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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 ...
Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country. [1] [2] It is informally considered the start of the summer season 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]
Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in most of Canada, and an optional holiday in the Atlantic provinces of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. [7] [8] Companies that are regulated by the federal government, such as those in the telecommunications and banking sectors, recognize the holiday everywhere.
Nunavut Day is a public holiday, per the 2001 Nunavut Day Holiday Order. [2] Despite being a declared public holiday in the territory, many organizations and stores remain open throughout the day. Employees of the federal government of Canada must still work on this day, as it is not treated as a public holiday for federal public servants ...
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September 11 is declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered to half-mast and there were no official entertainment on the day. [551] [552] [553] Pakistan: Declared September 12 to be a national day of mourning. [554] [555] Jamaica: Half mast flags between September 8 and September 19 to be the national day of mourning. [556] [557] [558 ...