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In 1974, Surrey MLA Ernie Hall, part of the BC NDP government of Dave Barrett, introduced legislation in the provincial legislature to establish the day as a provincial statutory holiday. [9] As the name suggests, British Columbia Day, commonly referred to as "BC Day", [10] celebrates the history, heritage, and culture of British Columbia.
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 holidays that are legislated in Canada at the federal or provincial and territorial levels. While many of these holidays are honoured ...
Family Day in Alberta was first celebrated in 1990, [5] making it the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until Saskatchewan began observing the day in 2007. [6] [7] The holiday was proclaimed by Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley, on the advice of her premier, Don Getty. Premier Getty said that it was important for Albertans to ...
2025 federal holidays New Year's Day - Wednesday, Jan. 1Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, Jan. 20Washington's Birthday / Presidents Day - Monday, Feb. 17Memorial Day - Monday, May 26 Juneteenth ...
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Victoria Day is not a paid public holiday but is a government holiday in: Newfoundland and Labrador; [30] [31] Nova Scotia, where it is also not a designated retail closing day, but is considered a "non-statutory holiday"; [32] and Prince Edward Island, [33] although provincial legislation defines "holiday" to include Victoria Day. [34]
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians reside in a province that observes a statutory holiday on the third Monday of February. The holiday is called Family Day in five provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan), Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, Islander Day in Prince Edward Island, and Heritage Day in Nova Scotia.
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in individual provinces and territories of Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Public holidays in Canada