Is Good Friday a stat holiday in Nunavut?

Dates

Who gets it

You qualify if you've been employed for 30 days in the 12 months before the holiday and worked your scheduled days before and after it.

Holiday pay

Qualifying employees get a regular day's pay.

If you work that day

If you work, you get your normal pay plus 1.5 times your regular rate for the hours worked, or a day off with pay.

Federally regulated workers

Good Friday is one of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code, so employees of federally regulated employers, such as banks and Canada Post, get it everywhere in Canada, including provinces where it isn't a provincial holiday. Holiday pay is at least 1/20 of wages (not counting overtime) earned in the 4 weeks before the week of the holiday, and employees who work it get at least 1.5 times their regular rate plus holiday pay.

Store closing rules

Sources

• Nunavut Labour Standards Act (official consolidation) · checked 2026-10-16
• Nunavut Labour Standards Compliance Office: General holidays fact sheet · checked 2026-10-16
• Canada.ca: General holidays for federally regulated employers · checked 2026-10-15

Other holidays in Nunavut

All statutory holidays in Nunavut