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Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2022

public Holidays in Canada

The public holidays and observances in Canada are listed below

Date Name Type Details
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

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