Is the mail tomorrow?

[triber]

I have heard there is, and there isn't, I think it's a holiday in the US as well.

[cumos55]

From the canada Post website... holidays

Canada Post is closed on national, provincial and territorial holidays, with no collection or delivery of mail on those days.* However, Post Offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business.

*Regular collection and delivery of mail occurs on provincial Family Day holidays, Louis Riel Day (MB) and Islander Day (PEI).

February 17 is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba.....

[cumos55]

Public Holiday Schedule... Link to 

http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/corporate/holidayschedule.jsf

[asyahijab]

Pos office is close on Monday, family day, but postal workers are working and doing regular mail clearance from street boxes. If you drop your packages to the orange boxes on the street, they will go as schedule. 

[jt-libra]

We have always received home delivery on Louis Riel Day in Winnipeg.  The local postal outlet also states that mail pick-up will be done.

This is a provincial holiday ... for federal government workers, including Canada Post, this is a regular working day.

[rcrawford34]

I was at the Main Post Office  here today at 12:30

Was the second customer in today

The clerk thanked me for coming in saying it was nice to see someone

weavers

[rosscd57]

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@asiahhijab wrote:

Pos office is close on Monday, family day, but postal workers are working and doing regular mail clearance from street boxes. If you drop your packages to the orange boxes on the street, they will go as schedule. 

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Are you sure, cause Family Day is not a Stat Holliday? I have mailed boxes in Alberta,on Family Day, at the Post Office, for the last few years.

Not the pprivate Drug Store outlets - the Canada Post Office.

[jt-libra]

"This is a provincial holiday ... for federal government workers, including Canada Post, this is a regular working day."

And I know this for sure, because I'm a former federal government employee and on this holiday Monday, I could get downtown in 7 minutes and pay a Sunday parking fee

[reallynicestamps]

This is one public servant who is at work. But since I work on the  Quebec side of the Ottawa River, and this is not a holiday in Quebec, I can't say if all the public service is working.

Canada Post is not part of the public service, technically. 

[jt-libra]

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@reallynicestamps wrote:

This is one public servant who is at work. But since I work on the  Quebec side of the Ottawa River, and this is not a holiday in Quebec, I can't say if all the public service is working.

Canada Post is not part of the public service, technically. 

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The federal government "departments" are working but I can't speak for all Crown corporations.  Canada Post, of course, is not part of the public service but falls under federal jurisdiction.  I know when this holiday was introduced in Manitoba, there was some question as to whether the banks would recognize it.  Evidently, they agreed amongst themselves to honour the provincial holiday and give their employees the day off.

I don't know how many provinces have a mid-February holiday (I didn't look it up) but, once they all do, I'm sure this holiday will be included in the federal union contract negotiations.

I remember when Alberta introduced Family Day many years ago.  I think they were one of the first to do so.  Our Calgary and Edmonton employees (federal) were so excited about it but then learned that in order to get that day off, they had to give up the August civic holiday.  Because you could not have a group of Public Servants in one province receive a benefit that those in other provinces were not getting LOL

[rosscd57]

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@jt-libra wrote:

"This is a provincial holiday ... for federal government workers, including Canada Post, this is a regular working day."

And I know this for sure, because I'm a former federal government employee and on this holiday Monday, I could get downtown in 7 minutes and pay a Sunday parking fee

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Here, I'll just clear this up. I took this right off the Canada post  web site and Feb 17/14 ain't on it,

Holiday 2012 2013 2014

New Year's Day (National)	Jan. 1	Jan. 1	Jan. 1
Good Friday (National)	April 6	March 29	April 18
Easter Monday (National)	April 9	April 1	April 21
Victoria Day (National)	May 21	May 20	May 19
Patriots' National Day (Québec only)	May 21	May 20	May 19
Québec's National Holiday (Québec only)	June 24	June 24	June 24
Canada Day (National)	July 1	July 1	July 1
Civic Holiday (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland & Labrador)	Aug. 6	Aug. 5	Aug. 4
Natal Day (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia)	Aug. 6	Aug. 5	Aug. 4
New Brunswick Day (New Brunswick)	Aug. 6	Aug. 5	Aug. 4
British Columbia Day (British Columbia)	Aug. 6	Aug. 5	Aug. 4
Heritage Day (Alberta)	Aug. 6	Aug. 5	Aug. 4
Discovery Day (Yukon)	Aug. 20	Aug. 19	Aug. 18
Labour Day (National)	Sept. 3	Sept. 2	Sept. 1
Thanksgiving Day (National)	Oct. 8	Oct. 14	Oct. 13
Remembrance Day (National)	Nov. 11*	Nov. 11	Nov. 11
Christmas Day (National)	Dec. 25	Dec. 25	Dec. 25
Boxing Day (National)	Dec. 26	Dec. 26	Dec. 26