In Canada, public holidays are legislated at the national, provincial and territorial
levels. Many of these holidays are observed nationwide, but each province and territory
does have its own holidays as well.
A statutory holiday (also known as "general" or "public" holiday) in Canada is legislated
either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government.[1] Most workers,
public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However,
some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee
must either receive a day off in lieu of the holiday or must be paid at a premium
rate — usually 1½ (known as "time and a half") or twice (known as "double time")
the regular pay for their time worked that day, in addition to the holiday pay (except
for high technology workers in British Columbia).[2] In most provinces, when a statutory
holiday falls on a normal day off (generally a weekend), the following work day
is considered a statutory holiday. Statistics Canada shows an average of 11 paid
statutory holidays per year in regard to all firms and corporations operating within
the province.
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