Holidays in Canada
January
Jan 2 | Wednesday | Local holiday | Day After New Year's Day |
Jan 6 | Sunday | Observance | Epiphany |
Jan 7 | Monday | Orthodox | Orthodox Christmas Day |
Jan 14 | Monday | Orthodox | Orthodox New Year |
Jan 24 | Thursday | Muslim | Prophet's Birthday |
Jan 26 | Saturday | Jewish holiday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
February
Feb 2 | Saturday | Observance | Groundhog Day |
Feb 10 | Sunday | Observance | Chinese New Year |
Feb 11 | Monday | Common Local holidays | Family Day |
Feb 12 | Tuesday | Christian | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
Feb 13 | Wednesday | Christian | Ash Wednesday |
Feb 14 | Thursday | Observance | Valentine's Day |
Feb 15 | Friday | Observance | National Flag of Canada Day |
Feb 18 | Monday | Local holiday | Louis Riel Day |
Feb 18 | Monday | Common Local holidays | Family Day |
Feb 18 | Monday | Local holiday | Islander Day |
Feb 22 | Friday | Local holiday | Heritage Day in the Yukon |
Feb 24 | Sunday | Jewish holiday | Purim |
March
Mar 1 | Friday | Observance | St David's Day |
Mar 10 | Sunday | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | Daylight Saving Time starts |
Mar 11 | Monday | Observance | Commonwealth Day |
Mar 17 | Sunday | Observance | St. Patrick's Day |
Mar 18 | Monday | Local holiday | St. Patrick's Day |
Mar 20 | Wednesday | Season | March equinox |
Mar 24 | Sunday | Christian | Palm Sunday |
Mar 26 | Tuesday | Jewish holiday | First day of Passover |
Mar 28 | Thursday | Christian | Maundy Thursday |
Mar 29 | Friday | National holiday | Good Friday |
Mar 30 | Saturday | Christian | Holy Saturday |
Mar 31 | Sunday | Observance | Easter Sunday |
April
Apr 1 | Monday | National holiday | Easter Monday |
Apr 2 | Tuesday | Jewish holiday | Last day of Passover |
Apr 8 | Monday | Jewish holiday | Yom HaShoah |
Apr 9 | Tuesday | Observance | Vimy Ridge Day |
Apr 16 | Tuesday | Jewish holiday | Yom HaAtzmaut |
Apr 22 | Monday | Local observance | St. George's Day |
Apr 28 | Sunday | Jewish holiday | Lag B'Omer |
May
May 3 | Friday | Orthodox | Orthodox Good Friday |
May 4 | Saturday | Orthodox | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
May 5 | Sunday | Orthodox | Orthodox Easter |
May 6 | Monday | Orthodox | Orthodox Easter Monday |
May 9 | Thursday | Christian | Ascension Day |
May 12 | Sunday | Observance | Mother's Day |
May 15 | Wednesday | Jewish holiday | Shavuot |
May 19 | Sunday | Christian | Pentecost |
May 20 | Monday | Local holiday | National Patriots' Day |
May 20 | Monday | Christian | Whit Monday |
May 20 | Monday | National holiday | Victoria Day |
May 26 | Sunday | Christian | Trinity Sunday |
May 30 | Thursday | Christian | Corpus Christi |
June
Jun 6 | Thursday | Muslim | Isra and Mi'raj |
Jun 16 | Sunday | Observance | Father's Day |
Jun 21 | Friday | Observance | National Aboriginal Day |
Jun 21 | Friday | Local holiday | National Aboriginal Day |
Jun 21 | Friday | Season | June Solstice |
Jun 24 | Monday | Local holiday | St. Jean Baptiste Day |
Jun 24 | Monday | Local observance | Discovery Day |
July
Jul 1 | Monday | Local observance | Memorial Day |
Jul 1 | Monday | National holiday | Canada Day |
Jul 9 | Tuesday | Local holiday | Nunavut Day |
Jul 9 | Tuesday | Muslim | Ramadan begins |
Jul 15 | Monday | Local observance | Orangemen's Day |
Jul 16 | Tuesday | Jewish holiday | Tisha B'Av |
August
Aug 3 | Saturday | Muslim | Laylat al-Qadr |
Aug 5 | Monday | Local holiday | New Brunswick Day |
Aug 5 | Monday | Common Local holidays | Civic/Provincial Day |
Aug 5 | Monday | Local holiday | Heritage Day in Alberta |
Aug 5 | Monday | Local observance | Natal Day |
Aug 5 | Monday | Local holiday | British Columbia Day |
Aug 8 | Thursday | Muslim | Eid-al-Fitr |
Aug 15 | Thursday | Christian | Assumption of Mary |
Aug 16 | Friday | Local holiday | Gold Cup Parade |
Aug 19 | Monday | Local observance | Discovery Day |
September
Sep 2 | Monday | National holiday | Labour Day |
Sep 5 | Thursday | Jewish holiday | Rosh Hashana |
Sep 14 | Saturday | Jewish holiday | Yom Kippur |
Sep 19 | Thursday | Jewish holiday | First day of Sukkot |
Sep 22 | Sunday | Season | September equinox |
Sep 25 | Wednesday | Jewish holiday | Last day of Sukkot |
Sep 26 | Thursday | Jewish holiday | Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah |
October
Oct 4 | Friday | Christian | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
Oct 14 | Monday | National holiday | Thanksgiving Day |
Oct 15 | Tuesday | Muslim | Eid-al-Adha |
Oct 31 | Thursday | Observance | Halloween |
November
Nov 1 | Friday | Observance | All Saints' Day |
Nov 2 | Saturday | Christian | All Souls' Day |
Nov 3 | Sunday | Observance | Diwali/Deepavali |
Nov 3 | Sunday | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | Daylight Saving Time ends |
Nov 5 | Tuesday | Muslim | Muharram/Islamic New Year |
Nov 11 | Monday | Common Local holidays | Remembrance Day |
Nov 28 | Thursday | Jewish holiday | First Day of Hanukkah |
December
Dec 1 | Sunday | Observance | First Sunday of Advent |
Dec 5 | Thursday | Jewish holiday | Last day of Hanukkah |
Dec 8 | Sunday | Christian | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Dec 11 | Wednesday | Observance | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster |
Dec 21 | Saturday | Season | December Solstice |
Dec 24 | Tuesday | Observance | Christmas Eve |
Dec 25 | Wednesday | National holiday | Christmas |
Dec 26 | Thursday | National holiday | Boxing Day |
Dec 31 | Tuesday | Observance | New Year's Eve |