Calendar Of Canadian Holidays Year 2020

Holidays in Canada are either statutory, federal or optional. There are five nationwide statutory holidays namely: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Christmas Day. Federal holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulared employees nationwide. There are other statutory and optional holidays observed in Canadian provinces under the same or diferent names and dates. Some municipalities also have local statutory holidays. For instance, the morning of the Stampede Parade is often given as a half-day holiday in the city of Calgary. In Ontario, the August Civic Holiday is not defined provincially, but by each municipality. If a holiday occurs on a day that is normally not worked, then another day off with pay will be provided. There are some exceptions, however. In Alberta, an employee is not entitled to compensation if a holiday falls on a non-work day. There are also specific laws pertinent to the National Holiday of Quebec. When New Year's Day, Canada Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday you would not normally work, you are entitled to a holiday with pay on the working day immediately before or after the holiday. If one of the other holidays falls on a weekend, then your employer must add a holiday with pay to your annual vacation or give you a paid day off at another mutually convenient time.

The following are Canada's holidays and observances that apply to 2020:

The week starts on:
 
January 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 1
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
Week 2
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
Week 3
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
Week 4
20Monday
 
21Tuesday
 
22Wednesday
 
23Thursday
 
24Friday
 
25Saturday
 
26Sunday
 
Week 5
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
31Friday
 
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
 
February 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 5
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
31Friday
 
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
Week 6
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
Week 7
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
16Sunday
 
Week 8
18Tuesday
 
19Wednesday
 
20Thursday
 
22Saturday
 
23Sunday
 
Week 9
24Monday
 
25Tuesday
 
26Wednesday
 
27Thursday
 
28Friday
 
29Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
4Wednesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
8Sunday
 
9Monday
 
10Tuesday
 
11Wednesday
 
12Thursday
 
13Friday
 
14Saturday
 
15Sunday
 
 
March 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 9
24Monday
 
25Tuesday
 
26Wednesday
 
27Thursday
 
28Friday
 
29Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
Week 10
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
4Wednesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
8Sunday
 
Week 11
10Tuesday
 
11Wednesday
 
12Thursday
 
13Friday
 
14Saturday
 
15Sunday
 
Week 12
16Monday
 
18Wednesday
 
19Thursday
 
20Friday
 
21Saturday
 
22Sunday
 
Week 13
23Monday
 
24Tuesday
 
25Wednesday
 
26Thursday
 
27Friday
 
28Saturday
 
29Sunday
 
Week 14
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
 
April 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 14
30Monday
 
31Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
Week 15
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
Week 16
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
Week 17
20Monday
 
21Tuesday
 
24Friday
 
25Saturday
 
26Sunday
 
Week 18
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
1Friday
 
2Saturday
 
3Sunday
 
4Monday
 
5Tuesday
 
6Wednesday
 
7Thursday
 
8Friday
 
9Saturday
 
10Sunday
 
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
13Wednesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
16Saturday
 
17Sunday
 
 
May 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 18
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
1Friday
 
2Saturday
 
3Sunday
 
Week 19
4Monday
 
5Tuesday
 
6Wednesday
 
7Thursday
 
8Friday
 
9Saturday
 
Week 20
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
13Wednesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
16Saturday
 
17Sunday
 
Week 21
19Tuesday
 
20Wednesday
 
21Thursday
 
22Friday
 
23Saturday
 
24Sunday
 
Week 22
25Monday
 
26Tuesday
 
27Wednesday
 
28Thursday
 
29Friday
 
30Saturday
 
31Sunday
 
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
14Sunday
 
 
June 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 23
1Monday
 
2Tuesday
 
3Wednesday
 
4Thursday
 
5Friday
 
6Saturday
 
7Sunday
 
Week 24
8Monday
 
9Tuesday
 
10Wednesday
 
11Thursday
 
12Friday
 
13Saturday
 
14Sunday
 
Week 25
15Monday
 
16Tuesday
 
17Wednesday
 
18Thursday
 
20Saturday
 
Week 26
22Monday
 
23Tuesday
 
25Thursday
 
26Friday
 
28Sunday
 
Week 27
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
1Wednesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
9Thursday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
12Sunday
 
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
 
July 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 27
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
2Thursday
 
3Friday
 
4Saturday
 
5Sunday
 
Week 28
6Monday
 
7Tuesday
 
8Wednesday
 
10Friday
 
11Saturday
 
Week 29
13Monday
 
14Tuesday
 
15Wednesday
 
16Thursday
 
17Friday
 
18Saturday
 
19Sunday
 
Week 30
20Monday
 
21Tuesday
 
22Wednesday
 
23Thursday
 
24Friday
 
25Saturday
 
26Sunday
 
Week 31
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
31Friday
 
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
 
August 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 31
27Monday
 
28Tuesday
 
29Wednesday
 
30Thursday
 
31Friday
 
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
Week 32
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
Week 33
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
Week 34
17Monday
 
18Tuesday
 
19Wednesday
 
20Thursday
 
22Saturday
 
23Sunday
 
Week 35
24Monday
 
25Tuesday
 
26Wednesday
 
27Thursday
 
28Friday
 
29Saturday
 
30Sunday
 
Week 36
31Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
3Thursday
 
4Friday
 
5Saturday
 
6Sunday
 
7Monday
 
8Tuesday
 
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
11Friday
 
12Saturday
 
13Sunday
 
 
September 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 36
31Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
3Thursday
 
4Friday
 
5Saturday
 
6Sunday
 
Week 37
8Tuesday
 
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
11Friday
 
12Saturday
 
13Sunday
 
Week 38
14Monday
 
15Tuesday
 
16Wednesday
 
17Thursday
 
18Friday
 
19Saturday
 
20Sunday
 
Week 39
21Monday
 
22Tuesday
 
23Wednesday
 
24Thursday
 
25Friday
 
26Saturday
 
27Sunday
 
Week 40
28Monday
 
29Tuesday
 
30Wednesday
 
1Thursday
 
2Friday
 
3Saturday
 
4Sunday
 
5Monday
 
6Tuesday
 
7Wednesday
 
8Thursday
 
9Friday
 
10Saturday
 
11Sunday
 
12Monday
 
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
18Sunday
 
 
October 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 40
28Monday
 
29Tuesday
 
30Wednesday
 
1Thursday
 
2Friday
 
3Saturday
 
4Sunday
 
Week 41
Week 42
13Tuesday
 
14Wednesday
 
15Thursday
 
16Friday
 
17Saturday
 
18Sunday
 
Week 43
19Monday
 
20Tuesday
 
21Wednesday
 
22Thursday
 
23Friday
 
24Saturday
 
25Sunday
 
Week 44
26Monday
 
27Tuesday
 
28Wednesday
 
29Thursday
 
30Friday
 
1Sunday
 
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
4Wednesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
8Sunday
 
9Monday
 
10Tuesday
 
11Wednesday
 
12Thursday
 
13Friday
 
14Saturday
 
15Sunday
 
 
November 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 44
26Monday
 
27Tuesday
 
28Wednesday
 
29Thursday
 
30Friday
 
31Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
Week 45
2Monday
 
3Tuesday
 
4Wednesday
 
5Thursday
 
6Friday
 
7Saturday
 
8Sunday
 
Week 46
9Monday
 
10Tuesday
 
12Thursday
 
13Friday
 
14Saturday
 
15Sunday
 
Week 47
16Monday
 
17Tuesday
 
18Wednesday
 
19Thursday
 
20Friday
 
21Saturday
 
22Sunday
 
Week 48
23Monday
 
24Tuesday
 
25Wednesday
 
26Thursday
 
27Friday
 
28Saturday
 
29Sunday
 
Week 49
30Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
3Thursday
 
4Friday
 
5Saturday
 
6Sunday
 
7Monday
 
8Tuesday
 
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
11Friday
 
12Saturday
 
13Sunday
 
 
December 2020 Canadian Holidays
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 49
30Monday
 
1Tuesday
 
2Wednesday
 
3Thursday
 
4Friday
 
5Saturday
 
Week 50
7Monday
 
8Tuesday
 
9Wednesday
 
10Thursday
 
11Friday
 
12Saturday
 
13Sunday
 
Week 51
14Monday
 
15Tuesday
 
16Wednesday
 
17Thursday
 
18Friday
 
19Saturday
 
20Sunday
 
Week 52
21Monday
 
22Tuesday
 
23Wednesday
 
24Thursday
 
27Sunday
 
Week 53
28Monday
 
29Tuesday
 
30Wednesday
 
31Thursday
 
1Friday
 
2Saturday
 
3Sunday
 
4Monday
 
5Tuesday
 
6Wednesday
 
7Thursday
 
8Friday
 
9Saturday
 
10Sunday
 
11Monday
 
12Tuesday
 
13Wednesday
 
14Thursday
 
15Friday
 
16Saturday
 
17Sunday
 

Notes:

[1] This is a statutory holiday. A statutory holiday (also known as "stats"or "general"or "public"holiday) in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government.[2] Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must either receive a day off in lieu of the holiday or must be paid at a premium rate.

[16] This is a civil observance in Canada and it is generally not taken as holiday.

[8] Statutory holiday in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated its first Family Day in 2013 (on the 2nd Monday in February). Celebrated as Louis Riel Day (statutory holiday) in Manitoba. Celebrated as "Islander Day"in Prince Edward Island. Not observed elsewhere.

[14] This is an optional holiday in Yukon.

[11] For Newfoundland and Labrador, these days have not been observed as statutory holidays since 1992. They are, however, observed by the provincial government. Unlike most other provinces, there is no province-wide holiday on the first Monday in August. It may be seen as redundant due to the Royal St. John's Regatta, which is observed as a civic holiday in St. John's on the first Wednesday in August (or, in case of poor weather, the next suitable day thereafter). Harbour Grace and Labrador City have a similar holiday for their regatta in late July. All other municipalities are entitled to designate one day a year as a civic holiday, however many do not take advantage of this.

[2] In Quebec, non-federally regulated employers must give either Good Friday or Easter Monday as a statutory holiday, though some give both days.

[3] This is a holiday mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks commemorate this holiday, and it is statutory in some provinces and territories in Canada.

[10] Not a statutory holiday in any province or territory;however, in Quebec employers must give either Good Friday or Easter Monday as a statutory holiday, though most give both days. Banks remain open (legally they cannot close for more than three consecutive days except in emergencies), but employees often receive a "floating"paid day off to be taken on or near the holiday. This is not one of the nine "General Holidays"as defined by the Canada Labour Code - Part III. As such, there is no legal requirement for private sector employers in federally regulated industries to provide Easter Monday as a paid holiday to employees. However, many federal government offices will be closed on this day.

[4] Statutory holiday in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec (coincides with National Patriots' Day), Saskatchewan, and Yukon. A holiday in New Brunswick under the Days of Rest Act. Not a statutory holiday in the eastern maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island or in Newfoundland and Labrador.

[12] Not a statutory holiday. This holiday originated as a paid holiday for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and regional Inuit associations. It became a ½ day holiday for Government employees in 1999 and a full day in 2001. Most employers give the day off with the notable exceptions being the Federal Government and the North West Company.

[9] Statutory holiday in British Columbia (British Columbia Day), New Brunswick (New Brunswick Day), Northwest Territories (Civic Holiday), Nunavut (Civic Holiday), and Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Day). Civic holiday (may be a paid vacation day depending on employer) in Alberta (Heritage Day), Manitoba (Civic Holiday), Ontario (John Galt Day + Simcoe Day + others), Nova Scotia (Natal Day is an optional holiday), Prince Edward Island (Federal Civic Holiday). Not observed in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, or Yukon.

[15] In parts of Canada, the term "Civic Holiday"is a generic name referring to the annual holiday on the first Monday of August. However, this definition is far from uniform nationwide as three provinces and one territory do not recognize it at all, and five other provinces do not oblige employers to offer holiday pay on this day, thus making it a civic holiday in the legal sense. No universal name is recognized for this holiday — the official name varies between the provinces and even between municipalities within Ontario. This holiday is commonly referred to as "August Long Weekend"but this is not a government term.

[13] This is celebrated mainly in the capital city of Charlottetown on the third Friday in August marking the end of the Provincial Exhibition and the Gold Cup and Saucer race at the Charlottetown Driving Park, which is a bank and contract holiday for some Civil Servants (others get the first Monday of August as a Civic Holiday).

[6] Statutory holiday in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. In Manitoba, an "Official day of Observance", not a statutory holiday. In Ontario, not a statutory holiday in that employers have the option of giving Remembrance Day or an alternate day off. Not a statutory holiday in Quebec.

[7] Provincially, a statutory holiday in Ontario. A holiday in New Brunswick under the Days of Rest Act. Optional holiday in Alberta.