Statutory Holidays in Canada

The chart below displays a list of national and provincial holidays observed in Canada.

Holidays exists on the federal level (see list of Canadian national holidays) and there are additional holidays for each province and territory.

Each province has their own set of stat holidays which are paid days off. In addition to these holidays businesses may choose to close on other holidays but they are not required to do so.

What is a Statutory Holiday?

A statutory holiday in Canada is basically a "paid-day-off". There are several holidays every year at the national level - these holidays are observed everywhere in Canada. In addition to these days there are other stat holidays and civic holidays on the provincial/territorial and municipal levels.

On national statutory holidays (also called as public holidays) all federal offices including banks are closed. Most employees are entitled by law to take the day off and receive full salary for the day, however, some businesess may require employees to work on statutory holidays - in these cases the workers must becompensated financially (1x5 or 2x their regular wages) and in some cases they are also given another day off.

If a holiday falls on a non-workday then another day will be observed as the holiday - usually the preceding or following Monday or Friday.

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Father's Day and Halloween are not official holidays but are celebrated nationwide, however, no paid vacation is given for these days.

On unofficial holidays - especially on Boxing Day and Remembrance day - most businesses are closed with the exception of select retail stores.

More information about Statutory Holidays:

• PDF format from the HRSDC website
• Public Holidays
• Holidays in provinces and territories
• Ontario public holidays
• Details on the August holiday

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