Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2022 (2024)

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Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2022

DateNameTypeDetails
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayStatutory Holiday
Jan 2SundayDay After New Year’s DayLocal holidayQuebec
Jan 3MondayDay off for New Year's DayStatutory Holiday
Jan 6ThursdayEpiphanyObservance, Christian
Jan 7FridayOrthodox Christmas DayOrthodox
Jan 14FridayOrthodox New YearOrthodox
Jan 17MondayTu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)Jewish holiday
Feb 1TuesdayLunar New YearObservance
Feb 2WednesdayGroundhog DayObservance
Feb 14MondayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 15TuesdayNational Flag of Canada DayObservance
Feb 21MondayLouis Riel DayCommon local holidayManitoba
Feb 21MondayNova Scotia Heritage DayCommon local holidayNova Scotia
Feb 21MondayIslander DayCommon local holidayPE
Feb 21MondayFamily DayCommon local holidayAB, BC, NB, ON, SK
Feb 25FridayYukon Heritage DayLocal de facto holidayYukon
Mar 1TuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayChristian
Mar 1TuesdayIsra and Mi'rajMuslim
Mar 1TuesdaySt David's DayObservance
Mar 2WednesdayAsh WednesdayChristian
Mar 13SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 14MondayCommonwealth DayObservance
Mar 14MondaySt. Patrick's DayLocal holidayNL
Mar 17ThursdayPurimJewish holiday
Mar 17ThursdaySt. Patrick's DayObservance
Mar 20SundayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 2SaturdayRamadan StartMuslim
Apr 6WednesdayTartan DayObservance
Apr 9SaturdayVimy Ridge DayObservance
Apr 10SundayPalm SundayChristian
Apr 14ThursdayMaundy ThursdayChristian
Apr 15FridayGood FridayStatutory Holiday
Apr 16SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian
Apr 16SaturdayFirst day of PassoverJewish holiday
Apr 17SundayEaster SundayDesignated Retail Closing DayNova Scotia
Apr 17SundayEaster SundayShops Closing DayNL
Apr 17SundayEaster SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 18MondayEaster MondayLocal de facto holidayYukon
Apr 18MondayEaster MondayOptional HolidayAlberta
Apr 18MondayEaster MondayStatutory HolidayNew Brunswick
Apr 18MondayEaster MondayStatutory HolidayNT, NU, QC
Apr 22FridayOrthodox Good FridayOrthodox
Apr 23SaturdayLast day of PassoverJewish holiday
Apr 23SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayOrthodox
Apr 24SundayOrthodox EasterOrthodox
Apr 25MondayOrthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
Apr 25MondaySt. George's DayLocal holidayNL
Apr 27WednesdayYom HaShoahJewish commemoration
Apr 27WednesdayLaylatul Qadr (Night of Power)Muslim
May 2MondayEid ul FitrMuslim
May 5ThursdayYom HaAtzmautJewish holiday
May 8SundayMothers' DayObservance
May 19ThursdayLag B'OmerJewish holiday
May 23MondayNational Patriots' DayLocal holidayQuebec
May 23MondayVictoria DayStatutory HolidayAll except NS, PE, QC
May 26ThursdayAscension DayChristian
Jun 5SundayPentecostChristian
Jun 5SundayShavuotJewish holiday
Jun 6MondayWhit MondayChristian
Jun 12SundayTrinity SundayChristian
Jun 16ThursdayCorpus ChristiChristian
Jun 19SundayFathers' DayObservance
Jun 21TuesdayNational Indigenous Peoples DayObservance
Jun 21TuesdayNational Indigenous Peoples DayLocal holidayNT, Yukon
Jun 21TuesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jun 24FridaySt. Jean Baptiste DayLocal holidayQuebec
Jun 27MondayJune HolidayLocal holidayNL
Jul 1FridayMemorial DayLocal holidayNL
Jul 1FridayCanada DayStatutory Holiday
Jul 9SaturdayEid al-AdhaMuslim
Jul 9SaturdayNunavut DayLocal holidayNunavut
Jul 11MondayOrangemen's DayLocal holidayNL
Jul 30SaturdayMuharram/Islamic New YearMuslim
Aug 1MondayCivic/Provincial DayStatutory HolidayNT, Nunavut
Aug 1MondayCivic/Provincial DayLocal observanceOntario
Aug 1MondaySaskatchewan DayCommon local holidaySaskatchewan
Aug 1MondayTerry Fox DayLocal observanceManitoba
Aug 1MondayNew Brunswick DayPrescribed Day of RestNew Brunswick
Aug 1MondayBritish Columbia DayCommon local holidayBC
Aug 1MondayNatal DayCommon local holidayNova Scotia
Aug 1MondayHeritage DayOptional HolidayAlberta
Aug 3WednesdayThe Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day)Local holidayNL
Aug 7SundayTisha B'AvJewish holiday
Aug 8MondayAshuraMuslim
Aug 15MondayAssumption of MaryChristian
Aug 15MondayDiscovery DayLocal holidayYukon
Aug 19FridayGold Cup ParadeLocal holidayPE
Sep 5MondayLabour DayStatutory Holiday
Sep 19MondayQueen Elizabeth II's Funeral DayStatutory HolidayPE
Sep 19MondayQueen Elizabeth II's Funeral DayFederal Employees Holiday
Sep 19MondayQueen Elizabeth II's Funeral DayProvincial Public Sector HolidayBC, NB, NL, NS, YT
Sep 22ThursdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 26MondayRosh HashanaJewish holiday
Sep 30FridayNational Day for Truth and ReconciliationFederal Employees Holiday
Sep 30FridayNational Day for Truth and ReconciliationStatutory HolidayNT, NU, PE, YT
Oct 4TuesdayFeast of St Francis of AssisiChristian
Oct 5WednesdayYom KippurJewish holiday
Oct 9SundayMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)Muslim
Oct 10MondayFirst day of SukkotJewish holiday
Oct 10MondayThanksgiving DayStatutory HolidayAll except NB, NS, PE
Oct 10MondayThanksgiving DayDesignated Retail Closing DayNova Scotia
Oct 10MondayThanksgiving DayObservancePE
Oct 10MondayThanksgiving DayStatutory HolidayNew Brunswick
Oct 16SundayHoshana RabbahJewish holiday
Oct 17MondayShemini AtzeretJewish holiday
Oct 18TuesdaySimchat TorahJewish holiday
Oct 18TuesdayHealthcare Aide DayLocal observanceBC, Manitoba
Oct 24MondayDiwali/DeepavaliObservance
Oct 31MondayHalloweenObservance
Nov 1TuesdayAll Saints' DayObservance, Christian
Nov 2WednesdayAll Souls' DayObservance, Christian
Nov 6SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
Nov 8TuesdayNational Aboriginal Veterans DayObservance
Nov 11FridayRemembrance DayObservanceMB, NS, ON, QC
Nov 11FridayRemembrance DayStatutory HolidayAll except MB, NS, ON, QC
Nov 27SundayFirst Sunday of AdventObservance
Dec 8ThursdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionChristian
Dec 11SundayAnniversary of the Statute of WestminsterObservance
Dec 19MondayFirst Day of HanukkahJewish holiday
Dec 21WednesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24SaturdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 24SaturdayChristmas EveProvincial Public Sector HolidayNew Brunswick
Dec 25SundayChristmas DayStatutory Holiday
Dec 26MondayLast day of HanukkahJewish holiday
Dec 26MondayKwanzaa (first day)Observance
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayStatutory HolidayNL, NT, NU, ON
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayDesignated Retail Closing DayNova Scotia
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayOptional HolidayAlberta
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayLocal de facto holidayYukon
Dec 26MondayBoxing DayProvincial Public Sector HolidayNew Brunswick
Dec 26MondayDay off for Boxing DayLocal holidaySaskatchewan
Dec 27TuesdayDay off for Boxing DayProvincial Public Sector HolidayNew Brunswick
Dec 31SaturdayNew Year's EveObservance

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June HolidayNewfoundland and Labrador’s June holiday commemorates John Cabot’s arrival at the province on June 24, 1497.
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