The public holidays and observances in Canada are listed below
Date | Name | Type | Details | |
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1 Jan | Saturday | New Year’s Day | Public Holiday | |
2 Jan | Sunday | Day After New Year’s Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
6 Jan | Thursday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
7 Jan | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
14 Jan | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
17 Jan | Monday | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
1 Feb | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Observance | |
2 Feb | Wednesday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
14 Feb | Monday | Valentine’s Day | Observance | |
15 Feb | Tuesday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
21 Feb | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common local holiday | Manitoba |
21 Feb | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common local holiday | Nova Scotia |
21 Feb | Monday | Islander Day | Common local holiday | PE |
21 Feb | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
25 Feb | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
1 Mar | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Christian | |
1 Mar | Tuesday | Isra and Mi’raj | Muslim | |
1 Mar | Tuesday | St David’s Day | Observance | |
2 Mar | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
13 Mar | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
14 Mar | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
14 Mar | Monday | St. Patrick’s Day | Local holiday | NL |
17 Mar | Thursday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
17 Mar | Thursday | St. Patrick’s Day | Observance | |
20 Mar | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
3 Apr | Sunday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
6 Apr | Wednesday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
9 Apr | Saturday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
10 Apr | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
14 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
15 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday | |
16 Apr | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
16 Apr | Saturday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
17 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
17 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
17 Apr | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
18 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
18 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
18 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional holiday | Alberta |
18 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
22 Apr | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
23 Apr | Saturday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
23 Apr | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
24 Apr | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
25 Apr | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
25 Apr | Monday | St. George’s Day | Local holiday | NL |
27 Apr | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
28 Apr | Thursday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
3 May | Tuesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
5 May | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
8 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
19 May | Thursday | Lag B’Omer | Jewish holiday | |
23 May | Monday | National Patriots’ Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
23 May | Monday | Victoria Day | Public Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE, QC |
23 May | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
26 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
5 Jun | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
5 Jun | Sunday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
6 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
12 Jun | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
16 Jun | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
19 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
21 Jun | Tuesday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
21 Jun | Tuesday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local holiday | NT, Yukon |
21 Jun | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
24 Jun | Friday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
27 Jun | Monday | June Holiday | Local holiday | NL |
1 Jul | Friday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | NL |
1 Jul | Friday | Canada Day | Public Holiday | |
9 Jul | Saturday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | Nunavut |
10 Jul | Sunday | Eid ul Adha | Muslim | |
11 Jul | Monday | Orangemen’s Day | Local holiday | NL |
30 Jul | Saturday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
1 Aug | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Public Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
1 Aug | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | Ontario |
1 Aug | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | Saskatchewan |
1 Aug | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local observance | Manitoba |
1 Aug | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
1 Aug | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | BC |
1 Aug | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | Nova Scotia |
1 Aug | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional holiday | Alberta |
3 Aug | Wednesday | The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | NL |
7 Aug | Sunday | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday | |
8 Aug | Monday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
15 Aug | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
15 Aug | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | Yukon |
19 Aug | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | PE |
5 Sep | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday | |
22 Sep | Thursday | September Equinox | Season | |
26 Sep | Monday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
30 Sep | Friday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Public Holiday | |
4 Oct | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
5 Oct | Wednesday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
8 Oct | Saturday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
10 Oct | Monday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
10 Oct | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Public Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
10 Oct | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
10 Oct | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
10 Oct | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
16 Oct | Sunday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
17 Oct | Monday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
18 Oct | Tuesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
18 Oct | Tuesday | Healthcare Aide Day | Observance | BC, Manitoba |
24 Oct | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
31 Oct | Monday | Halloween | Observance | |
1 Nov | Tuesday | All Saints’ Day | Observance, Christian | |
2 Nov | Wednesday | All Souls’ Day | Observance, Christian | |
6 Nov | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
8 Nov | Tuesday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
11 Nov | Friday | Remembrance Day | Public Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
11 Nov | Friday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, NS, ON, QC |
27 Nov | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
8 Dec | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
11 Dec | Sunday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
19 Dec | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
21 Dec | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
24 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
24 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
25 Dec | Sunday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday | |
26 Dec | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
26 Dec | Monday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Local holiday | Saskatchewan |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Optional holiday | Alberta |
26 Dec | Monday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
27 Dec | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
31 Dec | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |