Statutory Holidays
Statutory Holidays in Canada (2012)| Holiday | Applicable to | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | All provinces and territories | January 1 |
| Family Day1 | Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan | February 20 |
| Good Friday | All provinces and territories | April 6 |
| Easter Monday | Québec (can replace Good Friday if the employer so chooses) | April 9 |
| Victoria Day | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon | May 21 |
| Journée nationale des patriotes | Québec | May 21 |
| National Aboriginal Day | Nunavut and Northwest Territories | June 21 |
| Fête nationale | Québec | June 24 |
| Canada Day | All provinces and territories, except Newfoundland and Labrador | July 1 |
| Memorial Day | Newfoundland and Labrador | July 1 |
| Nunavut Day | Nunavut | July 9 |
| Provincial holidays2 | Nunavut and Northwest Territories | August 6 |
| Saskatchewan Day | Saskatchewan | August 6 |
| British Columbia Day | British Columbia | August 6 |
| New Brunswick Day | New Brunswick | August 6 |
| Discovery Day | Yukon only | August 20 |
| Labour Day | All provinces and territories | September 3 |
| Thanksgiving | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon | October 8 |
| Remembrance Day3 | All provinces and territories, except Ontario and Québec |
November 12 |
| Christmas | All provinces and territories | December 25 |
| Boxing Day | Ontario | December 26 |
Updated on January 1, 2012
- In Manitoba, the holiday is called “Louis Riel Day” and in Prince Edward Island, the holiday is called “Islander Day”.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador usually celebrate this holiday, but the employer is not obliged to pay the employee.
- In Manitoba, most industries are not authorized to be open for business on Remembrance Day. Most employers pay their employees for this holiday, but they are not obliged to do so. Those that are authorized must be paid as they would be for other types statutory holidays. In Nova Scotia, if an employee is obliged to work on Remembrance Day and he or she has worked at least 15 of the 30 days preceding this holiday, he or she is entitled to paid leave on an agreed upon work day. In Alberta, employers have the choice of giving either Remembrance Day or Boxing Day off.
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