3 weeks after 5 years | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Vacations and vacation pay ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Vacation pay percentage | 4% of wages, rising to 6% after 5 years | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Vacations and vacation pay ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Break entitlement on a shift of 5 to 10 hours | One 30-minute break after the first 5 hours | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Hours of work and rest ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| How soon you must be paid after a pay period ends | Within 10 consecutive days of the end of the pay period | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Payment of earnings ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What must be on your pay statement | Earnings listed separately, plus each deduction and its reason | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Payment of earnings ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Deductions that are never allowed | Faulty work and uniforms, even if you signed for them | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Deductions from earnings ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Deductions your employer may take | Tax, CPP, EI, court orders, or anything you authorized in writing | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards rules – Deductions from earnings ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Being recalled from a temporary layoff | 1 week written notice; you must return within 7 days | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Termination and lay-off ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Mass or group termination notice | 50 or more at one location in 4 weeks triggers notice to the minister | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Termination and lay-off ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Maximum temporary layoff | 90 days within any 120-day period | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Termination and lay-off ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Termination notice your employer must give | None under 90 days, then 1 week up to 8 weeks at 10 years | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Termination and lay-off ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Alberta rules for gig and app-based platform workers | None found; no platform-worker standards in Alberta law | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Rules ✓ 2026-11-10 |
| Are self-employed and gig workers covered by WCB? | Not automatically; optional personal coverage must be bought | 2026-01-01 | WCB Alberta, Personal coverage ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What workers' compensation pays if you cannot work | 90% of your net earnings, up to the yearly maximum | 2026-09-07 | WCB Alberta, Wage replacement ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Your employer's deadline to report your injury | Within 72 hours of learning about it | 2026-09-07 | WCB Alberta, Report an injury – For employers ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Deadline to file an employment standards complaint | While employed, and up to 6 months after your last day | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Make an employment standards complaint ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| How to file an employment standards complaint | Online with an Alberta.ca Account, or call 1-877-427-3731 | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Make an employment standards complaint ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Can you be punished for refusing dangerous work? | No; disciplinary action for a valid refusal is prohibited | 2026-09-07 | Alberta OHS Legislation, Part 3 – Dangerous Work and Disciplinary Action ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Employment standards on farms and ranches | Apply only where 6 or more waged non-family staff work | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Farm and ranch – Employment standards exceptions ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Free help for temporary foreign workers in Alberta | Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, free information | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Paid sick days required by Alberta law | None; all employment standards leaves are unpaid | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Job-protected leaves ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Personal and family responsibility leave | Up to 5 unpaid days per calendar year | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Personal and family responsibility leave ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Reporting an employer without giving your name | Alberta accepts anonymous employment standards tips | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Employment standards – Submit an anonymous tip ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Your right to refuse dangerous work | You may refuse work you reasonably believe is an undue hazard | 2026-09-07 | Alberta.ca, Refuse dangerous work ✓ 2026-09-09 |
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