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Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada, [faɛ̯t dzy kanadɑ]), formerly known as Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia ...
Canada Day is not a statutory holiday as July 1 is Memorial Day. Provincial statutory. Memorial Day (July 1) Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) (November 11) Optional. The following is a list of designated paid holidays for government employees. [55] Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) Saint George's Day (April 23) Victoria Day (Monday preceding May 25)
The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds perform a flyby during Canada Day ceremonies at Parliament Hill, home to the country's federal government, on July 1, 2019 in Ottawa.
Dominion Day ( French: Fête du Dominion) was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867. It became an official public holiday in 1879. [ 2] Some Canadians were, by the early 1980s, informally referring to the holiday as "Canada Day". [ 3][ 4] Proponents argued that the name "Dominion Day" was a ...
Typical scene of people moving in the Quebec City borough of Limoilou, on July 1, 2007.. Moving Day (French: jour du déménagement) is a tradition, but not a legal requirement, in the province of Quebec, Canada, dating from the time when the province used to mandate fixed terms for leases of rental properties.
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 holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school ...
2026 date. August 3. ( 2026-08-03) Frequency. Annual. 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 ...
The International Freedom Festival is a multi-day celebration in late June marking Canada Day on July 1 and the American Independence Day on July 4. Detroit, Michigan, in the United States and Windsor, Ontario, in Canada jointly celebrate the multi-day festival which draws about 3.5 million visitors. The International Freedom Festival began in ...