There are 11 statutory holidays in British Columbia:

• New Year's Day
• Labour Day
• Family Day
• National Day for Truth
• Good Friday and Reconciliation
• Victoria Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Canada Day
• Remembrance Day
• B.C. Day
• Christmas Day

Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays in B.C.

Employees get paid for statutory holidays if they're qualified. To qualify for statutory holiday pay, an employee must:

• Have been employed for at least 30 calendar days and
• Have worked on at least 15 of the 30 days before the statutory holiday (employees who worked under an averaging agreement do not have to work 15 days)

Statutory holiday pay equals an average day's pay. Employees who work on a statutory holiday must be paid an average day's pay plus time-and-a-half for hours they work. They're paid double time for hours worked over 12 hours.

Employers and employees may agree in writing to substitute another day for a statutory holiday.