CD 2012-015

Subject: Pay Periods - Calendar Year 2013

October 31, 2012

1. Purpose

1.1. The purpose of this directive is to advise you of the pay periods for calendar year 2013.

1.2. Attached are the schedules of the various pay periods for 2013 applicable to the Regional Pay System (RPS).

Note: For detailed information about pay processing dates, please refer to the Pay Processing Schedules.

2. Policy

2.1. All cheques and payment statements should be dated in accordance with the appropriate payment date indicated in the attached schedules. All on-line entries should be authorized for processing on the closing date specified in the attached schedules (2:00 p.m. [Ottawa time] for Eastern regions and for the House of Commons (HOC), Pay Office (PO) 22, and 3:00 p.m. [Ottawa time] for Western regions and for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), PO 03, except when indicated otherwise).

2.2. In accordance with Treasury Board policy when a payment date falls on a designated holiday, please be advised of the following early pay release:

  • For the pay period ending Wednesday, January 1, 2014, all employees will have their pay released on Tuesday, December 31, 2013.

3. Inquiries

3.1. Any inquiries on the information contained in this document should be addressed to your Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Compensation Services Office.

Original Signed by
Carrie E. Roussin

Carrie E. Roussin
Director General
Compensation Sector
Accounting, Banking and Compensation

Reference(s): CJA 9015-5

Biweekly Current Pay Periods for 2013

Following is the table that contains the biweekly current pay periods for 2013 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP) From Pay Period (PP) To PP Number Cycle Code Payment Date Footnote 2 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO)
December 20, 2012 January 2, 2013 1 Footnote 1 8* January 2, 2013 December 18, 2012
January 3, 2013 January 16 2 1 January 16 January 2, 2013
January 17 January 30 3 2 January 30 January 16
January 31 February 13 4 1 February 13 January 30
February 14 February 27 5 2 February 27 February 13
February 28 March 13 6 1 March 13 February 27
March 14 March 27 7 2 March 27 March 13
March 28 April 10 8 1 April 10 March 27
April 11 April 24 9 2 April 24 April 10
April 25 May 8 10 1 May 8 April 24
May 9 May 22 11 2 May 22 May 8
May 23 June 5 12 1 June 5 May 22
June 6 June 19 13 2 June 19 June 5
June 20 July 3 14 Footnote 1 8* July 3 June 19
July 4 July 17 15 1 July 17 July 3
July 18 July 31 16 2 July 31 July 17
August 1 August 14 17 1 August 14 July 31
August 15 August 28 18 2 August 28 August 14
August 29 September 11 19 1 September 11 August 28
September 12 September 25 20 2 September 25 September 11
September 26 October 9 21 1 October 9 September 25
October 10 October 23 22 2 October 23 October 9
October 24 November 6 23 1 November 6 October 23
November 7 November 20 24 2 November 20 November 6
November 21 December 4 25 Footnote 1 8* December 4 November 20
December 5 December 18 26 1 December 18 December 4
December 19 January 1, 2014 27 2 December 31 December 16

Biweekly Arrears Pay Periods for 2013

Following is the table that contains the biweekly arrears pay periods for 2013 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP) From Pay Period (PP) To PP Number Cycle Code Payment Date Footnote 2 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO) Except and CRA PO 03 Closing Date for On-line Entries for HOC PO 22 (2:00 p.m. [Ottawa time]) and CRA PO 03 (3:00 p.m. [Ottawa time]) only
December 6, 2012 December 19, 2012 1 Footnote 1 8* January 2, 2013 December 27, 2012 December 27, 2012
December 20 January 2, 2013 2 1 January 16 January 8, 2013 January 9, 2013
January 3, 2013 January 16 3 2 January 30 January 22 January 23
January 17 January 30 4 1 February 13 February 5 February 6
January 31 February 13 5 2 February 27 February 19 February 20
February 14 February 27 6 1 March 13 March 5 March 6
February 28 March 13 7 2 March 27 March 19 March 20
March 14 March 27 8 1 April 10 April 2 April 3
March 28 April 10 9 2 April 24 April 16 April 17
April 11 April 24 10 1 May 8 April 30 May 1
April 25 May 8 11 2 May 22 May 14 May 15
May 9 May 22 12 1 June 5 May 28 May 29
May 23 June 5 13 2 June 19 June 11 June 12
June 6 June 19 14 Footnote 1 8* July 3 June 25 June 26
June 20 July 3 15 1 July 17 July 9 July 10
July 4 July 17 16 2 July 31 July 23 July 24
July 18 July 31 17 1 August 14 August 6 August 7
August 1 August 14 18 2 August 28 August 20 August 21
August 15 August 28 19 1 September 11 September 3 September 4
August 29 September 11 20 2 September 25 September 17 September 18
September 12 September 25 21 1 October 9 October 1 October 2
September 26 October 9 22 2 October 23 October 15 October 16
October 10 October 23 23 1 November 6 October 29 October 30
October 24 November 6 24 2 November 20 November 12 November 13
November 7 November 20 25 Footnote 1 8* December 4 November 26 November 27
November 21 December 4 26 1 December 18 December 10 December 11
December 5 December 18 27 2 December 31 December 19 December 19

Monthly Pay Periods for 2013

October 31, 2012 Updated March 7, 2013

Following is the table that contains the monthly pay periods for 201 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP) From Pay Period (PP) To PP Number Payment Date Footnote 3 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO) Except HOC PO 22 Closing Date for On-line Entries (2:00 p.m. [Ottawa time]) HOC PO 22 only
January 1, 2013 January 31, 2013 1 January 31, 2013 January 4, 2013 January 7, 2013
February 1 February 28 2 February 28 February 1 February 4
Updated March 1 March 31 3 March 28 March 1 March 11
April 1 April 30 4 April 30 April 4 April 8
May 1 May 31 5 May 31 May 6 May 6
June 1 June 30 6 June 28 June 3 June 10
July 1 July 31 7 July 31 July 2 July 8
August 1 August 31 8 August 30 August 2 August 12
September 1 September 30 9 September 30 September 5 September 9
October 1 October 31 10 October 31 October 7 October 7
November 1 November 30 11 November 29 November 4 November 4
December 1 December 31 12 December 31 December 2 December 9

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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8* Pay Period Plus

Footnote 2

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Closing time for on-line entries is 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Eastern regions and for the House of Commons (HOC), PO 22, and 3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Western regions and for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), PO 03.

Footnote 3

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Closing time for on-line entries is 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Eastern regions and the House of Commons (HOC), PO 22, and 3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Western regions.