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Holiday Schedule

Administrative and Support Staff holiday schedule

Following is the schedule of Summer Fridays, statutory holidays and Christmas holidays in the year 2023 for Administrative and Support Staff.

For casual staff, please see the AMUSE Collective Agreement: June 2020 - May 2025
https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/amuse_casuals_new_ca_-_2022-2025_-_ful...

Statutory Holidays - 2023

Holiday Date
Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) Friday, April 7, 2023
Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) Monday, April 10, 2023
Victoria Day (Journée des Patriotes) Monday, May 22, 2023
Saint Jean Baptiste (Fête Nationale) Friday, June 23, 2023
Canada Day (Fête du Canada) Friday, June 30, 2023
Labour Day (Fête du Travail) Monday, September 4, 2023
Thanksgiving Day (L'Action de Grâce) Monday, October 9, 2023

Christmas/New Year's Holidays 2023-2024

During the Christmas period, the paid holidays will be from Monday, December 25, 2023 to Tuesday, January 2, 2024, inclusive (the 10th Summer Friday will be taken on Tuesday, January 2, 2024).

Summer Fridays - 2023

a) The first 9 Summer Fridays will be taken on the following dates:

  1. June 22
  2. June 29
  3. July 7
  4. July 14
  5. July 21
  6. July 28
  7. August 4
  8. August 11
  9. August 18
     

b) The conditions covering the Summer Fridays are as follows:

i) Where the work of the department requires the attendance of some staff on that day, staff can  be obliged to work, but an additional day off should be given. Preferably, this should be granted on the Monday.

ii) When a staff member takes vacation during the summer schedule, any Friday that falls into the vacation period will not count as a "vacation" day.

iii) When it is necessary to work on a Summer Friday morning because of essential services, compensating time off or overtime pay on a straight time basis should be arranged. When it is necessary to work on a Summer Friday afternoon because of essential services, compensating time off on a straight time basis, or overtime pay on a time-and-one-half basis, should be granted.

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