Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2024
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 2 | Friday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 8 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Thursday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common Local Holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Islander Day | Common Local Holiday | PE |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Family Day | Common Local Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| Feb 23 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Mar 1 | Friday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 10 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Mar 11 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 17 | Sunday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 18 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Mar 19 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Apr 6 | Saturday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Tuesday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Apr 22 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Apr 23 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 30 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| May 3 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| May 4 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| May 5 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| May 6 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| May 6 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 19 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| May 20 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| May 20 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 26 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| May 26 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 30 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 12 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 17 | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jun 20 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 21 | Friday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Friday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| Jun 24 | Monday | June Holiday | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Monday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| Jul 1 | Monday | Memorial Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Monday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 7 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Jul 9 | Tuesday | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 15 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jul 16 | Tuesday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance | Ontario |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common Local Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local Observance | Manitoba |
| Aug 5 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| Aug 5 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common Local Holiday | BC |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Natal Day | Common Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 7 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday | NL |
| Aug 13 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday | PE |
| Aug 19 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | Yukon |
| Sep 2 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 16 | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 30 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Statutory Holiday | BC, NT, NU, PE, YT |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 12 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Friday | Healthcare Aide Day | Local Observance | BC, Manitoba |
| Oct 23 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 24 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Friday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 3 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 8 | Friday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Wednesday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Statutory Half Day | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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