Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2014
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Thursday | Day After New Year’s Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 16 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Jan 31 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 2 | Sunday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 10 | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday | BC |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Saturday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 17 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common local holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 17 | Monday | Islander Day | Common local holiday | PE |
| Feb 17 | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday | AB, ON, SK |
| Feb 21 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Mar 1 | Saturday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 4 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Mar 9 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 10 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 16 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Apr 6 | Sunday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Wednesday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Apr 15 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| Apr 21 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Apr 22 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 28 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 9 | Friday | National Day of Honour | Observance | |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 18 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 19 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| May 19 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 27 | Tuesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| Jun 4 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 8 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| Jun 9 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 19 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | National Aboriginal Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | National Aboriginal Day | Local holiday | NT |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 23 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Tuesday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| Jun 29 | Sunday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Jul 1 | Tuesday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Tuesday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 9 | Wednesday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 14 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 24 | Thursday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Jul 29 | Tuesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | Ontario |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common local holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 4 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| Aug 4 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | BC |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 4 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 5 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 6 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | NL |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | PE |
| Aug 18 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | Yukon |
| Sep 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 25 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 13 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
| Oct 13 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 13 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 13 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Oct 15 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 16 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 17 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Saturday | Healthcare Aide Day | Local observance | BC, Manitoba |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Oct 25 | Saturday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 3 | Monday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Nov 8 | Saturday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Tuesday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Tuesday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 30 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Thursday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 17 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Statutory Half Day | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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