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The day has been a holiday for employees of the federal government and federally-regulated industries since 2021. [ 14 ] As of 2023 [update] , the day is observed as a statutory holiday for all workers in British Columbia, [ 15 ] Prince Edward Island, [ 16 ] the Northwest Territories, [ 17 ] Nunavut, [ 16 ] and Yukon. [ 18 ]
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.
Two-thirds of Canadians live in a province that observes a February statutory holiday. Some provinces have changed the observance day of their holiday to match the other provinces. [4] As Family Day is not a federal statutory holiday, employees of the federal government (such as public servants and postal workers) work
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 holiday.
There is no federal or state statutory minimum paid vacation or paid public holidays. Paid leave is at the discretion of the employers to their employees. [ 201 ] [ 202 ] According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , 77% of private employers offer paid vacation to their employees; full-time employees earn on average 10 vacation days after ...
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Victoria Day is not a paid public holiday but is a government holiday in: Newfoundland and Labrador; [30] [31] Nova Scotia, where it is also not a designated retail closing day, but is considered a "non-statutory holiday"; [32] and Prince Edward Island, [33] although provincial legislation defines "holiday" to include Victoria Day. [34]
In February 2023, B.C. Minister Harry Bains introduced a bill in the BC Legislature to make September 30 a paid statutory holiday in the province. [59] The legislation was passed on March 9, 2023, making National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday for provincial workers, via amendments to the province's Employment Standards ...