In a statement released yesterday, the federal government announced that September 19, 2022 will be a National Day of Mourning in Canada. This follows the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022 and coincides with the State Funeral being held in London. The federal government also encouraged provinces to provide similar direction for provincially regulated employers. Read the press release here.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has clarified that the day will be a holiday for federal government employees only. Federally regulated employers are not required to recognize the holiday. Read the tweet here. Accordingly, this is not a formal statutory holiday under the Canada Labour Code.
In British Columbia, Premier John Horgan issued a statement confirming that the province will follow the lead of the federal government in observing a national day of mourning. The Premier required provincial public-sector employers to honour the day in recognition of the obligations around federal holidays in many provincial collective agreements. He further advised that K-12 public schools and public post-secondary institutions, and most Crown corporations will be closed. BC private sector employers are not required to recognize the day of mourning, absent collective agreement language requiring them to do so. Read the statement here. Accordingly, this is not a formal statutory holiday under the BC Employment Standards Act.
Unionized employers should review their...
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