Statutory holiday pay · Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island stat holiday pay.

What you are owed for a Prince Edward Island statutory holiday, whether you take the day off or work it.

Prince Edward Island has eight paid holidays, and it is the only Atlantic province where 30 September is one of them.

There is no service requirement at all, and holiday pay is 5% of the wages you earned in the four weeks before, excluding overtime.

5% of the wages, excluding overtime, earned in the 4 weeks before the paid holiday

2026 rates Source: Government of PEI — Paid holidays Last verified 2 September 2026

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The wages you earned in the four weeks before the holiday, excluding overtime pay but including pay for any paid vacation taken and any other paid holiday that fell in those four weeks.

If you worked the holiday
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What you are owed

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Prince Edward Island statutory holidays in 2026

Prince Edward Island recognises 8 paid holidays:

PEI is the only Atlantic province where the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory paid holiday, named directly in section 1(n)(vi) of the Employment Standards Act. Remembrance Day is also a paid holiday under the Act itself, with no separate statute involved. The Act allows further days to be prescribed.

Who qualifies for holiday pay

There is no length-of-service requirement — PEI is the only Atlantic province without one. Where a paid holiday falls on a work day the employer must grant it with pay unless you fail to work both your last work day before and your first work day after the holiday. Note the word “both”: missing one of the two is not enough to lose the entitlement. You can also lose it if you were asked to work the holiday and chose not to without permission or a valid reason.

How Prince Edward Island calculates the pay

Under section 28 of the new Act, holiday pay is 5% of the wages, not including overtime pay, that you earned in the four weeks before the paid holiday. Section 28(2) says those four weeks’ wages include pay for any paid vacation you took and pay for any other paid holiday that fell in the window. This replaced the old one-twentieth-of-30-days rule.

Working the holiday: Section 27(3) gives the employer a choice: 1½ times your regular wage rate for the time worked plus the paid holiday at your regular rate, or your regular rate for the time worked plus a paid holiday on another agreed day before your next annual vacation.

Source, last verified 2 September 2026: Government of PEI — Paid holidays.

Frequently asked questions

How many paid holidays does PEI have?

Eight: New Year’s Day, Islander Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day.

The Act also allows further days to be prescribed as paid holidays.

Is 30 September a paid holiday in PEI?

Yes. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on 30 September, is named directly in section 1(n)(vi) of the Employment Standards Act.

PEI is the only Atlantic province where it is a statutory paid holiday.

How is PEI holiday pay calculated?

5% of the wages, excluding overtime pay, that you earned in the four weeks before the paid holiday.

Those four weeks include pay for any paid vacation you took and any other paid holiday that fell in the window. This replaced the old one-twentieth-of-30-days rule when the new Act came in.

Do I need to have worked a minimum time in PEI?

No. PEI has no length-of-service requirement for paid holidays, unlike the other three Atlantic provinces.

You lose the entitlement only if you fail to work both your last work day before and your first work day after the holiday. Missing just one of the two is not enough.

Estimate only — not legal advice

This calculator produces an estimate from the published employment-standards minimums. It is not legal advice and it is not a determination of what you are owed. Statutory holiday entitlement in Prince Edward Island is set by PEI Employment Standards, and several occupations are exempt.

Collective agreements, employment contracts, exemptions for your occupation, averaging agreements and permits can all change the answer. For a binding answer, contact the employment-standards office named above or a lawyer.

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