Paid holidays recognized by the BC Public Service:
The BC Public Service also recognizes as a paid holiday any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the federal, provincial or municipal governments for the locality in which an employee is working.
See the list of designated holidays to find out which days off you will have this year.
Employees who work on a statutory holiday are entitled to extra pay or time off in lieu. To find out what the provisions are for your employee group, submit an AskMyHR (IDIR restricted) service request using the categories Myself (or) My Team or Organization > Leave & Time Off > Vacation & Holidays.
Part-time employees are entitled to the day off work with pay on statutory holidays. Instead of being paid for a full seven hour day, they receive a prorated amount based on the number of hours worked prior to the holiday.
Eligible auxiliary employees may receive pro-rated statutory holiday pay based upon the hours worked in the 30 days prior to the holiday.
To be eligible for statutory holiday pay, auxiliary and statutory term employees must have worked: