Victoria Day
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Monday may 22, 2023
School holidays :
Victoria Day
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Monday may 22, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Queen Victoria's birth in 1819
Canada Day
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Saturday july 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Canada Day
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Monday july 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Nunavut Day
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Sunday july 9, 2023
Secular holiday : On July 9, 1993, following the passing of the 1982 plebiscite on the question of the division of the Northwest Territories, the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavut Act, establishing the territory of Nunavut, to come into operation sometime in the future. On April 1, 1999, Nunavut became a legally distinct territory from the Northwest Territories, coming into being as a territory on this date. The following year, in 2000, 'Nunavut Day' was celebrated on April 1. However, it was felt that the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement had greater significance to the people of Nunavut, so the holiday was moved to July 9 the following year [Wikipedia]
Nunavut Day
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Monday july 10, 2023
Secular holiday : On July 9, 1993, following the passing of the 1982 plebiscite on the question of the division of the Northwest Territories, the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavut Act, establishing the territory of Nunavut, to come into operation sometime in the future. On April 1, 1999, Nunavut became a legally distinct territory from the Northwest Territories, coming into being as a territory on this date. The following year, in 2000, 'Nunavut Day' was celebrated on April 1. However, it was felt that the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement had greater significance to the people of Nunavut, so the holiday was moved to July 9 the following year [Wikipedia]
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 14, 2023
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Civic/state holiday
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Monday august 7, 2023
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Labour Day
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Monday september 4, 2023
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Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday september 5, 2023
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Secular holiday : from 2023
Banks are closed
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Monday october 2, 2023
Banks only :
Thanksgiving
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Monday october 9, 2023
School holidays :
Thanksgiving
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Monday october 9, 2023
Secular holiday : The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in 1957.
Red Ribbon day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
cards/flowers : 'Mothers Against Drunk Driving Project Red Ribbon Day'. The red ribbon symbolizes the importance of planning ahead for a safe ride home in order to prevent drinking and driving. It reminds people that deaths and injuries caused by impaired driving are avoidable and preventable
Regional holiday
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Saturday november 11, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the Canadian soldiers who died in various wars (61,082 in WW1, 42,042 in WW2, 516 in the Korean war, 119 in peace-keeping missions) only in Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territories,
Banks are closed
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Monday november 13, 2023
Banks only :