Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2025
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 jan | woensdag | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 2 jan | donderdag | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 6 jan | maandag | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| 7 jan | dinsdag | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| 14 jan | dinsdag | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| 28 jan | dinsdag | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| 29 jan | woensdag | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| 2 feb | zondag | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| 13 feb | donderdag | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| 14 feb | vrijdag | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| 15 feb | zaterdag | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| 17 feb | maandag | Louis Riel Day | Local Holiday | Manitoba |
| 17 feb | maandag | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| 17 feb | maandag | Islander Day | Local Holiday | PE |
| 17 feb | maandag | Family Day | Local Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| 21 feb | vrijdag | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 1 mrt | zaterdag | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| 1 mrt | zaterdag | St David's Day | Observance | |
| 4 mrt | dinsdag | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| 5 mrt | woensdag | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| 9 mrt | zondag | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 10 mrt | maandag | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| 14 mrt | vrijdag | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 mrt | maandag | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| 17 mrt | maandag | St. Patrick's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 20 mrt | donderdag | March Equinox | Season | |
| 26 mrt | woensdag | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| 30 mrt | zondag | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| 31 mrt | maandag | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| 6 apr | zondag | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| 9 apr | woensdag | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| 13 apr | zondag | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| 13 apr | zondag | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 apr | donderdag | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| 18 apr | vrijdag | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| 18 apr | vrijdag | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| 19 apr | zaterdag | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| 19 apr | zaterdag | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| 20 apr | zondag | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 20 apr | zondag | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| 20 apr | zondag | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| 20 apr | zondag | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 20 apr | zondag | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 21 apr | maandag | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| 21 apr | maandag | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 21 apr | maandag | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 21 apr | maandag | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| 21 apr | maandag | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| 21 apr | maandag | St. George's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 23 apr | woensdag | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| 1 mei | donderdag | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| 11 mei | zondag | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| 16 mei | vrijdag | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| 19 mei | maandag | National Patriots' Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| 19 mei | maandag | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| 29 mei | donderdag | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| 2 jun | maandag | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| 6 jun | vrijdag | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| 8 jun | zondag | Pentecost | Christian | |
| 9 jun | maandag | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| 15 jun | zondag | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| 15 jun | zondag | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| 19 jun | donderdag | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| 20 jun | vrijdag | June Solstice | Season | |
| 21 jun | zaterdag | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
| 21 jun | zaterdag | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| 23 jun | maandag | June Holiday | Local Holiday | NL |
| 24 jun | dinsdag | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| 27 jun | vrijdag | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 1 jul | dinsdag | Memorial Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 1 jul | dinsdag | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 6 jul | zondag | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 9 jul | woensdag | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday | Nunavut |
| 14 jul | maandag | Orangemen's Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 3 aug | zondag | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 aug | maandag | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance | Ontario |
| 4 aug | maandag | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| 4 aug | maandag | Saskatchewan Day | Local Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| 4 aug | maandag | Terry Fox Day | Local Observance | Manitoba |
| 4 aug | maandag | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| 4 aug | maandag | British Columbia Day | Local Holiday | BC |
| 4 aug | maandag | Natal Day | Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| 4 aug | maandag | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 6 aug | woensdag | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday | NL |
| 15 aug | vrijdag | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| 15 aug | vrijdag | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday | PE |
| 18 aug | maandag | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | Yukon |
| 1 sep | maandag | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 5 sep | vrijdag | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 22 sep | maandag | September Equinox | Season | |
| 23 sep | dinsdag | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| 30 sep | dinsdag | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Statutory Holiday | BC, NT, NU, PE, YT |
| 30 sep | dinsdag | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| 2 okt | donderdag | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 okt | zaterdag | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| 7 okt | dinsdag | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| 13 okt | maandag | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| 13 okt | maandag | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE |
| 13 okt | maandag | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 13 okt | maandag | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| 14 okt | dinsdag | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| 15 okt | woensdag | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| 18 okt | zaterdag | Healthcare Aide Day | Local Observance | BC, Manitoba |
| 20 okt | maandag | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| 31 okt | vrijdag | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 nov | zaterdag | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 nov | zondag | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 nov | zondag | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 8 nov | zaterdag | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| 11 nov | dinsdag | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
| 11 nov | dinsdag | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 11 nov | dinsdag | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| 30 nov | zondag | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| 8 dec | maandag | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| 11 dec | donderdag | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| 15 dec | maandag | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 21 dec | zondag | December Solstice | Season | |
| 22 dec | maandag | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 24 dec | woensdag | Christmas Eve | Statutory Half Day | New Brunswick |
| 24 dec | woensdag | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| 25 dec | donderdag | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| 26 dec | vrijdag | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 31 dec | woensdag | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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