2026 public service pay calendar

Use this pay calendar to find paydays by month for federal public service employees.

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• 2026 paydays by month
• How pay periods and paydays work
• More information

2026 paydays by month

The following calendar indicates paydays for federal public service employees.

How pay periods and paydays work

Paydays are every 2 weeks. They fall on Wednesdays, unless that Wednesday is a holiday. In that case, that payday moves to the Tuesday before.

On a payday, you are getting paid for the pay period that ended 2 weeks before. This is called payment in arrears. This means that the payday for a specific pay period is 2 weeks after the end of that pay period.

Pay periods are 10 weekdays. They start on the Thursday after a payday and end on the Wednesday 2 weeks later. Weekends are not counted, but statutory holidays are.

To find out when you will get paid for a specific work day:

1. find the work day you're looking for in the calendar
2. add 2 weeks to that date
3. find the following payday in the calendar
   • this is when you will get paid

Your first pay

If you have not received any pay within the first 4 weeks of starting work, discuss the situation with your manager and can request an emergency salary advance if needed.

Example of a pay period

The example pay period consists of 10 consecutive weekdays, from Thursday, September 3 to Wednesday, September 16.

The payday for this pay period is 2 weeks later, on Wednesday, September 30.

September 18 is the current date.

More information

• Statutory holiday pay
• How public service pay works
  Includes information about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions, Québec Pension Plan (QPP) contributions and Employment insurance (EI) premiums
• Check your pay stub
  Includes information about deductions schedule and 3 pay period months