Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2007
Date | Name | Type | Details | |
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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 20 | Saturday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
Jan 29 | Monday | Ashura | Muslim | |
Feb 2 | Friday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
Feb 3 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
Feb 15 | Thursday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
Feb 18 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
Feb 19 | Monday | Family Day | Local Holiday | Alberta, Saskatchewan |
Feb 20 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
Feb 21 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
Feb 23 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
Mar 1 | Thursday | St David's Day | Observance | |
Mar 4 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
Mar 11 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Mar 12 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
Mar 17 | Saturday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
Mar 19 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season | |
Mar 31 | Saturday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
Apr 1 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
Apr 3 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
Apr 5 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
Apr 6 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
Apr 6 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
Apr 7 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
Apr 7 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
Apr 8 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
Apr 9 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
Apr 9 | Monday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
Apr 10 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
Apr 16 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
Apr 23 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
Apr 24 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
May 6 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
May 13 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
May 17 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
May 21 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
May 21 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
May 23 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
May 27 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
May 28 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
Jun 3 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
Jun 7 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
Jun 17 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
Jun 21 | Thursday | National Aboriginal Day | Observance | |
Jun 21 | Thursday | National Aboriginal Day | Local Holiday | NT |
Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season | |
Jun 24 | Sunday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
Jun 25 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | NL |
Jun 25 | Monday | St. Jean Baptiste Day observed | Local Holiday | Quebec |
Jul 1 | Sunday | Memorial Day | Local Holiday | NL |
Jul 1 | Sunday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
Jul 1 | Sunday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | Manitoba |
Jul 1 | Sunday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, Nova Scotia |
Jul 2 | Monday | Day off for Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | Manitoba |
Jul 2 | Monday | Day off for Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
Jul 9 | Monday | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday | Nunavut |
Jul 9 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
Jul 24 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
Aug 1 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday | NL |
Aug 6 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common Local Holiday | Manitoba |
Aug 6 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
Aug 6 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance | Ontario |
Aug 6 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Local Holiday | Saskatchewan |
Aug 6 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
Aug 6 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Local Holiday | BC |
Aug 6 | Monday | Natal Day | Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
Aug 6 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
Aug 11 | Saturday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
Aug 17 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday | PE |
Aug 20 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | Yukon |
Sep 3 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
Sep 13 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
Sep 13 | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
Sep 22 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season | |
Sep 27 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 3 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 4 | Thursday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
Oct 4 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 5 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
Oct 8 | Monday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
Oct 8 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE |
Oct 8 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
Oct 8 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
Oct 13 | Saturday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
Oct 31 | Wednesday | Halloween | Observance | |
Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
Nov 2 | Friday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
Nov 4 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Nov 8 | Thursday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
Nov 9 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
Nov 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
Nov 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
Nov 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
Nov 12 | Monday | Remembrance Day observed | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
Nov 12 | Monday | Remembrance Day observed | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
Nov 12 | Monday | Remembrance Day observed | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
Dec 2 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
Dec 5 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
Dec 8 | Saturday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
Dec 11 | Tuesday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
Dec 12 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
Dec 20 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season | |
Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
Dec 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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