National Holiday

Workers not contemplated by the National Holiday Act.

The National Holiday Act applies to the majority of Québec employees. However, some employees are excluded from this legislation:

self-employed workers within the meaning of the Act respecting labour standards;
the employees of the Canadian Armed Forces;
the employees of enterprises subject to the Canada Labour Code:
- a) international and interprovincial services:
  - road transportation,
  - railways,
  - maritime and river transportation and related services,
  - telephone, cable and telegraph networks,
  - pipelines
  - ferryboats, tunnels and bridges;
  b) radio and television broadcasting including cable distribution with the exception of Télé-Québec;
- c) air transportation, airplanes and airports;
- d) banks;
- e) grain elevators;
- f) extraction and processing of uranium;