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Ontario proposes allowing retail stores to open on Family Day and Victoria Day

by HR News Canada Staff March 16, 2026

written by HR News Canada Staff March 16, 2026

Ontario is moving to let retail businesses open on Family Day and Victoria Day, a change the province says will create a consistent, province-wide framework for holidays that currently vary by municipality. The proposed changes, announced March 13, would remove both holidays from the Retail Business...

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