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Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
Thanksgiving (Canada) A celebration of being thankful for what one has and the bounty of the previous year. Thanksgiving ( French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day ( French: Jour de l'Action de grâce ), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. [ 1] Outside of the country, it may be referred to as Canadian ...
Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada, [faɛ̯t dzy kanadɑ]), formerly known as Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia ...
Annual. Civic Holiday ( French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [ 1] Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [ 2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, where it is a territorial statutory ...
2026 date. February 16. ( 2026-02-16) Frequency. Annual. In most provinces of Canada, the third Monday in February is observed as a regional statutory holiday, typically known in general as Family Day ( French: Jour de la famille )—though some provinces use their own names, as they celebrate the day for different reasons. The third Monday of ...
There is an annual Labour Day parade in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. The centennial anniversary in 2020 was replaced with an online ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [5] [6] In Ontario, Labour Day is a public holiday where workers can take the day off or receive public holiday pay. [7]
The following is a list of holiday parades that occur between Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) and early January, coinciding with the Christmas and holiday season. Africa [ edit ]
All official holidays in Finland are established by acts of Parliament. The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. [ 1] The main Christian holidays are Christmas, New Year's Day, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension day, Pentecost, Midsummer Day, and All Saints' Day. The non-Christian holidays are May Day and the ...