January 1 Show New Year's DayNew Year's Day January 2 New Year's Day (observed) - SKJanuary 2nd (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCNew Year's Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUNew Year's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL January 6 Epiphany February 2 Groundhog DayCandlemas February 14 Valentine's Day February 15 National Flag of Canada Day February 17 Heritage Day (optional) - YT February 20 Family Day - AB, BC, NB, ON, SKIslander Day - PELouis Riel Day - MBNova Scotia Heritage Day - NS February 21 Shrove Tuesday February 22 Ash Wednesday March 13 Commonwealth Day March 17 Saint Patrick's Day March 20 Saint Patrick's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL April 2 Palm Sunday April 6 Maundy ThursdayTartan Day April 7 Good FridayGood Friday - except: QCGood Friday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCGood Friday (optional) - QC April 8 Holy Saturday April 9 Easter Sunday (retail closing day) - NSEaster Sunday (shops closing holiday) - NLEaster Sunday (retail business holiday) - ONEaster Sunday (commercial establishments closing day) - QCEaster Sunday (observed by the public service) - PEEaster Sunday April 10 Easter Monday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCEaster Monday (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUEaster Monday (observed by the provincial government) - NBEaster Monday (optional) - NS, QC, YTEaster Monday April 24 Saint George's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL April 26 Administrative Professionals' Day May 14 Mother's Day May 18 Ascension Day May 22 Victoria DayVictoria Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YTNational Patriots' Day - QCVictoria Day (day of rest) - NBVictoria Day (shops closing holiday) - NLVictoria Day (observed by the public service) - PEVictoria Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLVictoria Day (optional) - NS May 28 Pentecost June 4 Trinity Sunday June 8 Corpus Christi June 18 Father's Day June 21 National Aboriginal Day - NT, YTNational Indigenous Peoples Day June 24 Quebec National Holiday - QCSaint John the Baptist June 26 June Holiday (observed by the provincial government) - NL June 27 Canadian Multiculturalism Day July 1 Canada DayCanada Day - except: NLMemorial Day - NL July 3 Canada Day (observed by the public service) - BC, MB, SKMemorial Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL July 9 Nunavut Day - NU July 10 Orangemen's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL August 4 Floating Holiday (observed by the public service) - SK August 7 British Columbia Day - BCCivic Holiday - NT, NUNew Brunswick Day - NBSaskatchewan Day - SKCivic Holiday (observed by the public service) - MBCivic Holiday (optional) - ONCivic Holiday (optional, observed by the public service) - PEHeritage Day (optional, observed by the public service) - ABNatal Day (optional) - NS August 15 Assumption of Mary August 21 Discovery Day - YT September 4 Labour DayLabour Day September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation October 2 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed by the public service) - MB October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi October 9 Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YTThanksgiving Day (day of rest) - NBThanksgiving Day (retail closing day) - NSThanksgiving Day (shops closing holiday) - NLThanksgiving Day (retail business holiday) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the public service) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLThanksgiving Day (optional) - NS October 31 Halloween November 1 All Saints' Day November 2 All Souls' Day November 11 Remembrance DayRemembrance Day - AB, BC, NB, NT, NU, PE, SK, YTRemembrance Day (restricted) - MB, NSArmistice Day - NL November 13 Armistice Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLRemembrance Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, SK December 24 Christmas Eve (afternoon: 4 hours, observed by the public service) - PEChristmas Eve December 25 Christmas DayChristmas Day December 26 Boxing DayBoxing Day - ONBoxing Day (day of rest) - NBBoxing Day (retail closing day) - NSBoxing Day (shops closing holiday) - NLBoxing Day (retail business holiday) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NU, SKBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NBBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLBoxing Day (optional) - NS, YT December 27 Christmas Floater (observed by the public service) - AB December 28 – December 29 Christmas Closure (observed by the public service) - AB December 31 New Year's Eve Is NOV 11 a holiday in Canada?On March 1, 2018, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day) received royal assent and became law. The Act changes the wording and status of Remembrance Day (November 11) in the federal Holidays Act by making it a legal holiday, like Canada Day and Victoria Day.
Why Nov 11 is Remembrance Day Canada?Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Does Canada get Remembrance Day Off?Is Remembrance Day a holiday in Canada? While Remembrance Day is not a Canadawide stat holiday, it is a federal holiday, which means government workers across the country get the day off — even if they live in one of the four provinces that do not observe it.
What days are banks closed in Canada in 2023?December 26, 2022. Christmas Day. National holiday. ... . December 27, 2022. Boxing Day. National holiday. ... . January 2, 2023. New Year's Day. National holiday. ... . January 3, 2023. Day after New Year. Provincial holiday: Quebec. ... . February 20, 2023. Family Day. ... . April 7, 2023. Good Friday. ... . May 22, 2023. Victoria Day. ... . June 26, 2023. Provincial Holiday.. |
