NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Canadian Statutory Holiday

In Canada, a statutory holiday (also known as "general" or "public" holiday) is a holiday legislated either through the federal, provincial, or territorial governments. Most workers, public or private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, for businesses that are normally open employers may require employees to work on such a holiday but in this case, must be paid at a premium rate -- usually 1½ (known as "time and a half") or 2 times the regular pay. In most provinces, when a statutory holiday falls on a normal day off (generally a weekend), the following work day is considered a statutory holiday. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Holidays in Canada: Although not official holidays, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Labour Day, and Halloween are traditionally celebrated by Canadians. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ...

There are 9 statutory holidays mandated by federal legislation and are only applicable to federally regulated employees. These are as follows:

New Year's Day - January 1, also January 2 in Quebec
Good Friday - Friday before Easter Sunday
Victoria Day - Monday on or before May 24
Canada Day - July 1
Labour Day - first Monday in September
Thanksgiving Day - second Monday in October
Remembrance Day - November 11
Christmas Day - December 25
Boxing Day - December 26

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Alberta - 9 holidays
- Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday.
- Family Day - third Monday in February
- Heritage Day - first Monday of August
British Columbia - 9 holidays
- Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday.
- BC Day - first Monday in August
Manitoba - 7 holidays
- Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
- Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday, but must be paid overtime if required to work on this day.
New Brunswick - 6 holidays
- Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
- New Brunswick Day - first Monday in August
Newfoundland - 5 holidays
- Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
- Canada Day is called Memorial Day in Newfoundland.
- St. Patrick's Day - March 17
- Discovery Day - June 24
Northwest Territories - 10 holidays
- National Aboriginal Day - June 21
Nova Scotia - 6 holidays (including Remembrance Day; see below)
- Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
- Remembrance Day is a special case and employers have the option of giving Remembrance Day or an alternate day off.
- Natal Day - First Monday in August is not a statutory holiday but a common day off.
Nunavut - 9 holidays
- Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday.
- First Monday in August.
Prince Edward Island - 5 holidays
- Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
Ontario - 8 holidays
- Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday in Ontario.
- Although not a statutory holiday, municipalities may designate the first Monday in August as a civic holiday. This is called Simcoe Day in Toronto, and Colonel By Day in Ottawa.
Quebec - 8 holidays
- Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.
- Victoria Day is called Fête des Patriotes.
- Employers may choose whether Easter Friday or Easter Monday is the holiday.
- Fête Nationale (St. John the Baptist’s Day) - June 24
- Many of the specific details of employment law are quite different in Quebec.
Saskatchewan - 9 holidays
- Saskatchewan Day - first Monday in August
Yukon - 9 holidays
- Boxing Day is not a holiday in Yukon.
- Discovery Day - third Monday in August

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