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Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day in Canada
Posted by admin on 11 Nov 2012 | Tagged as: Canada Holidays, Nanny Services
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Canada’s first Remembrance Day service was held at 11 o’clock on November 11, 1919. It began as a way to honour those people who had given their lives in the Great War – more than 65.000 of them. A minute silence across the land marked the end of the war exactly one year before, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Originally called Armistice Day, the name was officially changed to Remembrance Day in 1931.
Over the years, Canadian forces have earned a reputation as peacekeepers in many regions of unrest around the world, a tradition they proudly maintain today. As we approach Remembrance Day every year, we are reminded of all these efforts. We buy poppies to pin our coats – to aid the veterans who have returned home. We go to school assemblies, where poems are read, poppies worn, and wreaths displayed. On November 11, at 11 o’clock, Canadians young and old, from sea to sea, observe two minutes of silence.
Together on Remembrance Day we take time to think of those Canadians who have given so much. We pledge to remember what they fought for – freedom and a world at peace. We think of the Canadians today who strive to foster peace in troubled regions of the world. In one special silent moment, we pledge to do the same.
Happy Canada Day! July 1, 2012 is a statutory holiday
Posted by admin on 30 Jun 2012 | Tagged as: Canada Holidays
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Happy Canada Day!
Canada Day is a statutory holiday.
When an employee is given a day off on a statutory holiday, or it falls on a regular day off, an eligible employee is entitled to be paid an average day’s pay.
An average day’s pay is calculated by dividing “total wages” earned in the 30 calendar days before the statutory holiday by the number of days worked. Vacation days taken during this period count as days worked.
“Total wages” includes wages, commissions, statutory holiday pay and vacation pay but does not include overtime pay.
Working on a statutory holiday
An eligible employee who works on a statutory holiday is entitled to be paid:
time-and-a-half for the first 12 hours worked and double-time for any work over 12 hours; plus an average day’s pay.
Substituting statutory holidays
An employer and a majority of employees can agree to substitute another day off for a statutory holiday. The Act and Regulation apply to the substitute day as if it were the statutory holiday.