Family Day Isn't A Stat Holiday Across Canada & Here's Who Doesn't Get The Day Off Work
Not all employees in Canada will be off work on February 19. 👀
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You might be thinking that you'll have a day off for Family Day this year but it's not a stat holiday everywhere in Canada.
That means you could not actually get the day off work depending on which province or territory you live in.
If you don't know, this holiday is observed on the third Monday in February each year, so Family Day is February 19, 2024.
Family Day is a stat holiday in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
It is also called a general holiday or public holiday, depending on the province.
Most employees in these provinces are entitled to a paid day off work on February 19 or an increased holiday pay rate if they have to work on Family Day.
Family Day is not a stat holiday federally so federal employees don't get Family Day off.
Also, Family Day isn't a stat holiday in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Workers in those provinces and territories won't have Monday, February 19 off work like employees in other parts of the country.
Nova Scotia doesn't observe Family Day but there is a public holiday on February 19, 2024 — Nova Scotia Heritage Day.
Instead of Family Day, P.E.I. celebrates Islander Day on the third Monday in February each year.
Not all employees in the province get the day off for this paid holiday though.
Also, Manitoba doesn't observe Family Day but there is a general holiday on the third Monday in February — Louis Riel Day.
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