So, what are the rules?
Am I right to assume it is at the discretion of the employer if you are a casual/seasonal employee?

lol, hardly!

Maybe it's a different province thing?

I found this

http://www.statutoryholidays.com/rules.php

HID's mother does a turkey on the Sunday but as its only a few blocks away and across from the beach its not too bad. I usually pop over to the bar in the park for a few cheeky pints before its ready. I actually prefer it to the American one as its not such a big deal here.

Yes, this link is good and explains the mess of rules Canada has for employment.
There are different rules for Federal, Provincial and non-regulated employees and presumably that is further complicated by status such as temporary, casual and seasonally employed workers.

I am an employee of a private organisation, as is my OH.
He is a salaried, permanent employee but he doesn't get Boxing Day as a stat as here in BC it apparently isn't one of the stat holidays.

As a temporary, seasonal worker in my current job, I just don't think I qualify for any stat holidays at all.
In fact, when it comes to perks of any kind, I expect to be at the very back of the queue.

That sounds lovely!

I remember fondly Christmases at our old UK house when we could stick the Christmas meat in the oven, go to the pub for the lunchtime social (stretched on a bit into the afternoon...) and return to a beautifully cooked piece of meat and time for a prawn cocktail while the roasties finished off.

I am not sure how we will punctuate the day this year.
Maybe a brisk walk up the hillside or an "Iron Man" style dip in the Chilliwack River to work up an appetite .

If you are an employee the BC Employment Standards apply.
http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bcl...96113_01#part5

Saying that I did not get overtime for stats or working nights or weekends or any other time for that matter. I was not allowed to work more than 1200 hours flight time a year either.

Oh and we have turkey done on the BBQ. At least I am home for all of them now.

This is not an official govt. website though. A worker should refer to their provincial employment standards act as a reference. Overtime on stats applies to all employees except managers and farm workers.

Thanks for the link, Aviator.

Can we expect to see you joining us for the aforementioned dip in the river on Thanksgiving morning?
By the looks of the weather, it might be possible without hypothermia setting in.

Regrettably not. You do know that the Chilliwack River is glacier fed?

Sounds good. Do you have a picture of that?

Yep. Been swimming in it several times this year already and canoeing as well.

It isn't THAT cold.

We had turkey last year, but it is so warm this time compared to last year and set to stay that way, we might be BBQ-ing this year.

BBQ for us. My parents arrive from the UK mid afternoon so it would be rude not to.

Saying that after my call from Costco tonight I have to take all the ground beef back I bought last week because of the risk of ecoli... Nice...

This is the warmest I have known a September to be, gotta love it.

There two things in life on the bottom of my to do list (or not), one of which is diving into freezing cold water in winter (or even in fall), Hope you have a good time though. Watch the river when the flow rate is too high, mostly spring or after heavy rain run off.

Cannot beat a BBQ turkey, Fraser Valley Meats is a good place to go for a fresh bird.

She also makes a blueberry pie with proper whipped cream not the usual squirty stuff.