BC Vacation Pay

An employer must pay an employee the following amount of vacation pay:

• after 5 calendar days of employment, at least 4% of the employee’s total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to the vacation pay;
• after 5 consecutive years of employment, at least 6% of the employee’s total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to the vacation pay.
• Vacation pay must be paid to an employee
  • at least 7 days before the beginning of the employee’s annual vacation, or
  • on the employee’s scheduled paydays, if
    • agreed in writing by the employer and the employee, or
    • provided by the collective agreement.
• Any vacation pay an employee is entitled to when the employment terminates must be paid to the employee at the time set by section 18 for paying wages.

Factsheet: Annual Vacation