Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 28 | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 2 | Tuesday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Feb 15 | Monday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Islander Day | Province/Territory Holiday | PE |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Family Day | Province/Territory Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 17 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Mar 1 | Monday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 11 | Thursday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Mar 14 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 15 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | All except QC |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday | Quebec |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL, Nova Scotia |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta, Quebec |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NB, NT, NU |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 8 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Apr 15 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 26 | Monday | St. George's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 30 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| May 1 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| May 3 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| May 8 | Saturday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| May 9 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 13 | Thursday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| May 17 | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| May 23 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| May 24 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 30 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 3 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Thursday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Memorial Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 9 | Friday | Nunavut Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 18 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Jul 20 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Province/Territory Observance | Ontario |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Province/Territory Observance | Manitoba |
| Aug 2 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Statutory Province/Territory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Aug 2 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Province/Territory Holiday | BC |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Natal Day | Province/Territory Observance | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 4 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Aug 10 | Tuesday | Muharram | Muslim | |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Monday | Discovery Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Yukon |
| Aug 18 | Wednesday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Aug 20 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Province/Territory Observance | PE |
| Sep 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 7 | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 21 | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 27 | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 28 | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 29 | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Thursday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 18 | Monday | Healthcare Aide Day | Province/Territory Observance | BC, Manitoba |
| Oct 19 | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 4 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Nov 7 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 8 | Monday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Nov 29 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 6 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Saturday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Statutory Province/Territory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Christmas Day | Statutory Province/Territory Holiday | All |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Boxing Day | Statutory Province/Territory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | Day off for Boxing Day | Statutory Province/Territory Holiday | Ontario |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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