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There’s not much time left in 2025, but that doesn’t mean we’ve run out of stat holidays in B.C.
Although there are only five months left in the year, we still have six statutory holidays to look forward to, including two in September.
B.C. recognizes 11 statutory holidays. If you qualify, your employer must give you the day off or pay you more for working that day. You won’t even have to wait a week for the next one, as it’s just around the corner.
These are the remaining statutory holidays in B.C. in 2025:
B.C. Day: Monday, Aug. 4.
Labour Day: Monday, Sept. 1
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Tuesday, Sept. 30
Thanksgiving Day: Monday, Oct. 13
Remembrance Day: Tuesday, Nov. 11
Christmas Day: Thursday, Dec. 25
And these are the stat holidays that have passed:
New Year’s Day: Wednesday, Jan. 1
Family Day: Monday, Feb. 17
Good Friday: Friday, Apr. 18
Victoria Day: Monday, May 19
Canada Day: Tuesday, July 1
Each Canadian province deals with statutory holidays in its own way. Here in British Columbia, we don’t get Boxing Day as a statutory holiday, but we do get Remembrance Day.
How to determine if you get stat pay
As a general rule, you’re eligible to get stat pay if you have been employed for 30 calendar days leading up to the holiday and you’ve worked on at least 15 of those 30 days.
Depending on the field you work in, you might be excluded. The exclusions apply to farm workers, nursing students, and managers. Some companies choose to give everyone statutory holiday pay, even if an employee is a new hire or exempt, for payroll simplicity.
The B.C. government has a handy guide to help you figure out if you qualify, and mentions, “If an employee does not qualify for statutory holiday pay, they are paid regular pay for working on a statutory holiday.”
The Province also offers a tool to help you calculate your statutory pay.
How do stats in B.C. compare to other provinces?
B.C. is pretty generous with the number of statutory holidays it offers. The only jurisdiction with more is the Northwest Territories, with 13 statutory holidays in a given year.
Alberta and Ontario only have nine statutory holidays each, and New Brunswick has the fewest, with eight statutory holidays.
Should B.C. have more stats? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
With files from Megan Devlin