Until the day is designated as a provincial holiday, council has to approve the day off for staff every year.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory holiday for employees in the federal government and federally regulated workplaces. At this week’s public meeting in Corner Brook, council approved September 30th as a holiday for city employees. Councillor Donna Wheeler spoke about how the NL government is working on designating the day as a provincially recognized holiday. The holiday was created in June of 2021 with the intent to educate and remind Canadians about the history of residential schools, honor victims and celebrate survivors. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has not yet designated this day a provincial statutory holiday; however, they have closed provincial buildings and given provincial employees the holiday. The province states that consultations are ongoing with regards to making this day a provincially recognized holiday. Until the day is designated as a provincial holiday, council has to approve the day off for staff every year.
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