Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in Alberta — a paid general holiday for employees who are eligible. Remembrance Day is on November 11 every year.
The short answer is yes for some states, no for others. If you're in the ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, VIC or WA, both Saturday 26 December and Monday 28 December are public holidays, and you will paid public holiday rates on both days.
A: Employers are generally permitted to require non-exempt employees to work the day before and after a company holiday in order to receive holiday pay. Typically, employers do not apply this policy to employees who scheduled the time off in advance.
List of Canadian holidays in 2020
| Holiday | Date in 2020 | Observance |
|---|
| Canada Day | July 1, Wednesday | National |
| Civic Holiday | August 3, Monday | AB, BC, SK, ON, NB, NU |
| Labour Day | September 7, Monday | National |
| Thanksgiving | October 12, Monday | National except NB, NS, NL |
The status of Victoria Day in each of the provinces and territories is as follows: It is a general holiday in Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon and is a statutory holiday in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
When a statutory holiday falls on a regular day off, the eligible employee is entitled to be paid an average day's pay. Part-time employees are entitled to statutory vacation pay so long as they meet the above mentioned requirements.
Civic Day is a statutory holiday in B.C., New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Nunavut and The Northwest Territories, but not in the Yukon or other provinces, including Ontario. Under the Employment Standards Act (ESA), Ontario businesses are not required to offer paid vacation on any other day.
You should receive 1.5 times your regular rate of pay for working on a holiday. If a holiday falls on your scheduled day off, you are entitled to either your regular wages for that day or another day off. You must have worked for an employer for at least 90 days in order to receive holiday pay.
Employees in Alberta are eligible for stat holiday pay if they have worked at least 30 days in the preceding 12 months for the employer and have worked their scheduled shifts before and after the holiday (unless other arrangements with the employer have been made). Employees must also work on the holiday if requested.
Alberta will be seeing some new rules when it comes to getting paid on statutory holidays. If you are working on a stat holiday, you may only be paid your standard wage rate, but you are then entitled to a day off at a future date along with your average daily wage for that day off.
In Canada, November 11 is officially called Remembrance Day, but it is also known as Armistice Day and Poppy Day. Remembrance Day is commemorated in many countries, particularly members of the Commonwealth, including Australia and New Zealand (where it is also referred to as Armistice Day).
Civic Day/Simcoe Day- (first Monday in August) is not a Public Holiday under Employment Standards legislation or under the Business Retail Holidays Act; but Canada Post, libraries, government ministries and some businesses do close on that day.
BC recognizes the
third Monday in February as a provincial statutory
holiday called Family Day.
Provincial and Stat Holidays in Canada.
| Holiday | Civic Holiday |
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| 2020 | Mon., August 3 |
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| 2019 | Mon., August 5 |
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| Day Observed | The First Monday in August |
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The following are 3 optional general holidays employers can give off to their employees, but they are not obligated to do this: Easter Monday Monday, April 13, 2020. Heritage Day Monday, August 3, 2020. Boxing Day Saturday, December 26, 2020.
If you are an indeterminate full-time worker, you are paid for all statutory holidays. If a holiday falls on your day of rest, the holiday is moved to your first scheduled working day following the day of rest.
When an employee is given a day off on a statutory holiday, or it falls on a regular day off, an eligible employee is entitled to be paid an average day's pay. An average day's pay is calculated by dividing “total wages” earned in the 30 calendar days before the statutory holiday by the number of days worked.
The Alberta Employment Standards Code lists nine official general holidays, also known as statutory holidays. An employee is entitled to general holiday pay if they have worked for the same employer for at least 30 workdays in the 12 months prior to the holiday.
Employees who work on Remembrance Day are paid for at least half of a normal work day at 1 ½ times their regular wages. Employees who work more than half their normal hours on Remembrance Day are paid 1 ½ times their regular wage for all hours worked, plus a regular day's pay.
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, that is, persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces (and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable).
to calculate average daily wage, employers can choose to divide the total wages earned by the number of days worked in either:
- the 4 weeks immediately preceding the general holiday, or.
- the 4 weeks ending on the last day of the pay period that immediately preceded the general holiday.
There are 9 statutory holidays in Alberta. Check the 2020 holidays dates for Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas etc in Alberta.
Boxing Day is a federal holiday and is listed in the Canadian Labour Code as a holiday. However, it is not uniformly observed in all provinces and territories. It is not an official holiday in Quebec, nor is it a statutory holiday in Alberta and British Columbia.
The important thing to know is that under federal law, overtime is calculated weekly. This means if your employee works over 40 hours during the week of typical paid holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Day, they are entitled to “time and a half” for the hours worked over 40 hours.
Federally regulated employees are entitled to nine paid holidays each year. (New Years, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
