What Are Albertan Minimum Wage And Overtime Rates? As of October 2018, Alberta set their minimum wage to $15 per hour. In June 2019, Alberta lowered the provincial minimum wage for students under 18 to $13/hour with restrictions. There are basic rules that apply to Albertan wage laws: - Employers must pay at least the minimum wage - The general minimum wage applies to all employees except students under 18 - Wages do not include tips or expense money - Employers must pay employees at least 3 hours at the minimum wage each time they report for work, even if they are sent home prior to completing 3 hours worked unless that employee is unavailable to work the entire 3 hours. - If the employer deducts from the minimum wage for meals or lodging, the maximum deduction is $3.35 per meal and $4.41 per day’s lodging. Employers must pay employees working at incentive-based pay or commission based on the following rules: - Wages totaled for the pay period set by the employer (maximum of one month), divided by the total number of hours worked - If calculated to less than minimum wage per hour worked, the employer must raise pay to the equivalent of minimum wage for each hour worked - If the calculated rate is higher than the minimum wage, the employee is paid purely on their incentive-based or commission pay The minimum overtime rate is 1.5 times the hourly rate.