Reference to the CFA’s Advocacy Update from September 15, 2022

The federal government has announced that Sept. 19, the date of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, will be a holiday for federal government employees. The federal government did not extend the holiday requirement to federally regulated industries, such as banks and airlines. Those industries may follow the government’s lead but won’t be forced to.

Provincial governments regulate about 85 to 90 per cent of workers in Canada. Not every province has announced its plans. This article from CBC News (which is being constantly updated) outlines what each province is doing.

Both Australia and New Zealand announced residents would get a one-time national public holiday later this month to mourn the Queen. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says his country’s holiday will coincide with a National Day of Memorial for the monarch on Sep. 22. New Zealand says it will hold a public holiday on Sep. 26, along with a state memorial service in the capital city of Wellington.