Why Canada’s new stat holiday is not a day off for everyone: Global News Interview

The federal government is moving forward with plans to add a new statutory holiday to mark the legacy of residential schools in Canada. Jon Pinkus, associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, told Global News how this will affect people across the country.

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Provinces in Canada have the ability to decide which stat holidays are extended to other workers within their employment standards acts, the Toronto-based employment lawyer said.

“Workplace law, for the most part, is a provincial issue, and the provinces have power over things like that.”

“There’s rules about what the holidays are. Some industries are exempt, some industries don’t have a right to have time off, some don’t have the right to premium pay for working on holidays,” Pinkus explained, highlighting some areas the provincial legislations cover.

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