Federal holidays are holidays of which government facilities and institutions must close (including but not limited to, schools, post offices, and DMVs), whereas statutory holidays are holidays in which private businesses are obligated to make special accommodations to workers. If a statutory holiday falls on a weekend, the Friday before or Monday after such holiday must be treated by the business as a day of observance, either by providing its workers paid time off or premium pay. Federal observances are days where both public and private sector facilities and services continue to operate, and are simply days of commemoration and recognition of various topics, activities, or events. A number of holidays are not federally or provincially recognized, and are not typically paid days off by b