2010 Public holidays in Canada

by Gean Oliveira on January 4, 2010

If you’re planning your holidays in Canada below you can find a list of public holidays in Canada for 2010 (national level). At this post you will also fin a list of public holidays in Canada for each province.

  • January 1st: New year’s day
  • April 2nd: Good Friday
  • May 24th: Victoria’s day
  • July 1st: Canada’s day
  • September 6th: Labour day
  • October 11th: Thanksgiving
  • December 25th: Christmas
  • December 26th: Boxing day

Below you can see the list of public holidays in Canada by province:

Alberta

  • Alberta Family Day (third Monday of February)
  • Heritage Day (first Monday of August)

British Columbia

  • British Columbia Day (first Monday of August)

Manitoba

  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August)
  • Louis Riel Day (third Monday of February)

New Brunswick

  • New Brunswick Day (first Monday of August)

Nova Scotia

  • Natal Day (first Monday of August, except in Halifax where it varies from year to year, usually August or July)

Ontario

  • Family Day (third Monday of February)
  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August)

Prince Edward Island

  • Natal Day (by proclamation, usually on first Monday of August)

Quebec

  • National Day (June 24)

Saskatchewan

  • Family Day (third Monday of February)
  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Celebrated on nearest Monday:

  • St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)
  • St. George’s Day (April 23)
  • Discovery Day (June 24)
  • Memorial Day (always on July 1)
  • Orangemen’s Day (July 12)
  • Regatta Day / Civic Holiday (fixed by municipal council orders)

Northwest Territories

  • National Aboriginal Day (June 21)
  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August)

Yukon

  • Discovery Day (third Monday of August)

Nunavut

  • Nunavut Day (July 9)
  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August)

Enjoy your public holidays in Canada.  If you’d like to get more information, please click here. Where will you go?

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  • Zhu

    Don't you love these weird holidays that exist just for the sake of it? Like Family Day? I don't know for Brazil, but in France, public holidays are either religious, either historic.

    Anyway, I'm thinking of holidays now...

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