Nunavut Overtime Calculator
Enter your numbers. See your real pay under Nunavut rules instantly.
Calculate your Nunavut overtime pay
Nunavut Overtime Rules
Nunavut pays overtime after 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week at 1.5x the regular wage, under the territorial Labour Standards Act administered by the Labour Standards Compliance Office (LSCO). The maximum an employee can be required to work is 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week.
- 1.5x pay for hours worked beyond 8 in a day or 40 in a week, whichever gives the greater entitlement.
- Maximum hours: an employee may not be required to work more than 10 hours a day or 60 hours a week.
- Nunavut adopted the Northwest Territories' labour standards framework when the territory was created in 1999 and still administers overtime under it.
Nunavut overtime is enforced by the Labour Standards Compliance Office (LSCO). Managers and certain supervisory staff can be exempt from overtime.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The weekly overtime threshold differs by province (40, 44, or 48 hours), and some provinces such as British Columbia add daily overtime. In Nunavut, overtime starts after 40 hours a week or 8 hours a day.
Most employees are covered by their province’s employment standards. Workers in federally regulated sectors — banks, airlines, interprovincial transport, telecom — follow the federal Canada Labour Code instead, which uses 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.
Managers and supervisors, and certain professionals, are commonly exempt from overtime. The exact exemptions vary by province, so check your provincial employment standards.