Statutory Holidays in Canada
Federal Statutory Holidays
The following lists Canada's federal statutory holidays. Government offices,
schools, banks and some stores in Canada are closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Good Friday - Friday preceding Easter
- Easter Monday - Monday immediately after Easter
- The date for Easter is set each year by a formula adopted by Christian
churches (the first Sunday after the first fourteenth day of the Paschal Full
Moon that is on or after the ecclesiastical vernal equinox).
- Victoria Day - the Monday preceding May 25
- Canada Day - July 1, 2007 (observed July 2 if July 1 falls on a Sunday)
- Labour Day - first Monday of September
- Thanksgiving Day - second Monday of October
- Remembrance Day - November 11
- Christmas Day - December 25
- Boxing Day - December 26
Provincial Statutory Holidays
Each of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories celebrate their own
holidays, listed below.
- British Columbia
British Columbia Day - first Monday of August
- Alberta
Alberta Family Day - third Monday of February
Heritage Day - first Monday of August
- Saskatchewan
Civic Holiday - first Monday of August
Family Day - third Monday of February
- Manitoba
Civic Holiday - first Monday of August
- Ontario
Civic Holiday - first Monday of August
- Quebec
National Day - June 24
- New Brunswick
New Brunswick Day - first Monday of August
- Nova Scotia
Natal Day - first Monday of August
- Prince Edward Island
Natal Day - by proclamation, usually on first Monday of August
- Newfoundland & Labrador
Celebrated on nearest Monday:
St. Patrick's Day - March 17
St. George's Day - April 23
Discovery Day - June 24
Memorial Day - July 1
Orangemen's Day - July 12
Regatta Day/Civic Holiday - fixed by municipal council orders
- Yukon
Discovery Day - third Monday of August
- Northwest Territories
Civic Holiday - first Monday of August
National Aboriginal Day - June 21
- Nunavut
Nunavut Day - July 9 (public service holiday)
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