Just wondering - why does ON and QC not honour remembrance day with a public holiday like the rest of Canada?

It's not in NS either

OK, and NS too

Public holidays in Canada vary Province to Province. If you have faith in Wikipedia go to the following for a detailed explanation of each Province's holidays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_Holiday#Ontario

Although not an official statutory holiday in Nova Scotia, everyone I know is getting the day off. All the stores will be closed in New Glasgow too.

I wonder 11/11 is not honoured with a bank holiday in the UK.

I thought it was one in NS. Aren't most shops shut - for at least part of the day?

It is a holiday if you work for the Government of any Federally regulated industry like banks etc. My wife gets it off via the bank, but as my company is retail based they are open every day but Christmas so only stats are doable thanks to the law.

I know that provinces have different holidays - just wondered why Ontario etc chose not to honour remembrance day like some of the others....

Family Day

Yup. Schools are out on the preceding Thursday and Friday, because of the Alberta Teachers' Association's Convention. Then Monday is the Family Day public holiday. Some families take a skiing break. Others nip off on a quick trip to warmer climes.
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Its not a holiday for the serving soldiers all over the world especially the troops in Afghan and Iraq. Neither is it a holiday for those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom!

I don't see why it would be, it has nothing to do with them.

Hmm it's a holiday here, but the majority of people I know see it as another day off rather than a day of remembrance. Quite a few seemed to have yesterday off too, and just had a 4-day jolly! All the schools were off yesterday. If I can manage it I hope to be somewhere quiet up in the mountains by 11am .... I'd like that.

Can I just say that the children were off yesterday not the teachers or staff.

Don't want people getting the wrong idea about teachers again.