Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day, a public holiday for some, memorial day for others

November 8, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation, 0

Remembrance Day falls on Monday, November 11, in 2019. Although Remembrance Day was declared a legal holiday like Canada Day and Victoria Day under the federal Holidays Act on March 1, 2018, provinces and territories determine which days are public holidays in their regions.

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Remembrance Day as a national legal holiday enacted

April 3, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

At present, provinces and territories determine which days are public holidays. Remembrance Day is recognized as a statutory holiday for federally regulated workers under the Canada Labour Code.

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Remembrance Day may soon be a public holiday in Canada

November 10, 2017 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The request to make Remembrance Day a national public holiday across Canada without removing any existing public holiday continues.

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

October 5, 2017 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: the Remembrance Day bill, Bill 148 employment and labour law reform, and the WSIB 2018 premium update.

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Remembrance Day: Statutory holiday in some provinces

November 10, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

Remembrance Day, in some provinces, is considered a paid public (statutory) holiday, under Employment/Labour Standards legislation. There are various exemptions and considerations to take into account when it comes to Remembrance Day, as a statutory holiday.

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Remembrance Day: We must remember them!

November 10, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The campaign to have Remembrance Day declared a national public (statutory) holiday in Canada without removing any existing public holiday is ongoing, and according to our recent HRinfodesk poll poll and comments received, many are of the opinion that it should.

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Remembrance Day should be a national holiday!

November 11, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The request to make Remembrance Day a national public holiday across Canada without removing any existing public holiday continues. It would make sense to make this a statutory holiday in every province and territory—even in Ontario and Quebec. As we mourn the death of two soldiers killed in separate attacks on home soil, Canadians were […]

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Case against making Remembrance Day a statutory holiday

November 11, 2014 Clear Path Employer Services Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

This year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11th will surely be even more poignant than usual. With recent events, such as the attack on Ottawa’s Parliament buildings, and the tragic deaths of soldiers Patrice Vincent in Quebec and Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial, emotions are running high.

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Monday November 11, 2013, Remembrance Day, public holiday in some jurisdictions/memorial day in others

November 8, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

In Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador Remembrance Day is a paid public (statutory) holiday under their respective Employment/Labour Standards Acts.

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November 11, 2012, Remembrance Day, public holiday in some jurisdictions/memorial day in others

November 9, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

Remembrance Day, public holiday in some jurisdictions and a memorial day in others

November 11, 2011 Adam Gorley Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

In Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador Remembrance Day is a paid public (statutory) holiday under the Employment Standards Act. Employees get a day off with regular pay and/or holiday pay; if the employee is required to work on the holiday, the employee must be paid regular wages and get a substituted day off with pay at a later date (depending on the province or territory of employment). Federally regulated employees also have a holiday on Remembrance Day.

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