The Civic Holiday is called Heritage Day in Alberta. Most people know it as August long weekend. It takes place on the first Monday of August every year.

Do you get paid for the Civic Holiday (Heritage Day) in Alberta?

No, you do not get paid for Civic Holiday in Alberta. It is not a statutory general holiday. However, individual employers can voluntarily consider it a general holiday.

If an employer decides to make the Civic Holiday a General Holiday, it becomes legally treated the same as a general holiday in the Employment Standards Code. In this case, yes you would be paid for it based on the rules about stat pay.

Alberta General Holidays

In Summary

• The August long weekend is the first Monday of August.
• This is a Civic Holiday that is actually called Heritage Day
• No, Heritage Day is not a paid stat holiday in Alberta
• Some employers may voluntarily choose to treat it as a statutory holiday. It would then become legally binding and treated the same as a stat holiday according to the Alberta employment standards code.