Compensation & Benefits

Updated September 2026 Having "Manager" in the Job Title Doesn't Necessarily Mean They're Exempt You've promoted your best employee to manager. They're now salaried, supervise a few people and occasionally work late. No overtime required anymore, right? Not necessarily. "Manager" is one of the most commonly misunderstood overtime exemptions in Canada. Across the country, employment standards legislation treats managers differently, but the basic principle is remarkably consis

Updated September 2026 It Depends on the Province, and the Type of Sales Role If you have salespeople on your team, you may have heard that sales employees don't get overtime. Sometimes that's true. Sometimes it's very much not. Sales roles are one of those areas where overtime rules can get surprisingly complicated. The rules vary across Canada, and exemptions can depend on what the employee sells, where they sell it, how they're paid, and sometimes how much control they hav

Updated September 2026 It Depends on the Province If you employ software developers, systems analysts, IT consultants or other technology professionals, you might assume they are exempt from overtime. That can be an expensive assumption. Across Canada, the overtime rules for IT employees vary significantly. Some provinces have specific exemptions for certain technology professionals. Others treat IT employees much like any other employee. And even in provinces with an IT exem