Canadian lifestyle

• I want to know what is the stand of Canadians on vacation time. Is it true that Canadians take only the 2 weeks of vacation per year?
  Tommi

  14 Aug 2006, 09:13 Anonymous

Replies

• Canada Vacation time...

  Hi Tommi,
  
  2 weeks is the standard amount a 'New Hire' receives when starting a new job.
  
  However, they can often negotiate at least an extra week if they have prior experience or credentials in the field they are in.
  
  Most people who have 5-10+ years seniority with a firm can often expect vacation of 5-8 weeks per year - especially when you consider the many 'long weekends' attributed to National, Provincial and Civic holidays throughout the year.
  
  However:
  
  One thing that is also true is that there was a recent story in the news, about the fact that Canadians rarely take their entire vacation allocation each year.
  
  We are a studious and industrious breed of people, by first nature, I suppose...
  

  Anonymous 17 Aug 2006, 04:58 - Report