Canada Guide
Public holidays
National holidays
New Year's Day Jan 1
Good Friday Varies; March/April
Easter Sunday Varies; March/April
Easter Monday Varies; March/April - widely observed, but not an official public holiday.
Victoria Day Third Monday in May
Canada Day July 1
Labour Day First Monday in Sept
Thanksgiving second Monday in Oct
Remembrance Day Nov 11 (only a partial holiday; government offices and banks are closed, but most businesses are open).
Christmas Day Dec 25
Boxing Day Dec 26
Provincial holidays
Alberta Third Mon in Feb (Alberta Family Day); first Mon in Aug (Heritage Day).
British Columbia First Mon in Aug (British Columbia Day).
Manitoba First Mon in Aug (Civic Holiday).
New Brunswick First Mon in Aug (New Brunswick Day).
Newfoundland and Labrador March 17 (St Patrick's Day); third Mon in April (St George's Day); third Mon in June (Discovery Day); first Mon in July (Memorial Day); third Mon in July (Orangeman's Day).
Northwest Territories First Mon in Aug (Civic Holiday).
Nova Scotia First Mon in Aug (Civic Holiday).
Nunavut April 1 (Nunavut Day).
Ontario First Mon in Aug (Civic Holiday).
Québec Jan 6 (Epiphany); Ash Wednesday; Ascension (forty days after Easter); June 24 (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day); Nov 1 (All Saint's Day); Dec 8 (Immaculate Conception).
Saskatchewan First Mon in Aug (Civic Holiday).
Yukon Third Mon in Aug (Discovery Day).