Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2010
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 30 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 2 | Tuesday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Local Holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 15 | Monday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Islander Day | Local Holiday | PE |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Family Day | Local Holiday | AB, ON, SK |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 17 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Feb 28 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 1 | Monday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 14 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 15 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Mar 30 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 19 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Apr 20 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 9 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 19 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| May 23 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| May 24 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 30 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 3 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Aboriginal Day | Local Holiday | NT |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Aboriginal Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Thursday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Memorial Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 9 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Jul 9 | Friday | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| Jul 20 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common Local Holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance | Ontario |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Local Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 2 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| Aug 2 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Local Holiday | BC |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Natal Day | Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 4 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday | NL |
| Aug 11 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | Yukon |
| Aug 20 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday | PE |
| Sep 5 | Sunday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| Sep 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 9 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Sep 18 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 29 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 1 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 5 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Nov 7 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 8 | Monday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
| Nov 17 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 2 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Dec 9 | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 11 | Saturday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 17 | Friday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | All |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | Day off for Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | Ontario |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
No holidays shown? That's because you didn't select any holiday types. Please check at least one of the boxes.
While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
