Check the 2014 Statutory Holidays in Yukon. Yukon has 5 nationwide and 4 territorial statutory holidays. Check the 2014 public holidays dates for Heritage Day, Easter Monday, Civic Holidays, Boxing Day, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Discovery Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day etc in Yukon.
Yukon Statutory Holidays 2014 |
Date |
Week Day |
Holiday |
January – 01 |
Wednesday |
New Years Day
|
April – 18 |
Friday |
Good Friday
|
May – 19 |
Monday |
Victoria Day
|
July – 01 |
Tuesday |
Canada Day
|
August – 18 |
Monday |
Discovery Day
|
September – 01 |
Monday |
Labour Day
|
October – 13 |
Monday |
Thanksgiving Day
|
November – 11 |
Tuesday |
Remembrance Day
|
December – 25 |
Thursday |
Christmas Day
|
Other Holidays in Yukon |
Date |
Week Day |
Holiday |
February – 21 |
Friday |
Heritage Day
|
April – 21 |
Monday |
Easter Monday
|
August – 04 |
Monday |
Civic Holiday
|
December – 26 |
Friday |
Boxing Day
|
Heritage Day – Heritage Day, Canadian holiday celebrating the country’s history and architecture. Many people in the Yukon, Canada, celebrate the territory’s Heritage Day on the last Friday of February every year. |
Discovery Day – In Yukon, Canada Discovery Day is a public holiday on the third Monday in August commemorating the anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1896, which started the Klondike Gold Rush. |
Civic Holiday – Civic Holiday is the most widely used name for a public holiday celebrated in most of Canada on the first Monday in August. In Ontario, the holiday was renamed Simcoe Day. |
- If a general holiday falls on a day that is a non-working day for an employee, the employee is entitled to and shall be granted a holiday with pay on the working day immediately following the general holiday. R.S., c.54, s.28.
- 5 nationwide and 4 territorial statutory holidays. In addition Easter Monday, Boxing Day, and Heritage Day are statutory for public service workers.