RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS

All employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to time off for the Recognized Holidays. The pay allowance as provided for in the Appendix shall be included in the employees' weekly pay. This pay allowance shall be in lieu of actual pay for any of the Recognized Holidays as specified herein. This pay allowance shall be applied to gross wages for all hours worked including: overtime and shift premium; and also to waiting and reporting time per Article 18.00; daily travel time per Article 19.01 (where applicable), and travel time per Article 19.02 (where applicable).

The following Recognized Holidays are observed by this Agreement: New Year's Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day (Dominion Day) Civic Holiday (First Monday of August) Labour Day National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day Christmas Day Boxing Day And any other Holiday(s) that may be proclaimed by Provincial Governments during the life of this Agreement.

Double (2) time shall be paid for hours worked on the Holidays recognized in this Agreement.

Recognized Holidays in this Agreement falling on a Saturday or Sunday shall be observed on the next scheduled work day, unless otherwise mutually agreed. When Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next two scheduled work days will be observed as Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Where a Recognized Holiday falls on a weekday that is regularly a scheduled day off, the following scheduled weekday workday will be observed in lieu thereof, unless otherwise mutually agreed.