UPDATE (Sept. 13th, 5:26 p.m.): Premier Heather Stefanson announced today that the province is recognizing September 19th as a day of mourning to encourage Manitobans to honour and pay their respects to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
According to a news release by the provincial government, all non-essential government services and offices will be closed for the day. However, schools will remain open and classes will be in session, and child-care facilities will also be open. It also said that the healthcare system will continue to operate as usual.
Today’s announcement follows the federal government’s decision to mark September 19th – the day of the funeral for Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – as a one-time federal holiday for core federal public services, the premier noted.
UPDATE (Sept. 13th, 3:38 p.m.): The Prime Minister's Office clarified that the federal holiday will only apply to federal government employees and not to all employees working in federally-regulated industries, such as banks, airlines, post offices, and Crown corporations.
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says in a tweet that he welcomes all federally-regulated employers to follow suit.
September 19, 2022 will be a holiday for federal government employees. It will be a day of mourning for the passing of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
— Seamus O'Regan Jr (@SeamusORegan) September 13, 2022
Federally regulated employers are welcomed to follow suit, but they are not required to do so.
The original article follows:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that September 19th will be a federal holiday.
The new holiday is meant to be a day to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral.
PM Trudeau says that his government is working to coordinate with the provinces and territories.
"We will be working with the provinces and the territories to try and see that we're aligned on this. There are still a few details to be worked out, but declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important," Trudeau adds.
Unless the provinces and territories come on board with the plan, only federally-regulated workers will get the day off work.
We will continue to provide you with updates as they become available.
