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Paid Public Holidays in Canadian Jurisdictions

X = Paid Public Holiday

Public Holiday FED AB  BC  SK  NU  NWT YK  ON  QC  MB  NB  NL  NS  PEI
New Year’s Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Good Friday [*] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Canada Day [**] X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Labour Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Christmas Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Victoria Day [***] X X X X X X X X X X        
Thanksgiving Day X X X X X X X X X X        
Civic Holiday     X X X X         X      
Remembrance Day X X X X X X X       X X X X
Boxing Day X             X            
Family Day   X   X       X            
Easter Monday [* ]                            
Other Holidays [****]         X X X   X X        
Total Paid Holidays 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6

[*] Employer choice between Good Friday and Easter Monday in Quebec

[**] Memorial Day in Newfoundland.

[***] Dollard Day in Quebec.

[***] Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, Nunavut Day in Nunavut, National Aboriginal Day in Northwest Territories, St. John the Baptist’s Day in Quebec, and Discovery Day in the Yukon.

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