2025 public service pay calendar
Use this pay calendar to find paydays by month for federal public service employees.
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2025 paydays by month
Pay dates and pay periods for 2025
January 2025
- Wednesday, January 15 (pay period: December 19, 2024 to January 1, 2025)
- Wednesday, January 29 (pay period: January 2, 2025 to January 15, 2025)
February 2025
- Wednesday, February 12 (pay period: January 16 to January 29)
- Wednesday, February 26 (pay period: January 30 to February 12)
March 2025
- Wednesday, March 12 (pay period: February 13 to February 26)
- Wednesday, March 26 (pay period: February 27 to March 12)
April 2025
- Wednesday, April 9 (pay period: March 13 to March 26)
- Wednesday, April 23 (pay period: March 27 to April 9)
May 2025
- Wednesday, May 7 (pay period: April 10 to April 23)
- Wednesday, May 21 (pay period: April 24 to May 7)
June 2025
- Wednesday, June 4 (pay period: May 8 to May 21)
- Wednesday, June 18 (pay period: May 22 to June 4)
July 2025
- Wednesday, July 2 (pay period: June 5 to June 18)
- Wednesday, July 16 (pay period: June 19 to July 2)
- Wednesday, July 30 (pay period: July 3 to July 16)
August 2025
- Wednesday, August 13 (pay period: July 17 to July 30)
- Wednesday, August 27 (pay period: July 31 to August 13)
September 2025
- Wednesday, September 10 (pay period: August 14 to August 27)
- Wednesday, September 24 (pay period: August 28 to September 10)
October 2025
- Wednesday, October 8 (pay period: September 11 to September 24)
- Wednesday, October 22 (pay period: September 25 to October 8)
November 2025
- Wednesday, November 5 (pay period: October 9 to October 22)
- Wednesday, November 19 (pay period: October 23 to November 5)
December 2025
- Wednesday, December 3 (pay period: November 6 to November 19)
- Wednesday, December 17 (pay period: November 20 to December 3)
- Wednesday, December 31 (pay period: December 4 to December 17)
How pay periods and paydays work
Paydays are every 2 weeks, on Wednesdays.
On a payday, you are getting paid for the pay period that ended 2 weeks before. This is called payment in arrears.
Pay periods are 10 weekdays. They start on the Thursday after a payday, and end on the Wednesday 2 weeks later (on the payday).
The payday for a specific pay period is 2 weeks after the end of that pay period.
To find out when you will get paid for a specific work day:
- find the work day you're looking for in the calendar
- add 2 weeks to that date, and find the following payday in the calendar — this is when you will get paid
- if the work day falls on a payday, you will get paid for it on the following payday
Should a payday fall on a scheduled holiday, the payday may be moved up by 1 business day.
Your first pay
If you have not received any pay within the first 4 weeks of starting work, you should discuss the situation with your manager and can request an emergency salary advance if needed.
Example of a pay period
More information
- Statutory holiday pay
- How public service pay works
Includes information about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Québec Pension Plan (QPP) contributions, Employment insurance (EI) premiums
- How to read your pay stub
Includes information about deductions schedule and 3 pay period months
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