Overtime in Alberta

Province: Albertaanswers

Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate after 44 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day.

Version 1 · effective from October 24, 2026 · verified on November 5, 2026

Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).

• Source: Overtime hours and overtime pay - Alberta.ca (supports applies_to, threshold_daily_hours, threshold_weekly_hours, basis, multiplier, exceptions[0], exceptions[1], exceptions[2], exceptions[3], exceptions[4], exceptions[5], exceptions[6], exceptions[7], exceptions[8], exceptions[9], exceptions[10], exceptions[11], exceptions[12], alternative_schemes[0], alternative_schemes[1], alternative_schemes[2], alternative_schemes[3], alternative_schemes[4], alternative_schemes[5], alternative_schemes[6], alternative_schemes[7], alternative_schemes[8], alternative_schemes[9], alternative_schemes[10], alternative_schemes[11], alternative_schemes[12])

  Most employees are entitled to overtime pay. … Overtime is all hours worked over 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is greater (8/44 rule). … Except where there is a written overtime agreement, an employer must pay an employee overtime pay of at least 1.5 times the employee’s regular wage rate for all overtime hours worked. … The following employees are not eligible for overtime hours and overtime pay: … managers, supervisors and those employed in a confidential capacity … waged, non-family farm and ranch employees … lookout observers … professionals, including agrologists, architects, certified or chartered accountants, chiropractors, dentists, denturists, engineers, geoscientists, information systems professionals, lawyers, students-at-law, optometrists, podiatrists, psychologists and veterinarians … salespersons of automobiles, trucks, buses, farm machinery, road construction equipment, heavy duty equipment, manufactured homes or residential homes … salespersons who solicit orders, principally outside of the employer’s place of business, who are fully or partly paid by commission (this does not apply to route salespersons) … licensed salespersons of real estate and securities … licensed insurance salespersons who are paid entirely by commission income … salespersons who are at least 16 years old and are engaged in direct selling for licensed direct sellers … licensed land agents … extras in a film or video production … counsellors or instructors at an educational or recreational camp that is operated on a charitable or not-for-profit basis for children, persons with disabilities, or religious purposes … domestic employees (these employees are not exempt from sections 18 and 19 of the Code concerning rest periods and days of rest) … The following industries and occupations have exceptions from the Code’s basic overtime rules of 8 hours daily and 44 hours weekly: … Industry/Occupation | Daily hours | Weekly hours before O/T is calculated | Monthly hours before O/T is calculated … Ambulance attendants | 10 | 60 | N/A … Geophysical exploration | 10 | N/A | 191 … Irrigation districts | 9 | 54 | N/A … Logging and lumbering | 10 | N/A | 191 … Oilwell servicing | 12 | N/A | 191 … Surveying | 10 | N/A | 191 … Trucking | 10 | 50 | N/A … Field catering or land surveying | 10 | N/A | 191 … Highway and railway construction & brush clearing | 10 | 44 | N/A … Road maintenance activities (limited to employees of municipal districts or Metis settlements) | 10 | N/A | 191 … Taxi cab industry | 10 | 60 | N/A … 1. Based on an average of 44 hours per week over the period of the work cycle. The 44 hour limit does not apply when the fire fighter is scheduled to work more than 44 hours in a week, in which case the scheduled hours are the threshold for overtime hours. … Firefighting services | N/A | 44 1 | N/A … Caregivers (home care & residential care) | Rules depend on the type of shift worked by the employee.

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