Manitoba Overtime Pay Calculator
In Manitoba, overtime is 1.5× your regular wage for hours over 8 in a day and over 40 in a week. Both tests apply, but they cannot pay you twice for the same hour — a 42-hour week worked as three 10-hour days gives 6 overtime hours, not 8. There is no double-time tier however long the day.
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What you are owed in Manitoba
$1,487.50
gross pay for 53 hours, including $162.50 of overtime premium
- Regular pay40 hrs × $25.00
- $1,000.00
- Overtime at 1.5×13 hrs × $25.00 base
- $487.50
How this was calculated
- Daily overtime — hours over 8 in a dayMon 10h, Tue 10h, Wed 9h, Thu 10h, Fri 9h → 8 hours at 1.5×
- Weekly count — only the first 8 hours of each day (worked examples (no statutory provision))8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 5 = 45 hours counted
- Weekly overtime — counted hours over 4045 − 40 = 5 hours at 1.5×
Manitoba: $1,487.50 for 53 hours.
- 8 hrsdaily threshold
- 40 hrsweekly threshold
- Nonedouble time
How overtime is calculated in Manitoba
Manitoba's standard hours of work are set by s. 10 of the Employment Standards Code at eight hours per day and 40 hours per week, and s. 17(1) requires "a wage for overtime at an hourly rate that is not less than 150% of the employee's regular wage rate."
Daily overtime applies even in a short week. Work one 10-hour day and nothing else and you are owed two hours of overtime, despite a 10-hour week.
In practice the calculation counts only the first 8 hours of each day toward the weekly total, then adds the daily excess. On that 42-hour example: the counted weekly hours are 8 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 8 = 36, which is under 40, so no weekly overtime is added — leaving the 6 hours of daily overtime.
Note that a collective agreement alone can raise the daily standard in Manitoba, under s. 10(b)(i), with no permit and no director approval. That is unusual — the weekly 40 cannot be moved by a collective agreement on its own; it needs a regulation or a s. 13 permit.
Worked examples — Manitoba's own published figures
All four are reproduced from the province's overtime fact sheet so you can check this calculator against the source.
| Week worked | Total | Regular | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 | 48 | 40 | 8 |
| 8, 6, 6, 8, 10 | 38 | 36 | 2 |
| 10, 6, 10, 6, 10 | 42 | 36 | 6 |
| 7, 6, 8, 7, 7, 8 | 43 | 40 | 3 |
The second row is the one that shows daily overtime applying in a sub-40 week: 38 hours worked, and 2 of them are overtime because one day ran to 10. The third row is the one that proves the tests do not simply stack.
Manitoba has no double-time tier
However long the day runs, Manitoba's only overtime rate is 150%. There is no 2× tier anywhere in the Code or the regulation. A 16-hour day is 8 hours regular and 8 hours at 1.5× — where the same day in British Columbia would pay 8 regular, 4 at 1.5× and 4 at 2×.
Averaging and flexible hours — four separate instruments
| Instrument | Max period | Caps | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| Averaging agreement (no approval needed) | 12-week cycle; 3-year term | 12 hrs/day, 60 hrs/week | s. 11.1 |
| Averaging by permit or collective agreement | Permit valid up to 3 years | Must average to 40 hrs/week | s. 12 |
| Director permit raising standard hours | Up to 3 years | "Fair and reasonable" | s. 13 |
| Individual flextime agreement | Terminable on 2 weeks notice | 10 hrs/day, 40 hrs/week | s. 14.1 |
A s. 11.1 averaging agreement must be in writing, made at least a week before it starts, signed by the employer and the employee — or by at least 75% of the group — and posted at the workplace. It cannot cover employees who regularly work fewer than 30 hours a week, and the director may terminate it at any time.
A s. 14.1 flextime agreement runs the other way: the employee must request it, they must not be covered by a collective agreement, and they must regularly work at least 35 hours a week. Either side can end it on two weeks' written notice.
Where a s. 11.1 agreement or s. 12 arrangement applies, s. 10 does not apply to that employee at all — the 8/40 defaults are replaced wholesale rather than layered.
Banking overtime — three months, then it must be paid
Section 18 allows banked time by collective agreement or written employer–employee agreement. The credit is at least 150% of the overtime worked — 1.5 hours off per overtime hour.
The time must be taken within three months after the end of the pay period in which the overtime occurred, unless a regulation or the director allows longer. If it is not taken in that window, or if employment ends, s. 18(7) requires the employer to pay it out — at the regular wage rate, because the 1.5 multiplier is already inside the banked figure.
Three months is the shortest banking window of the western provinces; Saskatchewan allows twelve.
Who is exempt from overtime in Manitoba
Section 2(4) of the Code removes the hours-of-work and overtime divisions from two groups:
- an employee who performs management functions primarily
- an employee who has substantial control over their hours of work and whose annual regular wage is at least twice the Manitoba industrial average wage
From the Employment Standards Regulation: farm workers in direct primary production are exempt unless all or substantially all of their work is in climate-controlled facilities; fishing employees and farm employees working for a family member are outside Part 2 almost entirely; regulated professionals governed by their own Act or the Regulated Health Professions Act are exempt; as are businesses employing only the employer's family members, commission salespersons soliciting off-premises, domestic workers at 12 hours a week or less, and election workers.
Industries with different thresholds
| Industry | Daily | Weekly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping, 15 Apr – 30 Nov | 10 hrs | 50 hrs (2,080/yr) | M.R. 6/2007 s. 17 |
| ICI and major building construction | 10 hrs | 40 hrs | M.R. 119/2006 s. 5 |
| Heavy construction, Winnipeg, Nov–Mar | — | 48 hrs | M.R. 119/2006 s. 11(a) |
| Heavy construction, Winnipeg, Apr–Oct | — | 50 hrs | M.R. 119/2006 s. 11(b) |
| Heavy construction, outside Winnipeg | — | 50 hrs | M.R. 119/2006 s. 11(c) |
| Residential construction | 8 hrs | 40 hrs | Code default |
Heavy construction has no daily threshold at all — only the weekly one. A generic calculator applying 8 hours a day to a heavy construction worker will overstate what they are owed.
If you are owed unpaid overtime in Manitoba
Manitoba has the shortest recovery window in western Canada, and it is the number that matters most on this page.
- Filing deadline: 6 months. Section 87 gives you six months from the time the wages should have been paid to file a complaint.
- Recovery: 6 months. Section 96(2)(a) limits an officer's order to unpaid wages that became due "within the last six months before the complaint was filed" — or the last six months of employment, if it has ended.
There is one important exception: vacation allowance and general holiday pay can be recovered back 22 months under s. 96(2)(b). Overtime is ordinary wages and gets the six-month window, not the 22-month one — a distinction worth being clear about before you assume you have time.
Employees covered by a collective agreement cannot file at all under s. 92(2); they must use the grievance procedure.
Frequently asked questions
Is overtime in Manitoba after 8 hours or 40 hours?
Both. Manitoba applies a daily test at 8 hours and a weekly test at 40, and daily overtime is owed even in a week under 40 hours. They cannot pay you twice for the same hour, though: only the first 8 hours of each day count toward the weekly total. The province's own example of a 42-hour week worked as three 10-hour days gives 6 overtime hours, not 8.
Does Manitoba have double time?
No. The only overtime rate in the Employment Standards Code is 150% of your regular wage, however long the day runs. A 16-hour day in Manitoba is 8 hours regular and 8 at 1.5×. British Columbia would pay 8 regular, 4 at 1.5× and 4 at 2× for the same day.
Do IT workers get overtime in Manitoba?
Yes, in most cases — and this is a real difference from Alberta, Ontario and BC, all of which exempt tech workers by occupation. Manitoba's professional exemption covers only statutorily regulated professions such as law, medicine, engineering and accounting. Software developers and IT staff are not exempt unless they separately qualify as managers or meet the salary-plus-control test.
What is the salary threshold for overtime exemption in Manitoba?
$122,026.32 for 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027 — twice the Manitoba industrial average wage of $61,013.16. But the salary alone does not exempt you. Section 2(4)(b) requires that you also have substantial control over your own hours of work. A well-paid employee working a schedule someone else sets does not meet the test.
How long can I bank overtime in Manitoba?
Three months from the end of the pay period in which the overtime occurred, unless the director allows longer. Time is banked at 1.5 hours per overtime hour, and if it is not taken in that window — or if your employment ends — it must be paid out at your regular wage rate, since the 1.5 multiplier is already built into the banked figure. Three months is the shortest window in western Canada; Saskatchewan allows twelve.
Does heavy construction have daily overtime in Manitoba?
No. Heavy construction runs on a weekly threshold only — 48 hours in Winnipeg from November to March, 50 hours in Winnipeg from April to October, and 50 hours outside Winnipeg. There is no daily threshold at all, so a calculator applying the ordinary 8-hour daily rule will overstate what a heavy construction worker is owed.
How long do I have to claim unpaid overtime in Manitoba?
Six months for both filing and recovery. Section 87 gives you six months from when the wages should have been paid, and s. 96(2)(a) limits any order to wages that became due in the six months before you filed. Note the exception: vacation allowance and general holiday pay can be recovered back 22 months — but overtime is ordinary wages and gets the six months.
Sources
Every rate, threshold and formula on this page was verified against these primary sources. If a figure here disagrees with one of them, the source is right and we want to know.