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Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
In February 2023, B.C. Minister Harry Bains introduced a bill in the BC Legislature to make September 30 a paid statutory holiday in the province. [56] The legislation was passed on March 9, 2023, making National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday for provincial workers, via amendments to the province's Employment Standards Act .
October 19 – Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India due to India's decision to revoke the diplomats' immunity following the death of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. [ 73 ] October 29 – In Ottawa , a pro-Palestinian protest is held calling for the Canadian government to help push for a ceasefire to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war .
The holiday has existed in Canada since at least 1845, originally on Victoria's natural birthday, May 24. It falls on the Monday between the 18th and the 24th (inclusive) and, so, is always the penultimate Monday of May (May 20 in 2024 and May 19 in 2025). Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten ...
From Martin Luther King Jr to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day : Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)
2023 Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada election; October 8: Municipal by-election for councillor #6 in L'Île-Dorval, for councillor #3 in Paspébiac, and for councillors #1, #4, #5, and #6, Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton; October 13: Public Schools Branch Zone 7 and Commission scolaire de langue française Zone 2 by-elections; October 14:
On October 20, 2005, Ontario added parts of March and November to its daylight saving period after the United States passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. [12] In November 2020, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed Bill 214, the Time Amendment Act, 2020 , which will establish year-round observation of daylight saving time.
Thanksgiving (Canada) A celebration of being thankful for what one has and the bounty of the previous year. Thanksgiving ( French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day ( French: Jour de l'Action de grâce ), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. [ 1] Outside of the country, it may be referred to as Canadian ...