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| Christmas | 36.86% | | Canada Day | 14.59% | | Thanksgiving | 7.67% | | Victoria Day | 5.91% | | New Year's Day | 5.66% |
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Statutory holidays in British Columbia
There are 5 nationwide and 4 provincial holidays in BC plus Easter Monday, which is a bank holiday and commemorated by federal employees.
The four provincial holidays are Victoria Day, British Columbia Day, Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day. British Columbia Day observed on the first Monday in August just like civic holidays in other provinces.
Boxing day is not an official holiday in BC but Remembrance Day is. Family day is also not a statutory holiday in BC.
Cottage facts: BC is the 2nd biggest cottage-crazy province in Canada after Ontario but the gap is closing between the two provinces every year. Because of its mountains many people prefer to rent a cottage in British Columbia during the summer holidays versus renting in Ontario.
Here is a list of stat holidays in BC for 2008-2011 including dates.
| Holiday |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
New Years Day
January 1 |
Tue, January1 |
Thu, January 1 |
Fri, January 1 |
Sat, January 1 |
Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday |
Fri, March 21 |
Fri, April 10 |
Fri, April 2 |
Fri, April 22 |
Easter Monday *
Monday after Easter Sunday |
Mon, March 24 |
Mon, April 13 |
Mon, April 5 |
Mon, April 25 |
Victoria Day
Monday before May 25 |
Mon, May 19 |
Mon, May 18 |
Mon, May 24 |
Mon, May 23 |
Canada Day
July 1 |
Tue, July 1 |
Wed, July 1 |
Thu, July 1 |
Fri, July 1 |
British Columbia Day
First Monday in August |
Mon, August 4 |
Mon, August 3 |
Mon, August 2 |
Mon, August 1 |
Labour Day
First Monday in September |
Mon, September 1 |
Mon, September 7 |
Mon, September 6 |
Mon, September 5 |
Thanksgiving Day
Second Monday in October |
Mon, October 13 |
Mon, October 12 |
Mon, October 11 |
Mon, October 10 |
Remembrance Day
November 11 |
Tue, November 11 |
Wed, November 11 |
Thu, November 11 |
Fri, November 11 |
Christmas Day
December 25 |
Thu, December 25 |
Fri, December 25 |
Sat, December 25 |
Sun, December 25 |
* For federally regulated employers only, other employers are not required to give the day off.
Pay eligibility and holiday payment
To get paid on a BC statutory holiday an employee must have been an employee for at least 30 days before the holiday out of which he/she must have earned wages for at least 15 days.
If an employee is required to work on a stat holiday he/she must be paid 1.5 x wages for the first 12 hours and 2 x wages afterwards in addition to the regular day's wage. Not a bad deal at all.
Go to the complete list of Canadian stat holidays.
List of Statutory Holidays British Columbia 2008-2010 on the official British Columbia government's website and more details on legal issues.
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