8. Statutory Holidays

Statutory Holidays 2023
Holiday Applicable to Date
New Year’s Day CLC4, All provinces and territories Sunday January 1st
Family Day 1 Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Novia Scotia and British Columbia Monday February 20
Good Friday CLC, All provinces and territories
(In Quebec, it can replace Easter Monday if the employer chooses)		 Friday April 7
Easter Monday Quebec (can replace Good Friday if the employer chooses) Monday April 10
Victoria Day CLC, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon Monday May 22
National Patriots' Day Quebec Monday May 22
National Indigenous Peoples Day Northwest Territories and Yukon Wednesday June 21
National Holiday Quebec Saturday June 24
Canada Day CLC, All provinces and territories Saturday July 1st
Nunavut Day Nunavut Sunday July 9
Civic Holiday 2 British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Monday August 7
Discovery Day Yukon Monday August 21st
Labour Day CLC, All provinces and territories Monday September 4
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation CLC, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Saturday September 30 
Thanksgiving Day CLC, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon Monday October 9
Remembrance Day 3 CLC, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Saturday November 11
Christmas Day CLC, All provinces and territories Monday December 25
Boxing Day CLC and Ontario Tuesday December 26
  1. In Manitoba, the holiday is called “Louis Riel Day” and in Prince Edward Island, the holiday is called “Islander Day”, in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, the holiday is called “Family Day”, in Novia Scotia, the holiday is called “Heritage Day”.
  2. Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador usually celebrate this holiday, but the employer is not obliged to pay the employee.
  3. 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 who are authorized to carry out their activities must pay their employees as they normally would for any type of statutory holiday. In Nova Scotia, an employee that is obliged to work on Remembrance Day is entitled to paid leave on an agreed upon work day if they worked at least 15 of the 30 days preceding this holiday.
  4. CLC - Canada Labour Code: The CLC applies to federally regulated industries and workplaces.

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