C-477
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-477
An Act respecting the harmonization of holidays
first reading, November 4, 2009
NOTE
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the Second Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Ms. Charlton
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SUMMARY
This enactment will entitle employees under federal jurisdiction to all the general holidays observed in the province in which they work.
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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-477
An Act respecting the harmonization of holidays
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Holidays Harmonization Act.
Provincial holidays
2. Every employee under federal jurisdiction is, at a minimum, entitled to and shall be granted a holiday with pay on any day appointed by proclamation of the lieutenant-governor to be observed as a general holiday in the province in which the employee’s place of employment is located. 
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