Canada (English)

Holidays 2012

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		January 1Sunday
January 1	Sunday	New Year's Day
		New Year's Day

		January 2Monday
January 2	Monday	New Year's Dayobserved by the public serviceAB, BC, MB, NU, SK
		New Year's Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		January 6Friday
January 6	Friday	Epiphany

		February 2Thursday
February 2	Thursday	Groundhog Day
		Candlemas

		February 14Tuesday
February 14	Tuesday	Valentine's Day

		February 15Wednesday
February 15	Wednesday	National Flag of Canada Day

		February 17Friday
February 17	Friday	Heritage Dayobserved by the public serviceYT

		February 20Monday
February 20	Monday	Family DayAB, ON, SK
		Islander DayPE
		Louis Riel DayMB

		February 21Tuesday
February 21	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday

		February 22Wednesday
February 22	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday

		March 12Monday
March 12	Monday	Commonwealth Day

		March 17Saturday
March 17	Saturday	Saint Patrick's Day

		March 19Monday
March 19	Monday	Saint Patrick's Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		April 1Sunday
April 1	Sunday	Palm Sunday

		April 5Thursday
April 5	Thursday	Maundy Thursday

		April 6Friday
April 6	Friday	Good Friday
		Good Fridayexcept: QC
		Good FridayoptionalQC
		Tartan Day

		April 7Saturday
April 7	Saturday	Holy Saturday

		April 8Sunday
April 8	Sunday	Easter Sundayretail closing dayNS
		Easter Sundayshops closing holidayNL
		Easter Sundaycommercial establishments closing dayQC
		Easter Sundayobserved by the public servicePE
		Easter Sundayretail business holiday, optionalON
		Easter Sunday

		April 9Monday
April 9	Monday	Easter Mondayobserved by the public serviceAB, BC, MB, NT, NS, NU, YT
		Easter Mondayobserved by the provincial governmentNB
		Easter MondayoptionalQC
		Easter Monday

		April 23Monday
April 23	Monday	Saint George's Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		April 25Wednesday
April 25	Wednesday	Administrative Professionals' Day

		May 13Sunday
May 13	Sunday	Mother's Day

		May 17Thursday
May 17	Thursday	Ascension Day

		May 21Monday
May 21	Monday	Victoria Day
		Victoria DayAB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YT
		National Patriots' DayQC
		Victoria Dayday of restNB
		Victoria Dayshops closing holidayNL
		Victoria Dayobserved by the public serviceNS, PE
		Victoria Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNB, NL

		May 27Sunday
May 27	Sunday	Pentecost

		June 3Sunday
June 3	Sunday	Trinity Sunday

		June 7Thursday
June 7	Thursday	Corpus Christi

		June 17Sunday
June 17	Sunday	Father's Day

		June 21Thursday
June 21	Thursday	National Aboriginal DayNT
		National Aboriginal Day

		June 24Sunday
June 24	Sunday	Quebec National HolidayQC
		Saint John the Baptist

		June 25Monday
June 25	Monday	Quebec National HolidayobservedQC
		Discovery Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		June 27Wednesday
June 27	Wednesday	Canadian Multiculturalism Day

		June 29Friday
June 29	Friday	Floating Holidayobserved by the public serviceSK

		July 1Sunday
July 1	Sunday	Memorial DayNL

		July 2Monday
July 2	Monday	Canada Day
		Canada Dayexcept: NL
		Memorial Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		July 9Monday
July 9	Monday	Nunavut Dayobserved by the public serviceNU
		Orangemen's Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		August 6Monday
August 6	Monday	British Columbia DayBC
		Civic HolidayNT, NU
		New Brunswick DayNB
		Saskatchewan DaySK
		Civic Holidayobserved by the public serviceMB
		Civic Holidayoptional, observed by the public servicePE
		Heritage Dayoptional, observed by the public serviceAB
		Natal Dayoptional, observed by the public serviceNS

		August 15Wednesday
August 15	Wednesday	Assumption of Mary

		August 20Monday
August 20	Monday	Discovery DayYT

		September 3Monday
September 3	Monday	Labour Day
		Labour Day

		October 4Thursday
October 4	Thursday	Saint Francis of Assisi

		October 8Monday
October 8	Monday	Thanksgiving Day
		Thanksgiving DayAB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT
		Thanksgiving Dayday of restNB
		Thanksgiving Dayretail closing dayNS
		Thanksgiving Dayshops closing holidayNL
		Thanksgiving Dayretail business holidayPE
		Thanksgiving Dayobserved by the public serviceNS, PE
		Thanksgiving Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNB, NL

		October 31Wednesday
October 31	Wednesday	Halloween

		November 1Thursday
November 1	Thursday	All Saints' Day

		November 2Friday
November 2	Friday	All Souls' Day

		November 11Sunday
November 11	Sunday	Remembrance Day
		Remembrance DayAB, BC, NB, NT, NU, PE, SK, YT
		Remembrance DayrestrictedMB, NS
		Armistice DayNL
		Remembrance Dayobserved by the public serviceNS

		November 12Monday
November 12	Monday	Armistice Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL
		Remembrance Dayobserved by the public serviceAB, BC, MB, SK

		December 24Monday
December 24	Monday	Christmas Eveobserved by the provincial governmentNB
		Christmas Eveafternoon: 4 hours, observed by the public servicePE
		Christmas Floaterobserved by the public serviceAB
		Christmas Evehalf of a day, observed by the public serviceNS
		Christmas Eveafter 1:00 p.m., optional, observed by the provincial governmentMB
		Christmas Eve

		December 25Tuesday
December 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day
		Christmas Day

		December 26Wednesday
December 26	Wednesday	Boxing Day
		Boxing DayON
		Boxing Dayday of restNB
		Boxing Dayretail closing dayNS
		Boxing Dayshops closing holidayNL
		Boxing Dayretail business holidayPE
		Boxing Dayobserved by the public serviceNT, NS, PE, YT
		Boxing Dayobserved by the public serviceAB, BC, MB, NU, SK
		Boxing Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNB
		Boxing Dayobserved by the provincial governmentNL

		December 27 December 28Thursday Friday
December 27 December 28	Thursday Friday	Christmas Closureobserved by the public serviceAB

		December 31Monday
December 31	Monday	Christmas Closureobserved by the public serviceAB
		New Year's Eve

Canada (English)14

Europe7

North America4

South America3

Australia2