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The following is a list of designated paid holidays for government employees. Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) Saint George's Day (April 23) Victoria Day (Monday preceding May 25) June Holiday (temporary name - formerly known as Discovery Day until 2020) (Monday closest to June 24) Orangemen's Day (Monday closest to July 12)
It falls on the Monday between the 18th and the 24th (inclusive) and, so, is always the penultimate Monday of May (May 20 in 2024 and May 19 in 2025). Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance ...
All employees have the right to an annual paid holiday, with duration of not less than 28 calendar days without taking into account the non working holidays. Employees of special sectors (education, health service, public service, etc.) can be granted annual leave of a different duration. There are no legal provisions for pay on public holidays.
Annual. Civic Holiday ( French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [1] Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, where it is a territorial statutory ...
Labour Day (Canada) Labour Day ( French: Fête du Travail) is a statutory public holiday in Canada that occurs on the first Monday in September. It is one of several Labour Day celebrations that occur in countries around the world. The Canadian celebration of Labour Day occurs on the same day each year as Labor Day in the United States.
Many of us Canadians celebrate this annual July 1 holiday much the same way Americans approach Independence Day. We fly that gorgeous red maple leaf proudly and wear Canada-themed outfits. Some ...
Annual. Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ( French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec ), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec. [1] [2] It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity ...
A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British Empire called Canada.