National holidays of Canada in 2019
This page contains a calendar of all 2019 public holidays for Canada. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Jan. 1, 2019 | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 1, 2019 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 2, 2019 | Day After New Year’s Day | |
| Sunday | Jan. 6, 2019 | Epiphany | |
| Monday | Jan. 7, 2019 | Orthodox Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 14, 2019 | Orthodox New Year | |
| Monday | Jan. 21, 2019 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | |
| Saturday | Feb. 2, 2019 | Groundhog Day | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 5, 2019 | Chinese New Year | |
| Thursday | Feb. 14, 2019 | Valentine's Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 15, 2019 | National Flag of Canada Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 18, 2019 | Islander Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 18, 2019 | Family Day | 3rd Monday in February. Statutory holiday in several provinces |
| Monday | Feb. 18, 2019 | Louis Riel Day | 3rd Monday in February. Statutory holiday in Manitoba |
| Monday | Feb. 18, 2019 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | 3rd Monday in February |
| Monday | Feb. 18, 2019 | Louis Riel Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 22, 2019 | Yukon Heritage Day | |
| Friday | March 1, 2019 | St David's Day | |
| Tuesday | March 5, 2019 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | March 6, 2019 | Ash Wednesday | |
| Sunday | March 10, 2019 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
| Monday | March 11, 2019 | Commonwealth Day | |
| Sunday | March 17, 2019 | St. Patrick's Day | |
| Wednesday | March 20, 2019 | March Equinox | |
| Thursday | March 21, 2019 | Purim | |
| Wednesday | April 3, 2019 | Isra and Mi'raj | |
| Saturday | April 6, 2019 | National Tartan Day | |
| Tuesday | April 9, 2019 | Vimy Ridge Day | |
| Sunday | April 14, 2019 | Palm Sunday | |
| Thursday | April 18, 2019 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | April 19, 2019 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday. Statutory, except in Quebec where Easter Monday can be taken as alternative |
| Friday | April 19, 2019 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 20, 2019 | Holy Saturday | |
| Saturday | April 20, 2019 | First day of Passover | |
| Sunday | April 21, 2019 | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | April 22, 2019 | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | April 22, 2019 | Easter Monday | Nunavut. Optional in Alberta and Quebec |
| Monday | April 22, 2019 | St. George's Day | |
| Friday | April 26, 2019 | Orthodox Good Friday | |
| Saturday | April 27, 2019 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | |
| Saturday | April 27, 2019 | Last day of Passover | |
| Sunday | April 28, 2019 | Orthodox Easter | |
| Monday | April 29, 2019 | Orthodox Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Monday | May 6, 2019 | Ramadan Start | |
| Thursday | May 9, 2019 | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Sunday | May 12, 2019 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | May 12, 2019 | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | May 20, 2019 | Victoria Day | Monday on or before May 24. Statutory, except in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia |
| Monday | May 20, 2019 | National Patriots' Day | Quebec only. Commemoration of the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837 |
| Thursday | May 23, 2019 | Lag B'Omer | |
| Thursday | May 30, 2019 | Ascension Day | |
| Friday | May 31, 2019 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | |
| Tuesday | June 4, 2019 | Eid ul Fitr | |
| Sunday | June 9, 2019 | Pentecost | |
| Sunday | June 9, 2019 | Shavuot | |
| Monday | June 10, 2019 | Whit Monday | |
| Sunday | June 16, 2019 | Trinity Sunday | |
| Sunday | June 16, 2019 | Father's Day | 3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday |
| Sunday | June 16, 2019 | Father's Day | |
| Thursday | June 20, 2019 | Corpus Christi | |
| Friday | June 21, 2019 | National Aboriginal Day | Northwest Territories, Yukon. Provincial Statutory Holiday |
| Friday | June 21, 2019 | June Solstice | |
| Friday | June 21, 2019 | National Indigenous Peoples Day | |
| Monday | June 24, 2019 | Discovery Day | Monday nearest June 24th. Newfoundland and Labrador only |
| Monday | June 24, 2019 | Discovery Day | |
| Monday | June 24, 2019 | The National Holiday of Quebec | Quebec only |
| Monday | June 24, 2019 | St. Jean Baptiste Day | |
| Monday | July 1, 2019 | Canada Day | |
| Monday | July 1, 2019 | Memorial Day | |
| Tuesday | July 9, 2019 | Nunavut Day | Nunavut only. Not a holiday for Federal employees |
| Monday | July 15, 2019 | Orangemen's Day | |
| Monday | July 15, 2019 | Orangeman's Day | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Civic Day | First Monday in August |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Civic/Provincial Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Saskatchewan Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | New Brunswick Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | British Columbia Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Natal Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Heritage Day | Alberta. Optional Holiday. First Monday in August |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Civic Holiday | Ontario. Non Statutory but widely observed |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Heritage Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 5, 2019 | Terry Fox Day | |
| Wednesday | Aug. 7, 2019 | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | |
| Sunday | Aug. 11, 2019 | Eid ul Adha | |
| Sunday | Aug. 11, 2019 | Tisha B'Av | |
| Thursday | Aug. 15, 2019 | Assumption of Mary | |
| Friday | Aug. 16, 2019 | Gold Cup Parade | |
| Monday | Aug. 19, 2019 | Discovery Day | Third Monday in August. Yukon only |
| Sunday | Sept. 1, 2019 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | |
| Monday | Sept. 2, 2019 | Labour Day | First Monday in September |
| Monday | Sept. 2, 2019 | Labour Day | |
| Monday | Sept. 23, 2019 | September Equinox | |
| Monday | Sept. 30, 2019 | Rosh Hashana | |
| Friday | Oct. 4, 2019 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | |
| Wednesday | Oct. 9, 2019 | Yom Kippur | |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | Thanksgiving | 2nd Monday in October. Designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | First day of Sukkot | |
| Monday | Oct. 14, 2019 | Thanksgiving | 2nd Monday in October. Statutory, except in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island |
| Friday | Oct. 18, 2019 | Healthcare Aide Day | |
| Sunday | Oct. 20, 2019 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Monday | Oct. 21, 2019 | Shemini Atzeret | |
| Tuesday | Oct. 22, 2019 | Simchat Torah | |
| Sunday | Oct. 27, 2019 | Diwali/Deepavali | |
| Thursday | Oct. 31, 2019 | Halloween | |
| Friday | Nov. 1, 2019 | All Saints' Day | |
| Saturday | Nov. 2, 2019 | All Souls' Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 3, 2019 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
| Sunday | Nov. 10, 2019 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | |
| Monday | Nov. 11, 2019 | Remembrance Day | Statutory holiday in many regions |
| Monday | Nov. 11, 2019 | Remembrance Day | |
| Sunday | Dec. 1, 2019 | First Sunday of Advent | |
| Sunday | Dec. 8, 2019 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 11, 2019 | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | |
| Saturday | Dec. 21, 2019 | December Solstice | |
| Monday | Dec. 23, 2019 | First Day of Hanukkah | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 24, 2019 | Christmas Eve | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 25, 2019 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 25, 2019 | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Dec. 26, 2019 | Boxing Day | Statutory in Ontario and federal jurisdictions. Optional in Alberta |
| Thursday | Dec. 26, 2019 | Boxing Day | Non-Statutory and Designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia |
| Monday | Dec. 30, 2019 | Last day of Hanukkah | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 31, 2019 | New Year's Eve | Quebec Govt. Only |
| Tuesday | Dec. 31, 2019 | New Year's Eve |
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