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Loyalist Day, June 19, celebrating Canada's Loyalist heritage, particularly in Ontario and New Brunswick (also the day Upper Canada was created, now Ontario) National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21 as part of the Celebrate Canada series; Canadian Multiculturalism Day, June 27 as part of the Celebrate Canada series
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 holiday.
As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the first national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway (1927); the inauguration of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's cross-country television broadcast, with Governor General Vincent Massey ...
Here’s how Canada’s big day got its start. Canada Day, on July 1, is the national holiday when Canucks from coast to coast to coast don red and white, celebrate the maple leaf, and toast their ...
Fireworks, flags and fighter jets are all part of the Canada Day experience. But how did this annual July 1 holiday come about? Two top historians weigh in.
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Holidays . The main article for this category is Public holidays in Canada .
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals , fairs , food festivals , arts festivals , and recurring festivals on holidays .
Only observances that are celebrated on a fixed day can be placed in the Holidays and observances section. This is valid for: Observances that have a fixed day annually. (e.g. New Year's Day, Christmas Day, etc.) Observances that have a fixed period annually. (e.g. Misa de Gallo, Naadam, etc.) Observances that are celebrated based on solar ...