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In Quebec, there are five nationwide and three provincial statutory holidays. Remembrance Day and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays, and there is no civic holiday in August. Many details of employment law are different in Quebec. The official statutory holidays are: [70] [71] January 1 (New Year’s Day)
Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday for federally regulated employees and a provincial and territorial statutory holiday in six of the 10 provinces and all three territories. Nova Scotia recognizes the day under separate legislation. [ 20 ]
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, ... Provincial and territorial holidays in Canada (8 C, ... Remembrance Day; S. Saint Patrick's Day; T.
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
Civic Holiday (French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [1]Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, where it is a territorial statutory holiday.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
The 2024 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex provincial by-election and 2024 Milton provincial by-election are held. [42] May 10–15 – 2024 Canadian wildfires: Evacuation orders are issued in parts of British Columbia and Alberta due to wildfires. [43] May 18 – Three people are killed after a speed boat and a fishing boat collide in Bobs Lake ...
The holiday has mostly been eclipsed by the similar Remembrance Day. Decoration Day began on 2 June 1890. Originally, the celebration served as a form of protest for veterans of the Battle of Ridgeway who felt that their contributions to the protection of Canada during the Fenian Raids were being overlooked by the government.