Dates for the construction holiday weeks and paid holidays, 2023 to 2025
Well deserved construction holidays!
To maintain solid strength and nerves of steel, construction workers get 4 weeks of paid vacation and paid holidays. When sites close for breaks, it’s time to recharge your battery and spend quality time with your family and friends.
Here are the dates of the construction holiday weeks and paid holidays as defined in the 2023-2025 collective agreements:
2023
Winter construction holiday: December 24, 2023, to January 6, 2024
2024
National Patriots’ Day: May 20, 2024
Fête nationale du Québec: June 24, 2024
Canada Day: July 1, 2024
Weeks of the summer construction holiday: July 21, 2024, to August 3, 2024
Labour Day: September 2, 2024
Thanksgiving: October 14, 2024
Remembrance Day: November 11, 2024
Weeks of the winter construction holiday: December 23, 2024, to January 4, 2025
2025
Good Friday: April 18, 2025
Easter Monday: April 21, 2025
The dates of the other public holidays are to be defined during the negotiation of the 2025-2029 collective agreements.
When do you receive your vacation pay?
Every month, employers transfer the amounts for annual mandatory holidays and sick leave set out in the collective agreements to the CCQ. It represents 13% of the pay workers earn each workweek.
Amounts for vacations and holidays are paid at the end of the months of June and November.
