Canadian provinces have jurisdiction in a number of areas, including employment. Employment regulations are a shared federal and provincial responsibility. The majority of workers—up to 90 percent of them—are covered by provincial, rather than federal, law.
As a result, payroll regulations and employment standards vary as you move across the country. Perhaps the most unique province is Quebec.
Of course, the gulf between Quebec and the rest of Canada can mean confusion when it comes to payroll. One of the most common subjects is vacation time. Employers and payroll providers alike have plenty of questions on this topic.
1. How Much Vacation Does an Employee Get?
Vacation time rules in Quebec prescribe calculating vacation time by length of service. Generally speaking, the longer …show more content…
What If Someone Is Hired Seasonally?
Suppose you hire a student worker for the busy summer months. This employee works for four months, from May 1 to September 1. Next year, you hire them back again. You continue this until they graduate university, for five years total. How much time off have they earned under vacation time rules in Quebec?
The answer is one day per month of consecutive service. Since this employee’s service isn’t uninterrupted, they wouldn’t be considered as having worked for you for more than a year. Employment must be based on consecutive months of service.
3. How Do You Calculate a Year?
Another complicating factor for vacation rules in Quebec is the reference year. In Quebec, the year begins on May 1 and runs until April 30 the following year. Many businesses follow this fiscal year model anyway, since their taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency are due on April 30 each year.
To calculate a year, you begin from May 1. If you hired an employee on May 1, 2016, they would have accrued one year of service on May 1, 2017. As of April 30, 2017, this employee has still worked less than one year, so the vacation entitlement for 2017 would be one day per month of
As a result, payroll regulations and employment standards vary as you move across the country. Perhaps the most unique province is Quebec.
Of course, the gulf between Quebec and the rest of Canada can mean confusion when it comes to payroll. One of the most common subjects is vacation time. Employers and payroll providers alike have plenty of questions on this topic.
1. How Much Vacation Does an Employee Get?
Vacation time rules in Quebec prescribe calculating vacation time by length of service. Generally speaking, the longer …show more content…
What If Someone Is Hired Seasonally?
Suppose you hire a student worker for the busy summer months. This employee works for four months, from May 1 to September 1. Next year, you hire them back again. You continue this until they graduate university, for five years total. How much time off have they earned under vacation time rules in Quebec?
The answer is one day per month of consecutive service. Since this employee’s service isn’t uninterrupted, they wouldn’t be considered as having worked for you for more than a year. Employment must be based on consecutive months of service.
3. How Do You Calculate a Year?
Another complicating factor for vacation rules in Quebec is the reference year. In Quebec, the year begins on May 1 and runs until April 30 the following year. Many businesses follow this fiscal year model anyway, since their taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency are due on April 30 each year.
To calculate a year, you begin from May 1. If you hired an employee on May 1, 2016, they would have accrued one year of service on May 1, 2017. As of April 30, 2017, this employee has still worked less than one year, so the vacation entitlement for 2017 would be one day per month of