Canada National and Provincial Statutory Holidays 2015
Check the 2015 National and Provincial statutory holidays in Canada. Public holidays in Canada are also known as ‘statutory holidays’, ‘stat holidays’ or simply ‘stats’. A statutory holiday in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government.
New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day are the Nationwide statutory holidays. In addition to the nationwide stat holidays, the following holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks commemorate these holidays, and they are statutory in some provinces and territories : Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and Boxing Day.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| January – 01 | Thursday | New Year’s Day | Nationwide |
| February – 09 | Monday | Family Day | BC |
| February – 16 | Monday | Family Day | AB, SK, ON |
| Louis Riel Day | MB | ||
| Islander Day | PEI | ||
| Viola Desmond Day | NS | ||
| February – 20 | Friday | Heritage Day | YT |
| March – 16 | Monday | St. Patrick’s Day | NL |
| April – 03 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| April – 06 | Monday | Easter Monday | AB,ON,PE,QC,YT |
| May – 18 | Monday | Victoria Day | AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT |
| June – 21 | Sunday | National Aboriginal Day | NT |
| June – 22 | Monday | Discovery Day | NL |
| June – 24 | Wednesday | National Holiday of Quebec | QC |
| July – 01 | Wednesday | Canada Day | Nationwide |
| July – 13 | Monday | Orangeman’s Day | NL |
| August – 03 | Monday | Civic Holiday / Heritage Day | AB, BC, SK, ON, MB, NU |
| August – 17 | Monday | Discovery Day | YT |
| August – 21 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade Day | PEI |
| September – 07 | Monday | Labor Day | Nationwide |
| October – 12 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide |
| November – 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE,SK, YT |
| December – 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| December – 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | AB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, YT |