This 2022 Stat Holiday Trick Helps You Turn 9 Paid Vacation Days Into 32 Days Off Work In BC

If you're looking to make the most of your vacation time in 2022, there are some key statutory holiday dates that you should target.

All stat holidays this year land on a Friday, a weekend or a Monday, which means that you can turn any holiday into a five-day weekend by adding on just two of your own paid vacation days.

That means that if your company gives you two weeks' paid vacation, you could turn it into 25 days off, and if you get three weeks' paid vacation you can transform that into more than 35 days off.

Stat Holidays 2022

Here are the remaining 2022 stat holiday dates to look for before you book a trip.

For Good Friday on Friday, April 15, if you take Thursday, April 14 and Monday, April 18 off work, you're getting a five-day break by using just two paid vacation days.

Victoria Day is on Monday, May 23, but if you take Friday, May 20 off work, you're getting four days off work for the price of one.

Canada Day is Friday, July 1, so if you take Monday, July 4 off work, you can head up to the cottage for a four-day staycation this year and you're only using one paid vacation day.

B.C. Day falls on Monday, August 1. To maximize your time off, you can take Friday, July 29 off and get four days off work only using one of your paid vacation days.

Labour Day is Monday, September 5, so following the same method as above, if you take Friday, September 2 off, you're getting another four days off work.

Thanksgiving falls on Monday, October 10 in 2022 but if you take either Friday, October 7 or Tuesday, October 11 off work (if you're likely to have a hangover) then you can make it a four-day weekend but you're only using one vacation day.

Remembrance Day is on Friday, November 11, so you're getting a three-day weekend and you can save your final paid vacation day for Christmas. Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2022, so assuming your employer gives you Monday, December 26 off as a substitute, you can take your final vacation day on Tuesday, December 27 to maximize your time off.

If you calculate the extended breaks you've gotten by just strategically planning your days off around the stat holiday weekends, you'll have one three-day, six four-day and two five-day weekends — 37 days total in breaks longer than a normal weekend!

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