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Actually, I like truth, rather than off-the-cuff incorrect comments. It seems you had a couple that needed correction today.shandymoo said:you sure like debating with me dont u doctor. The banks and alot of other places in ontario were closed for holidays dec 24-28 opened for 3 days 29-31 and then closed jan 1-3. So i'm pretty sure a government building will have all these off too as it's holiday entitlement.
The "official" holidays would have been Dec 27-28 (in lieu of the 25 & 26 which both fell on a weekend) and Jan 3 (in lieu of Jan 1, also on a weekend.) Government offices aren't like banks -- they do have minimum (and, we all know "minimum" is what it means when it comes to gov't) service levels to maintain.
For instance, I know that BC Assessment (crown corporation responsible for real estate valuations for taxation purposes in BC) is open those few days... and I really can't imagine too many members of the public needing to inquire about their property value in that timeframe -- everybody has more important things to do.
Occasionally, the government offices will close early on a day like Dec 24, but not usually more than an hour or two (considering quitting time is usually 4 or 4:30 already).
Of worthy note to those outside Canada: Boxing Day (Dec 26) is *not* an official holiday. It is not federally, nor provincially (in BC) noted as a Statutory Holiday and is typically only a paid day off if you're part of a union (e.g. Government Employees) and most of the private sector expects their employees to be at work that day.