Today, Monday, October 12, is Thanksgiving, a public holiday in Ontario. Working part-time does not automatically disqualify you from receiving holiday pay; full-time, part-time, and contract workers are all eligible if they are covered by the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA), and you are not excluded simply because you recently started working.
- The key to qualification is the 'last and first' rule: You must complete both the last scheduled workday before a public holiday and the first scheduled workday after a public holiday, although absences with justifiable reasons may be exempted.
- calculus: Add the regular wages received during the four weeks immediately preceding the week in which the public holiday falls and the vacation allowance eligible for payment, then divide by 20.
- example: If you worked 20 hours a week for 4 weeks at an hourly wage of $20 and received a holiday allowance of 4% every time, the holiday allowance would be (1,600 dollars + 64 dollars) ÷ 20 = $83.20.
- If you worked today: Please check with your payroll manager to confirm which arrangements apply: receiving regular wages and paid substitute holidays, or receiving a 1.5x premium on public holiday allowances.
- Even if Monday is normally a day off You may be entitled to receive paid substitute holidays or public holiday allowances, so please be sure to check the standard 4-week period and calculation details on your payslip.
Source: NorthScope News
https://northscopenews.com/2026/10/05/thanksgiving-holiday-pay-ontario-2026-part-time/
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