Holidays and Observances in canada for 2025

What are the main holidays in Canada? As with most countries, Canada's national holidays generally mark religious, quasi-religious or patriotic occasions. Statutory holidays are observed by federal employees and most Canadians, although increasingly, statutory holidays are becoming days for shopping and for large sales. Below is a listing of all Canadian public holidays and Parliamentary mandated observances. Please refer to Designation of National Days and Observances publication for more more information. Have a look at our calendar with canadian public holidays pages for printable calendars with holidays in Canada. These public holidays are usually observed in all provinces and territories across Canada. Click on any holiday below for more details and dates for the next 10 years.

2025 CANADA HOLIDAYS

DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
JANUARY
Jan 1WednesdayNew Years DayNational
Jan 11SaturdaySir John A Macdonald DayObservance
Jan 17FridayRaoul Wallenberg DayObservance
Jan 21TuesdayLincoln Alexander DayObservance
FEBRUARY
Feb 1SaturdayBlack History MonthObservance
Feb 15SaturdayNational Flag of Canada DayObservance
MARCH
Mar 8SaturdayInt Womens DayObservance
Mar 10MondayCommonwealth DayObservance
Mar 20ThursdayJournée Inte de la FrancophonieObservance
Mar 21FridayInt Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationObservance
Mar 26WednesdayPurple DayObservance
APRIL
Apr 2WednesdayPope John Paul II DayObservance
Apr 2WednesdayWorld Autism Awareness DayObservance
Apr 6SundayTartan DayObservance
Apr 9WednesdayVimy Ridge DayObservance
Apr 10ThursdayNational Wildlife WeekObservance
Apr 18FridayGood FridayNational
Apr 20SundayNational Organ and Tissue Donor WeekObservance
Apr 23WednesdayWorld Book and Copyright DayObservance
Apr 24ThursdayHolocaust Memorial Day Yom HaShoahObservance
Apr 28MondayWorkers Mourning DayObservance
Apr 30WednesdayJourney to Freedom DayObservance
MAY
May 1ThursdayAsian Heritage MonthObservance
May 12MondayNational Mining WeekObservance
May 17SaturdayNational Fiddling DayObservance
May 18SundayInt Museum DayObservance
May 19MondayVictoria DayNational
JUNE
Jun 1SundayNational Aboriginal History MonthObservance
Jun 1SundayCanadian Armed Forces DayObservance
Jun 4WednesdayClean Air DayObservance
Jun 5ThursdayCanadian Environment WeekObservance
Jun 7SaturdayNational Day to Promote Health and Fitness for all CanadiansObservance
Jun 14SaturdayNational Blood Donor WeekObservance
Jun 15SundayNational Public Service WeekObservance
Jun 21SaturdayNational Aboriginal DayObservance
Jun 23MondayNational Day of Remembrance for Victims of TerrorismObservance
Jun 24TuesdayCelebrate Canada DaysObservance
Jun 24TuesdaySaint Jean Baptiste Day Fête nationale du QuébecObservance
Jun 27FridayCanadian Multiculturalism DayObservance
JULY
Jul 1TuesdayCanada DayNational
Jul 27SundayKorean War Veterans DayObservance
Jul 28MondayA Day of Commemoration of the Great UpheavalObservance
AUGUST
Aug 9SaturdayNational Peacekeepers DayObservance
Aug 15FridayNational Acadian DayObservance
SEPTEMBER
Sep 1MondayLabour DayNational
Sep 3WednesdayMerchant Navy Veterans DayObservance
Sep 8MondayInt Literacy DayObservance
Sep 20SaturdayNational Hunting Trapping and Fishing Heritage DayObservance
Sep 21SundayInt Day of PeaceObservance
Sep 28SundayPolice and Peace Officers National Memorial DayObservance
Sep 30TuesdayNational Day for Truth and ReconciliationNational
OCTOBER
Oct 1WednesdayWomens History MonthObservance
Oct 1WednesdayNational Seniors DayObservance
Oct 11SaturdayInt Day of the Girl ChildObservance
Oct 13MondayThanksgiving DayNational
Oct 18SaturdayPersons DayObservance
Oct 27MondayWorld Day for Audiovisual HeritageObservance
Oct 31FridayNational UNICEF DayObservance
NOVEMBER
Nov 11TuesdayRemembrance DayNational
Nov 15SaturdayNational Philanthropy DayObservance
Nov 17MondayCanada History WeekObservance
Nov 20ThursdaySir Wilfrid Laurier DayObservance
Nov 20ThursdayChild DayObservance
Nov 22SaturdayHolodomor Memorial DayObservance
DECEMBER
Dec 3WednesdayInt Day of Persons with DisabilitiesObservance
Dec 6SaturdayNational Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against WomenObservance
Dec 10WednesdayHuman Rights DayObservance
Dec 11ThursdayAnniversary of the Statute of WestminsterObservance
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNational
Dec 26FridayBoxing DayObservance

* Please note that Jewish holidays typically begin at sundown the night before.

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