Toronto, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Tuesday that September 19 will be a public holiday so that federal government employees can mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral.

Trudeau also said he was working with the provinces on possible statutory holidays for other workers. The provinces have jurisdiction in this regard.

“Declaring an opportunity for Canadians to grieve on Monday will be important,” Trudeau said. “For our part, we will let federal government employees know that Monday will be a day of mourning during which they will not work.”

The late Queen was head of state for 45% of Canada's existence and visited the country 22 times as monarch.

However, Quebec Premier François Legault told reporters on Tuesday that Monday would be a day of commemoration, but not a public holiday in the French-speaking province.

Canadian commemorative ceremonies taking place Monday include a parade, flypast and church service in Ottawa that will be televised nationally.

King Charles III was officially proclaimed monarch of Canada on Saturday in a ceremony in Ottawa attended by Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, who represents the British monarch as head of state, a largely ceremonial and symbolic position .

Trudeau and the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, have expressed support for Carlos.

Although Canadians were somewhat indifferent to the monarchy, many had great affection for the figure of Queen Elizabeth, whose silhouette appears on their coins.

Overall, the anti-monarchy movement in Canada is minimal, so Charles will almost certainly remain the country's king.

With information from AP News