Statutory Holidays Canada 2018. In Canada, public holidays as known as statutory holidays. This page contains a national calendar of all 2018 statutory holidays for Canada. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
Statutory Holidays Canada 2018
Holiday | Date in 2018 | Observance |
New Year’s Day | January 1, Monday | National |
Islander Day | February 19, Monday | PEI |
Louis Riel Day | Feb 19, Monday | MB |
Heritage Day | February 19, Monday | NS |
Family Day | February 19, Monday (Feb 12 in BC) | BC, AB, SK, ON, NB |
Valentine’s Day | February 14, Wednesday | Not a stat holiday |
Leap Day | No, 2018 is not a leap year | – |
St. Patrick’s Day | March 17, Saturday | Not a stat holiday |
Good Friday | March 30, Friday | National except QC |
Easter Monday | April 2, Monday | QC |
Mother’s Day | May 13, Sunday | Not a stat holiday |
Victoria Day | May 21, Monday | National except NB, NS, NL |
Father’s Day | June 17, Sunday | Not a holiday |
Aboriginal Day | June 21, Thursday | NWT |
St. Jean Baptiste Day | June 24, Sunday | QC |
Canada Day * | July 1, Sunday | National |
Civic Holiday | August 6, Monday | AB, BC, SK, ON, NB, NU |
Labour Day | September 3, Monday | National |
Thanksgiving | October 8, Monday | National except NB, NS, NL |
Halloween | October 31, Wednesday | Not a holiday |
Remembrance Day | November 11, Sunday | National except MB, ON, QC, NS |
Christmas Day | December 25, Tuesday | National |
Boxing Day | December 26, Wednesday | ON |
- * Canada Day in 2018 will be on July 2 because July 1 falls on a Sunday so the statutory holiday is moved forward one day to Monday, July 2.
- Easter in 2018 is April 1, Sunday.
- Remembrance Day is still not a national statutory holiday in 2018.
- Christmas Day in 2018 is on Tuesday and Boxing Day is on Wednesday.