Public Advisory: 2019 Shops Closing Holidays

  • Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

November 1, 2018

The public is advised that under authority of the Shops Closing Act, the following days are to be observed as holidays during the 2019 calendar year:

Holiday Date of Observance
New Year’s Day* Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Good Friday* Friday, April 19, 2019
Easter Sunday Sunday, April 21, 2019
Victoria Day Monday, May 20, 2019
Memorial/Canada Day* Monday, July 1, 2019
Labour Day* Monday, September 2, 2019
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 14, 2019
Remembrance Day* Monday, November 11, 2019
Christmas Day* Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Boxing Day Thursday, December 26, 2019

*Paid Holidays

In addition, the Shops Closing Act sets the following for observance as holidays:

  • In the City of St. John’s, the day determined as Regatta Day;
  • In the Town of Harbour Grace, the day determined as Regatta Day; and
  • In any other municipality, the day fixed by the council as a civic holiday therein.

The Shops Closing Act requires that all shops other than those defined as exempt shops, be closed on the above holidays.

For further information, please call 709-729-2742, toll-free 1-877-563-1063 or email labourstandards@gov.nl.ca.

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Media contact
Ryan Crocker
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
709-729-1795, 725-9595
RyanCrocker@gov.nl.ca

2018 11 01 4:00 pm