List of 126 public, bank holidays and observances in Canada, 2025. Download in CSV or use the free holidays API. Public holidays in Canada are also known as ‘Statutory Holidays’ , ‘Stat Holidays’ or simply ‘Stats’. A statutory holiday in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government. There are 5 Nationwide statutory holidays as : St. Patrick’s Day: Commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is observed on the nearest Monday to March 17 th in Newfoundland and Labrador. St. George’s Day : is a statutory holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador celebrating the feast of Saint George. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 2, 2023: St. Patrick’s Day: Monday, March 20, 2023: Good Friday: Friday, April 7, 2023: St. George’s Day: Monday, April 24, 2023 St. Patrick’s Day Home; When is St. Patrick’s Day? 2011 – 2020; Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore about St. Patrick’s Day; The Story of Saint Patrick’s Day; Who Was Saint Patrick? A Guide to St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations and Customs; St. Patrick’s Day Feast: Eating and Drinking the Irish Way; The Lucky Leprechauns Newfoundland and Labrador Statutory Holidays 2023 : New Year’s Day (Jan-1), St. Patrick’s Day (Mar-20), Good Friday(Apr-7), St. George’s Day (Apr-24), Victoria Day (May-22), June Holiday (Jun-26), Canada Day(July-1), Memorial Day (Jul-3), Orangeman’s Day (Jul-10), Labour Day (Sep-4), National Day for Truth and Reconciliation(Oct-2), Thanksgiving Day(Oct-9), Armistice Day (Nov-13 Use the table below to review the national and provincial stat holidays that are observed for each of the thirteen Canadian provinces and territories. BC recognizes the third Monday in February as a provincial statutory holiday called Family Day. Family Day is not necessarily granted in the case of people employed in the retail industry. New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025: St. Patrick’s Day: Monday, March 17, 2025: Good Friday: Friday, April 18, 2025: St. George’s Day: Monday, April 21, 2025 In Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), there are six public holidays as well as 12 paid holidays for NL government employees. Heads up: there are two upcoming paid holidays for government employees which differ from other jurisdictions – specifically, St. Patrick’s Day and St. George’s Day. Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays. New Brunswick Day – first Monday in August; Newfoundland and Labrador – 7 holidays (most observed on closest Monday) St. Patrick’s Day – March 17; St. George’s Day – April 23; Discovery Day – June 24; Orangemen’s Day – July 12; Memorial Day – July 1 Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more. Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Father's Day and Halloween are not official holidays but are celebrated nationwide, however, no paid vacation is given for these days. Visit our Canadian holiday forum to read and post messages related to Canadian statutory holidays. St Patrick's Day is a religious holiday that celebrates the life of Ireland's patron saint, St Patrick. It is believed to be the day that St Patrick died in the 5th century. Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays. New Brunswick Day – first Monday in August; Newfoundland and Labrador – 7 holidays (most observed on closest Monday) St. Patrick’s Day – March 17; St. George’s Day – April 23; Discovery Day – June 24; Orangemen’s Day – July 12; Memorial Day – July 1 St. Patrick's Day. March 17, 2025. Orangemen's Day is a provincial holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, which Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more. N.L. has six statutory holidays (New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day (Canada Day), Labour Day, Remembrance Day, and Christmas Day), but a total of 14 provincial (Government) holidays. New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025; St. Patrick’s Day: Monday, March 17, 2025; Good Friday: Friday, April 18, 2025; St. George’s Day: Monday Each province of Canada has its own provincial holiday (s). Although not official holidays, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Hallowe’en are traditionally celebrated by Canadians. The observance of individuals’ religious holidays is widely accepted as well (see Multiculturalism). Holiday Date Weekday Note; New Year's Day: Jan 01, 2024: Monday: Federal Holiday: St. Patrick's Day: Mar 18, 2024: Monday: Provincial Holiday: Good Friday: Mar 29, 2024 St Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the nearest Monday to March 17 each year. It remembers St Patrick, a missionary who converted many of Ireland's inhabitants to Christianity in the 5th century.
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