If an employee worked on a statutory holiday, does he/she receive statutory pay? The answer is not always, and depends if the employee is eligible. So in other words, it is possible to have an employee work on the statutory day, and be paid at normal rates. 

Statutory Pay Eligibility

In order to qualify for statutory pay rates both of these conditions must be met:

1) Must have been employed for at least 30 days before the statutory holiday; AND

2) Must have worked at least 15 of the 30 days before statutory holiday

For example, a part-time employee who worked less than 15 days out of the 30 days before the holiday and ended up working on the statutory holiday would be paid at normal rates. 

How Much is Statutory Pay?

All eligible employees receive an average day's pay regardless if they worked on the statutory holiday. So if they did not work on the statutory day, they receive a day of paid time off. 

If an employee works on the statutory holiday, he/she receives an average days pay PLUS 1.5 times wages for the day.

For example if Margaret's regular rate is $20 / hour and she meets the eligibility requirements above. On Canada Day she worked 8 hours.

Her Statutory Pay is calculated as follows:
$160 (average days pay) Plus $240  (8 hours x $30 ($20 x 1.5)) = $400 
Works out to be $50 / hour, or 2.5 Times Regular Pay

Table of Statutory Holidays in BC for 2017

The chart below displays a list of national and provincial stat holidays observed in Canada.