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A one-off holiday was declared after the death of George VI on February 15, 1952, and after the death of Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022. [28] September 19 was named a national day of mourning (French: Jour de deuil national) to commemorate Elizabeth II as Canada's head of state. The day was a holiday for federal government employees. [29]
Two-thirds of Canadians live in a province that observes a February statutory holiday. Some provinces have changed the observance day of their holiday to match the other provinces. [4] As Family Day is not a federal statutory holiday, employees of the federal government (such as public servants and postal workers) work
Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country. [1] [2] It is informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada.
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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.
2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2) Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 16. Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 20.
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.
Under the federal Holidays Act, [17] Canada Day is observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a Sunday, in which case July 2 is the statutory holiday. Celebratory events will generally still take place on July 1, even though it is not the legal holiday. [ 18 ]