Holidays and observances in Canada in 2020

1 jan mercredi New Year’s Day National holiday 2 jan jeudi Day After New Year’s Day Local holiday Quebec 6 jan lundi Epiphany Observance, Christian 7 jan mardi Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox 14 jan mardi Orthodox New Year Orthodox 25 jan samedi Chinese New Year Observance 2 fév dimanche Groundhog Day Observance 10 fév lundi Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) Jewish holiday 14 fév vendredi Valentine’s Day Observance 15 fév samedi National Flag of Canada Day Observance 17 fév lundi Islander Day Common local holiday Prince Edward Island 17 fév lundi Family Day Common local holiday AB, BC, NB, ON, SK 17 fév lundi Nova Scotia Heritage Day Common local holiday Nova Scotia 17 fév lundi Louis Riel Day Common local holiday Manitoba 25 fév mardi Carnival / Shrove Tuesday Christian 26 fév mercredi Ash Wednesday Christian 28 fév vendredi Yukon Heritage Day Local holiday Yukon 1 mar dimanche St David’s Day Observance 8 mar dimanche Daylight Saving Time starts Clock change/Daylight Saving Time 9 mar lundi Commonwealth Day Observance 10 mar mardi Purim Jewish holiday 16 mar lundi St. Patrick’s Day Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 17 mar mardi St. Patrick’s Day Observance 19 mar jeudi March Equinox Season 22 mar dimanche Isra and Mi’raj Muslim 5 avr dimanche Palm Sunday Christian 6 avr lundi National Tartan Day Observance 9 avr jeudi Maundy Thursday Christian 9 avr jeudi First day of Passover Jewish holiday 9 avr jeudi Vimy Ridge Day Observance 10 avr vendredi Good Friday National holiday, Christian 11 avr samedi Holy Saturday Christian 12 avr dimanche Easter Sunday Observance, Christian 13 avr lundi Easter Monday Observance Alberta 13 avr lundi Easter Monday National holiday NB, NT, NU, QC 16 avr jeudi Last day of Passover Jewish holiday 17 avr vendredi Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox 18 avr samedi Orthodox Holy Saturday Orthodox 19 avr dimanche Orthodox Easter Orthodox 20 avr lundi Orthodox Easter Monday Orthodox 20 avr lundi St. George’s Day Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 21 avr mardi Yom HaShoah Jewish commemoration 24 avr vendredi Ramadan Start Muslim 29 avr mercredi Yom HaAtzmaut Jewish holiday 10 mai dimanche Mother’s Day Observance 12 mai mardi Lag B’Omer Jewish holiday 18 mai lundi Victoria Day National holiday All except NS, PE, QC 18 mai lundi National Patriots’ Day Local holiday Quebec 19 mai mardi Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) Muslim 21 mai jeudi Ascension Day Christian 24 mai dimanche Eid ul Fitr Muslim 29 mai vendredi Shavuot Jewish holiday 31 mai dimanche Pentecost Christian 1 juin lundi Whit Monday Christian 7 juin dimanche Trinity Sunday Christian 11 juin jeudi Corpus Christi Christian 20 juin samedi June Solstice Season 21 juin dimanche Father’s Day Observance 21 juin dimanche National Indigenous Peoples Day Observance 21 juin dimanche National Indigenous Peoples Day Local holiday Northwest Territories, Yukon 22 juin lundi Discovery Day Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 24 juin mercredi St. Jean Baptiste Day Local holiday Quebec 1 juil mercredi Canada Day National holiday 1 juil mercredi Memorial Day Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 9 juil jeudi Nunavut Day Local holiday Nunavut 13 juil lundi Orangemen’s Day Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 30 juil jeudi Tisha B’Av Jewish holiday 31 juil vendredi Eid ul Adha Muslim 3 aoû lundi Heritage Day Common local holiday Alberta 3 aoû lundi Civic/Provincial Day National holiday Northwest Territories, Nunavut 3 aoû lundi Civic/Provincial Day Local observance Ontario 3 aoû lundi Saskatchewan Day Common local holiday Saskatchewan 3 aoû lundi Terry Fox Day Local observance Manitoba 3 aoû lundi New Brunswick Day Common local holiday New Brunswick 3 aoû lundi British Columbia Day Common local holiday British Columbia 3 aoû lundi Natal Day Common local holiday Nova Scotia 5 aoû mercredi The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day) Local holiday Newfoundland and Labrador 15 aoû samedi Assumption of Mary Christian 17 aoû lundi Discovery Day Local holiday Yukon 20 aoû jeudi Muharram/Islamic New Year Muslim 21 aoû vendredi Gold Cup Parade Local holiday Prince Edward Island 7 sep lundi Labour Day National holiday 19 sep samedi Rosh Hashana Jewish holiday 22 sep mardi September Equinox Season 28 sep lundi Yom Kippur Jewish holiday 3 oct samedi First day of Sukkot Jewish holiday 4 oct dimanche Feast of St Francis of Assisi Christian 9 oct vendredi Hoshana Rabbah Jewish holiday 10 oct samedi Shemini Atzeret Jewish holiday 11 oct dimanche Simchat Torah Jewish holiday 12 oct lundi Thanksgiving Day National holiday All except NB, NS, PE 12 oct lundi Thanksgiving Day Observance NB, NS, PE 18 oct dimanche Healthcare Aide Day Observance British Columbia, Manitoba 29 oct jeudi Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) Muslim 31 oct samedi Halloween Observance 1 nov dimanche Daylight Saving Time ends Clock change/Daylight Saving Time 1 nov dimanche All Saints’ Day Observance, Christian 2 nov lundi All Souls’ Day Observance, Christian 11 nov mercredi Remembrance Day National holiday All except MB, NS, ON, QC 11 nov mercredi Remembrance Day Observance MB, NS, ON 29 nov dimanche First Sunday of Advent Observance 8 déc mardi Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian 11 déc vendredi First Day of Hanukkah Jewish holiday 11 déc vendredi Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster Observance 18 déc vendredi Last day of Hanukkah Jewish holiday 21 déc lundi December Solstice Season 24 déc jeudi Christmas Eve Observance 25 déc vendredi Christmas National holiday, Christian 26 déc samedi Boxing Day National holiday NB, NL, NT, NU, ON 31 déc jeudi New Year’s Eve Observance