Common use of Observances Clause in Contracts

Observances. Employees may attend the on-campus celebrations and/or commemoration(s) including but not limited to: National Day of Mourning Remembrance Day International Women’s Day National Indigenous Peoples Day National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people MMIWG2S International Workers’ Day National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia Black Lives Matter 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride or Remembrance – Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov 20th) and Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) (March 31st) National Day for Truth and Reconciliation International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21st) Emancipation Day With the approval of the Supervisor(s), an employee may arrange to exchange their duties, or for their substitution, with or by a qualified person, in order to attend the on-campus commemoration(s). In most instances the date of the celebrations and/or commemoration(s) are known to employees well in advance, therefore the employee must notify their Supervisor as early as possible before the celebrations about their intent to observe the celebration. In the event that no celebration or commemoration is held on-campus, employees may observe a minute of silence on the days listed above. Requests will not be unreasonably denied.

Observances. Employees may attend the on-campus celebrations and/or commemoration(s) including but not limited to: National Day of Mourning Remembrance Day International Women’s Day National Aboriginal Day National Indigenous Peoples Day Montreal Massacre National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people MMIWG2S International Workers’ Day Quebec City Mosque Shooting Memorial (January 29th) National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia Black Lives Matter LGBTQ2S+ 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride or Remembrance – Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov 20th) and Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) (March 31st) Residential School Remembrance National Day for Truth and Reconciliation International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21st) Emancipation Day day With the approval of the Supervisor(s), an employee may arrange to exchange their duties, or for their substitution, with or by a qualified person, in order to attend the on-campus commemoration(s). In most instances the date of the celebrations and/or commemoration(s) are known to employees well in advance, therefore the employee must notify their Supervisor as early as possible before the celebrations about their intent to observe the celebration. In the event that no celebration or commemoration is held on-campus, employees may observe a minute of silence on the days listed above. Requests will not be unreasonably denied.