National Aboriginal Day
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Wednesday june 21, 2023
Secular holiday : It was created in 1996 by Roméo LeBlanc, governor general at the time, after many consultations with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis people. The idea for a nationwide day to celebrate Indigenous culture and contributions was introduced in 1982, by the Assembly of First Nations, formerly the National Indian Brotherhood.
The statuary holiday was extended to Yukon in 2017.
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
Civic/state holiday
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Monday august 7, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday august 28, 2023
School holidays :
Labour Day
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Monday september 4, 2023
Secular holiday :
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Secular holiday : from 2021
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.
Banks are closed
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Monday november 13, 2023
Banks only :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Banks are closed
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Banks only :