Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2005
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 3 | Monday | Day off for New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Thursday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Friday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Friday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 21 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Jan 25 | Tuesday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 2 | Wednesday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 8 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 9 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Feb 9 | Wednesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 10 | Thursday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Tuesday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 19 | Saturday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Feb 21 | Monday | Family Day | Local holiday | Alberta |
| Feb 25 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 14 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 14 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 3 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 9 | Saturday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Apr 24 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 25 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Apr 29 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| May 2 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| May 4 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| May 5 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 12 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 15 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 16 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| May 22 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| May 23 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| May 23 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| May 27 | Friday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 13 | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | National Aboriginal Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | National Aboriginal Day | Local holiday | NT |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Friday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| Jun 27 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 9 | Saturday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 11 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common local holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | Ontario |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 1 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| Aug 1 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | BC |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 3 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | NL |
| Aug 14 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | Yukon |
| Aug 19 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | PE |
| Sep 1 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Sep 5 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 18 | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 24 | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 4 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Friday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Friday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 27 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Sunday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Day off for Boxing Day | Local holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | Day off for Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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