British Columbia (BC) has 9 public holidays in 2023, it is one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada and promotes “Ecotourism”. The province shares its borders with Yukon and Northwest Territories in the north, Alberta in the east, west by the Pacific Ocean, and in the south by the U.S. state of Montana. The major cities in this province are, Victoria, Sidney, Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley Delta, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Port Moody, White Rock, Pitt Meadows, Bowen Island, Anmore, Lions Bay, Belcarra, Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Highlands, Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, Sooke, etc. Show British Columbia joined the Confederation in 1871 and became the sixth province of Canada. In its early days the English, Scottish, and Northern Irish migrants played a major role in founding the province. As per the 2016 census, BC is the third-most populous province in Canada. The table below shows the list of 2023 statutory holidays in British Columbia or British Columbia Public holidays 2023
* For banks and Federal government offices only. For Other Canadian Provincial Holiday details click below;
On this page you will find general information and details about holidays in Canada for 2023. Canada Day will be on Saturday. Most Monday to Friday businesess will give Friday off in lieu but if you normally work on Saturdays you should check with your employer about this day to avoid any surprises. Easter in 2023 is on April 7 (Good Friday) and Easter Sunday is on April 9 - approximately halfway between Family Day and Victoria Day. Remembrance Day will be on a weekend so this year everyone can join events to commemmorate members of the armed forces - even in Ontario where this is still not an statutory holiday. Christmas in 2023 is on a weekday: Christmas day is on a Monday and Boxing Day following on Tuesday. This makes planning for the holidays easier - other years when Christmas is on a weekend there tends to be some discussion and even confusion around which days are paid days off. As of 2021 the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed on September 30, which is a Saturday this year. Ever since this holiday was introduced it took over as the most controversial holiday as it's for federally regulated employees only. (Remembrance day is close second because it's not a holiday in Ontario.) List of Canadian holidays in 2023
2023 is not a leap year. Most school boards in 2023 will start the schoolyear on September 5, a day after Labour Day. Daylight saving time in 2023 starts on Sunday, March 12 and ends on Sunday, November 5. Simpler holiday rules?Do you find the provincial exceptions too complicated to remember? How you would change Canada's convoluted holiday system? View all comments Who gets Sept 30 off in BC?The BC Government has informed all provincial public sector employers, including health authorities in BC, to once again recognize September 30, 2022 as a statutory day for remembrance.
Is Monday 3rd January 2023 a bank holiday?These are the 2023 bank holiday dates confirmed so far: January 2 - New Year's Day (Substitute day) January 3 – 2nd January (substitute day), Scotland only. April 7 - Good Friday.
Is January 2nd a holiday in 2023?For calendar year 2023, New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday and will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2023; and Veterans Day (November 11) falls on a Saturday and will be observed on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Is Monday January 2nd 2023 a bank holiday?Which bank holidays are changing next year? New Year's Day 2023 falls on a Sunday, therefore the New Year's Day bank holiday will be on Monday, January 2 in 2023. Good Friday fell late in 2022, on April 15, but in 2023 it will return to the first week of April, on April 7.
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