Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2024
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat | 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 | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Thursday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Islander Day | Province/Territory Holiday | PE |
| Feb 19 | Monday | Family Day | Province/Territory Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| Feb 23 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Optional 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 | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Mar 19 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 24 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday | Quebec |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Province/Territory Holiday | All except QC |
| Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL, Nova Scotia |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | AB, NS, NT, NU, QC, YT |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Lailat al-Qadr | 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 | Province/Territory 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 | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 4 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 5 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 6 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| May 6 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 19 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 20 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 20 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| May 20 | Monday | Victoria Day | Optional Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| May 20 | Monday | Victoria Day | Province/Territory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 20 | Monday | Victoria Day | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| May 26 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 26 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 30 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 12 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Father’s 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 | Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| Jun 24 | Monday | June Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Monday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| Jul 1 | Monday | Memorial Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Monday | Canada Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Jul 7 | Sunday | Muharram | Muslim | |
| Jul 9 | Tuesday | Nunavut Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 15 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 16 | Tuesday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Province/Territory Observance | Ontario |
| Aug 5 | Monday | August Civic Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Optional Holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 5 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Province/Territory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Aug 5 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Province/Territory Holiday | BC |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Natal Day | Optional Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 5 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 7 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Aug 13 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Province/Territory Observance | PE |
| Aug 19 | Monday | Discovery Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Yukon |
| Sep 2 | Monday | Labour Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Sep 16 | Monday | Milad un Nabi | Muslim | |
| Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 30 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Sep 30 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Optional Holiday | Alberta, Saskatchewan |
| Sep 30 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Province/Territory Holiday | BC, MB, NT, NU, PE, YT |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Friday | Feast of St. Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 12 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Friday | Healthcare Aide Day | Province/Territory 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 | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Province/Territory Holiday | All except ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Observance | Ontario, Quebec |
| Dec 1 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 9 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Wednesday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NB, NL, NS, ON, PE |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Optional Holiday | AB, MB, NT, NU, YT |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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