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As of 2023, the day is observed as a statutory holiday for all workers in British Columbia, [15] Prince Edward Island, [16] the Northwest Territories, [17] Nunavut, [16] and Yukon. [18] Schools and some public services close for the day in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. [15] [19] Second Monday in October
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in individual provinces and territories of Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Public holidays 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.
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.
In October 2005 the Premier of Saskatchewan, Lorne Calvert, proposed Family Day for the province, starting in 2007. [10] The bill for the Labour Standards Amendment Act, 2006, was introduced in the legislature on November 1, 2006, and received Royal Assent on December 6. [11]
November 14 – The 2023 Northwest Territories general election is held. November 19 – The 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton, Ontario, was won by the Montreal Alouettes, 28–24, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [77] November 21 – The first of a series of province-wide strikes during the 2023 Quebec public sector strikes. [78]
Inaugurated in 2022, Anishinaabe Day or Anishinaabe Giizhigad (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ ᑮᔑᑲᐟ; ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯ ᑮᔑᑲᑦ) is the national holiday for the Anishinabek Nation.