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CANADA DAY HOLIDAY FALLS ON A TUESDAY THIS YEAR….CAN WE TAKE MONDAY OFF INSTEAD?

This year, Day falls on a Tuesday. Many employees are inquiring with their employers whether it is possible to substitute another day for the statutory holiday and take the Monday off instead.

Most provinces allow employers to provide a “substitute holiday” for a statutory holiday, such as Canada Day. A substitute holiday is another “working day” off work that is designated to replace a statutory holiday. Eligible employees are entitled to be paid statutory holiday pay for a substitute holiday.

The following chart highlights the rules around substituting a holiday in , , and :

Alberta British Ontario Quebec Columbia Can an Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. employer substitute another day for a statutory holiday? Does an Yes. Yes. Yes. No. employer need to obtain The employee An employer, an must agree to with the employee’s take a agreement of consent in substitute an employee, order to holiday. The may take a impose a agreement substitute substitute need not be in holiday. holiday? writing, but it is preferred that it In the case of is. more than one (1) employee, the majority of affected employees must agree to take a substitute holiday. Can a No. Yes. No. No. substitute holiday be A substitute A substitute A substitute taken at any holiday must holiday must holiday must be time? be taken be taken no taken in the three before the later than three (3) weeks employee’s (3) months preceding or next annual after the following the vacation, and statutory statutory holiday. the substitute holiday. Or, if holiday must the employee be a day on has agreed in which the writing, the employee is substitute normally holiday can be scheduled to scheduled up work. to twelve (12) months after the statutory holiday.

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