Canada Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Canada 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 2nd January | Tuesday | Day After New Year’s Day | Local holiday |
| 6th January | Saturday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 7th January | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| 14th January | Sunday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| 25th January | Thursday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday |
| 2nd February | Friday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 7th February | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| 10th February | Saturday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 13th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 15th February | Thursday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance |
| 19th February | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common local holiday |
| 19th February | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common local holiday |
| 19th February | Monday | Islander Day | Common local holiday |
| 19th February | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday |
| 23rd February | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday |
| 1st March | Friday | St David's Day | Observance |
| 10th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 11th March | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance |
| 17th March | Sunday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 18th March | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local holiday |
| 19th March | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 24th March | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| 28th March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| 5th April | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 6th April | Saturday | Tartan Day | Observance |
| 9th April | Tuesday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22nd April | Monday | St. George's Day | Local holiday |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 30th April | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 3rd May | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 4th May | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| 5th May | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| 6th May | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration |
| 6th May | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| 9th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 14th May | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| 19th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian |
| 20th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian |
| 20th May | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local holiday |
| 20th May | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 26th May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| 26th May | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday |
| 30th May | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| 12th June | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 21st June | Friday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Friday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local holiday |
| 24th June | Monday | June Holiday | Local holiday |
| 24th June | Monday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday |
| 1st July | Monday | Memorial Day | Local holiday |
| 1st July | Monday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 8th July | Monday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 9th July | Tuesday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday |
| 15th July | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local holiday |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 5th August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance |
| 5th August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local observance |
| 5th August | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest |
| 5th August | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday |
| 5th August | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday |
| 7th August | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday |
| 13th August | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| 16th August | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday |
| 2nd September | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 30th September | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Statutory Holiday |
| 30th September | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| 4th October | Friday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| 12th October | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| 14th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 14th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 14th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance |
| 17th October | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 18th October | Friday | Healthcare Aide Day | Local observance |
| 23rd October | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday |
| 24th October | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| 25th October | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance |
| 31st October | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Friday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 2nd November | Saturday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 3rd November | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 8th November | Friday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance |
| 11th November | Monday | Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 11th November | Monday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 1st December | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| 8th December | Sunday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| 11th December | Wednesday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Statutory Half Day |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Canada. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Canada this year in 2024?
There are 2 holidays in Canada in 2024
How to retrieve the Canada holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CA&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Canada holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CA', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);