;Canada-(Canada)
;Federal parliamentary democracy & constitutional monarchy/démocratie parlementaire & Monarchie constitutionnelle
;Official languages: English & French/Langues officielles: Anglais & Français
;Recognised regional languages: Chipewyan, Cree, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Slavey (North & South) and Tłįcho
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;Provinces: Ontario (ON), Quebec (QC), Nova Scotia (NS), New Brunswick (NB), Manitoba (MB), British Columbia (BC), Prince Edward Island (PE), Saskatchewan (SK), Alberta (AB), Newfoundland & Labrador (NL)
;Territories: Northwest Territories (NT), Yukon (YT), Nunavut (NU)

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COMMENT=Updated September 30, 2021/3 septembre 2018 \nIntern. & Worlddays (English & Français) >International Days-english - International Days-french (hyperlink: button Edit list)
;International Days-english >http://users.telenet.be/wdew/files.htm
;International Days-french >http://users.telenet.be/wdew/files.htm


TYP=Holy
;Nationwide statutory holidays in Canada
Es-2Dy     =Good Friday/Vendredi Saint ;Note=optional in Quebec, either Good Friday or Easter Monday

01.1.*MvU  =New Year's Day/Nouvel an
01.7.>1878<1983 =Dominion Day & Confederation Day          ;Note=1982 >Canada Day {d}
01.7.*LUX>1982  =#1982th Canada Day/#1982e Fête du Canada* ;Note=Celebrate Canada days, Dominion Day & Confederation Day >Oct. 27, 1982 {d}
01.9.+1Mo  =#1893th Labour Day/#1893e Fête du travail      ;Note=1st/1e 1894, 1st Monday September {m}
30.9.>2020 =#2012th Orange Shirt Day-National Day for Truth and Reconciliation/2012e Journée du chandail orange-Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation ;Note=1st/1e 2013, 2021 >statutory holiday/jour férié {n}
25.12.*MvU =Christmas Day/Noël


TYP=Local
;Statutory holidays for federal employees
Es+1Dy =Quebec & Alberta, Easter Monday/Lundi de Pâques ;Note=either Good Friday or Easter Monday

24.5.*LUX>1900<1952 =#1900th Victoria Day/#1900e Fête de la Reine** ;Note=Royal Union Flag is flown, 1st/1e 1901, 1952 >Monday on/before 24 May (birthd. Queen Victoria) {m}
24.5.-1Mo>1951      =#1900th Victoria Day/#1900e Fête de la Reine** ;Note=Royal Union Flag is flown, 1st/1e 1901 (24 May), 1952 >Monday on/before 24 May (birthd. Queen Victoria) {m}
;statutory holiday throughout all of Canada except the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)

01.10.+2Mo>1956 =#1956th Thanksgiving Day/#1956e Action de grâce ;Note=1st/1e off. 1957, Parliament proclamation (Jan. 21, 1957) {m}
;statutory holiday throughout all of Canada except the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)

11.11.>1918<1923         =#1918th Armistice Day/Jour de l'Armistice* ;Note=1st/1e 1919, flag at half-mast, 1918 end of World War I {d}
11.11.-1Su+1Mo>1922<1931 =#1918th Armistice Day/Jour de l'Armistice* ;Note=1st/1e 1919 (Nov. 11), 1923>1930 Monday of the week in which November 11 fell, flag at half-mast, 1918 end of World War I {d-11-11}
11.11.>1930*MvU          =#1930th Remembrance Day/Jour du souvenir   ;Note=1st/1e 1931, flag at half-mast, 1919>1930 Armistice Day/Jour de l'Armistice, 1918 end of World War I {d}
;statutory holiday throughout all of Canada except Ontario & Québec

25.12.*MvU+1Dy*MvU =Boxing Day/Lendemain de Noël

;Provincial & territorial holidays
01.2.+2Mo>2012<2019 =British Columbia, #2012th Family Day       ;Note=1st 2013, 2019 >third Monday in February {n}
01.2.+3Mo>2018      =British Columbia, #2012th Family Day       ;Note=1st 2013, 2019 >third Monday in February {n}
01.2.+2Mo>2008<2010 =Prince Edward Island, #2008th Islander Day ;Note=1st 2009, 2010 >3rd Monday
01.2.+3Mo>2009 =Prince Edward Island, #2008th Islander Day ;Note=1st 2009 (2nd Monday), 2010 >3rd Monday
01.2.+3Mo>2007 =Manitoba, #2007th Louis Riel Day           ;Note=1st 2008 {m}
01.2.+3Mo>1989 =Alberta, #1989th Family Day                ;NOTE=1st 1990 {m}
01.2.+3Mo>2006 =Saskatchewan, #2006th Family Day           ;NOTE=1st 2007 {m}
01.2.+3Mo>2007 =Ontario, #2007th Family Day                ;NOTE= 1st 2008 {m}
01.2.+3Mo>2017 =New Brunswick, #2017th Family Day          ;Note=1st 2018, 3rd Monday February {mn}
29.2.-1Su-1Fr  =Yukon, Heritage Day                            ;Note=optional for non-public service workers
17.3.-3Dy+1Mo>1991 =Newfoundland & Labrador, St. Patrick's Day ;Note=observed by provincial government, Monday nearest March 17
23.4.*Can>1991 =Newfoundland & Labrador, St. George's Day      ;Note=observed by provincial government

24.5.-1Mo<2003 =Quebec, Fête de Dollard*                               ;Note=2003 >Journée nationale des Patriotes {m}
24.5.-1Mo>2002 =Quebec, #2002th National Patriots' Day/#2002e Journée nationale des patriotes* ;Note=1st/1e 2003, Monday preceding 25 May {m}
21.6.>1995<2007 =Northwest Territories, #1995th National Aboriginal Day ;Note=1st 1996, 2007 >National Indigenous Peoples Day {n}
21.6.>2006      =Northwest Territories, #1995th National Indigenous Peoples Day ;Note=1st 1996, 1996>2006 National Aboriginal Day {n}
24.6.*Can>1991<1997 =Newfoundland & Labrador, Discovery Day/Journée Découverte ;Note=observed by provincial government, 1497 discovered by John Cabot {d}
24.6.-3Dy+1Mo>1996  =Newfoundland & Labrador, #1996th Discovery Day/#1996e Journée Découverte/Jean Cabot ;Note=1st/1e 1997, 1497 discovered by John Cabot {d-06-24}
24.6.*MvU      =Quebec, Quebec National Day/Fête nationale du Québec   ;Note=St. Jean Baptiste Day/Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste {d}
01.7.*MvU>1916 =Newfoundland & Labrador, #1916th Canada Memorial Day*  ;Note=1st 1917, Union Flag at half staff {d}
;?01.7.-3Dy+1Mo =Newfoundland & Labrador, #1916th Canada Memorial Day*  ;Note=1st 1917, Monday nearest July 1st, Union Flag at half staff {d-07-01}

01.4.>1999<2001 =Nunavut, 1st Nunavut Day     ;Note=2000, 2001 >July 9 {d-07-09}
09.7.>2000      =Nunavut, #1999th Nunavut Day ;Note=Government employees, 1st Apr. 1, 2000 {d}

12.7.*Can>1991 =Newfoundland & Labrador, Orangeman's Day ;Note=observed by provincial government {d}

01.8.+1Mo =Manitoba, Civic Holiday                      ;Note={m}
01.8.+1Mo =Ontario, Civic Holiday/Simcoe Day            ;Note={m}
01.8.+1Mo =Nunavut/Northwest Territories, Civic Holiday ;Note=statutory holiday {m}
01.8.+1Mo =Nova Scotia (except Halifax), Natal Day      ;Note=not an official holiday
01.8.+1Mo =Prince Edward Island, Natal Day              ;Note=statutory holiday 
01.8.+1Mo =New Brunswick, New Brunswick Day
01.8.+1Mo =British Columbia, British Columbia Day
01.8.+1Mo =Alberta, Heritage Day                        ;Note=optional holiday
01.8.+1Mo =Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Day/Civic Holiday
01.8.+1We =Newfoundland & Labrador-St. John's, #1818th Royal Saint John's Regatta* ;Note=Quidi Vidi Lake, if weather isn't suitable >postponed until the next suitable day {m}
01.8.+3Mo>1910 =Yukon, #1910th Discovery Day/#1910e Jour de la Découverte ;Note=1st/1e 1911, discovery of gold (Aug. 16, 1896) {m}
26.12.    =Ontario, Boxing Day                          ;Note=all full-time workers receive time off with pay
26.12.    =Alberta, Boxing Day                          ;Note=optional holiday
26.12.    =New Brunswick, Boxing Day                    ;Note=not paid public holiday
26.12.    =Prince Edward Island, Boxing Day             ;Note=provincial statutory holiday

TYP=LocalHalf
09.7.>1998<2001 =Nunavut, Nunavut Day ;Note=Government employees, 2001 >full day {d}



TYP=Normal

;Daylight saving time (DST) is now observed in all Canadian provinces, except Saskatchewan. Under the Canadian Constitution, laws related to timekeeping are a purely provincial matter.
01.4.+1Su<2007  =Begin of Daylight Saving/Début Heure d'été ;Note=Saskatchewan stays on DST year round, 1st Sunday April, 2007 >2nd Sunday March
31.10.-1Su<2007 =End of Daylight Saving/Fin Heure d'été     ;Note=Saskatchewan stays on DST year round, last Sunday October, 2007 >1st Sunday November
01.3.+2Su>2006  =Begin of Daylight Saving/Début Heure d'été ;Note=Saskatchewan stays on DST year round, 2nd Sunday March
01.11.+1Su>2006 =End of Daylight Saving/Fin Heure d'été     ;Note=Saskatchewan stays on DST year round, 1st Sunday November
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_Canada
;http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada/dst.aspx


24.5.>1845<1901 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1845>1900, Queen Victoria (real birthday), 1st/1e 1845 Canada West (>Ontario)
24.5.>1900<1910 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1901>1909, King Edward VII, same day Victoria Day/Fête de la Reine (off. birthday celebration)
03.6.>1909<1936 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1910>1935, King George V (real birthday)
23.6.>1935<1937 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1936, King Edward VIII (real birthday)
09.6.>1936<1939 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1937 & 1938, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
20.5.>1938<1940 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1939 (Royal Visit), King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
13.6.>1939<1941 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1940, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
08.6.+1Mo>1940<1943 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1941 & 1942, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
02.6.>1942<1944 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1943, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
08.6.+1Th>1943<1946 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1944 & 1945, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
10.6.>1945<1948 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1946 & 1947, King George VI (off. birthday celebration)
10.6.-1Mo>1947<1953 =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1948>1951, King George VI & 1952 Queen Elizabeth II (off. birthday celebration)
24.5.-1Mo>1952  =Sovereign's Birthday/Fête du souverain ;Note=1953>, Queen Elizabeth II, same day Victoria Day/Fête de la Reine (off. birthday celebration)
;http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/jfa-ha/victoria-eng.cfm

23.5.-1Wd>1897  =Empire Day (schools)     ;Note=1898 Hamilton, Ontario, last schoolday before 24.5. (birthday queen Victoria)
24.5.>1901<1958 =#1901th Empire Day       ;Note=1st 1902, off. recognised 1916, 1958 >Commonwealth Day
24.5.>1957<1977 =#1957th Commonwealth Day/#1957e Jour du Commonwealth ;Note=1958>1976, 1977 >2nd Sunday March
01.3.+2Mo>1976  =#1957th Commonwealth Day/#1957e Jour du Commonwealth ;Note=Royal Union Flag is flown, 1st 2nd Monday March 1977 {m}


Es-46Dy =Ash Wednesday
Es-7Dy  =Palm Sunday/Dimanche des Rameaux
Es      =Easter Sunday/Dimanche de Pâques
Es+39Dy =Ascension Day/Jeudi de l'Ascension
Es+49Dy =Pentecost/Dimanche de Pentecôte

01.1.+3Su>1976     =1st day #1976th National Non-Smoking Week/#1976e Semaine nationale sans fumée (7d) ;Note=1st/1e 1977, 3th full week January {m}
01.1.+3Su+6Dy>1976 =7th & last day #1976th National Non-Smoking Week/#1976e Semaine nationale sans fumée
01.1.+3Su+1We>1976 =#1976th Weedless Wednesday/Mercredi sans tabac ;Note=Wednesday Non-Smoking Week/Mercredi Semaine nationale sans fumée {m}
01.1.  =Polar Bear Plunge/Swim/Dip Day ;Note={d}
11.1.>2002 =#2002th Sir John A. Macdonald Day/#2002e Journée Sir John A. Macdonald* ;Note=1st/1e 2003, 1st Prime Minister of Canada {d}
21.1.      =Quebec, Québec Flag Day/Jour du Drapeau* ;Note=1948 flag of Quebec off. adopted & 1st shown {d}
21.1.>2013<2015 =Ontario, Lincoln Alexander Day/Jour de Lincoln Alexander ;Note=2014, 2015 >National {d}
21.1.>2014 =#2014st Lincoln Alexander Day/#2014e Journée Lincoln Alexander ;Note=1st/1e Canada 2015, 2014 in Ontario {d}
28.1.>2007 =#2007th Data Privacy Day/#2007e Journée de la Protection des Données* ;Note=1st/e US & Canada 2008, 1st/e Europe 2007 {d}
31.1.-1Sa-1Su>2004 =1st day #2004th National Student Press Week/#2004e Semaine de Presse Étudiante nationale (7d)
31.1.-1Sa>2004     =7th & last day #2004th National Student Press Week/#2004e Semaine de Presse Étudiante nationale ;Note=1st/1e 2005, last week January (Su>Sa) {m}

;February: Black History Month/Février : Mois de l'histoire des Noir
01.2.+3Mo>1972 =#1972th Heritage Day/#1972e Fête du patrimoine* ;Note=1st/1e 1973, Heritage Canada Foundation {m}
02.2.      =#1886th Groundhog Day/#1886e Jour de la marmotte ;Note=1st/1e 1887 {d}
12.2.>2002 =#2002th Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness/#2002e Journée de la santé sexuelle et génésique* ;Note=1st/1e 2003, Canadian Federation for Sexual Health/Fédération canadienne pour la santé sexuelle {n}
14.2.      =St Valentine's Day/Jour de la Saint-Valentin
15.2.>1995 =#1995th National Flag of Canada Day/#1995e Jour du drapeau national du Canada ;Note=1965 adoption of the Maple Leaf flag, 1st/1e 1996 {d}
22.2.-1Mo-1Dy>1969 =1st day #1969th Scout-Guide Week (8d)   ;Note=1st 1970, week (Su>Su) including 22.2. in last 7 days {d-02-22}
22.2.+1Su>1969     =8th & last day #1969th Scout-Guide Week ;Note=1st 1970, week (Su>Su) including 22.2. in last 7 days {d-02-22}
23.2.>2008 =#2008th National Aviation Day/#2008e Journée nationale de l'aviation* ;Note=1st/1e 2009, 1909 1st powered flight in Canada {d}
29.2.-1We>2007 =#2007th Anti-Bullying Day (Pink Shirt Day)/#2007e Journée contre l'intimidation (Journée du chandail rose)* ;Note=1st/1e 2008 {m}
29.2.>2007 =#2007th Rare Disease Day* ;Note=1st 2008 {d}

04.3.      =Ontario, St. Thomas Charter Day     ;Note=1881 St. Thomas Charter ratified

;01.4.>1998 =#1998th National Poetry Month/#1998e Mois national de la poésie >April 30 ;Note=1st/1e 1999 {d}
;April: National Victims of Crime Awareness Week (dates vary)/avril : Semaine nationale de sensibilisation aux victimes d'actes criminels (les dates varient)
01.4.+2We>2006 =#2006th Day of Pink/#2006e Journée en rose* ;Note=1st/1e 2007, Canadian anti-bullying event {m}
01.4.      =April Fools's Day/Poisson d'avril
01.4.      =start government's financial year/début du nouvel exercice financier du gouvernement*  ;Note={d}
06.4.      =Tartan Day/Jour du tartan                        ;Note=06.4.1320 Declaration of Arbroath (#1320 years ago) {d}
09.4.>2002 =#2002th Vimy Ridge Day/#2002e Jour de la crête de Vimy* ;Note=1st/1e 2003, 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, flag at half-mast {d}
10.4.-1Su>1946 =1st day #1946th National Wildlife Week/#1946e Semaine nationale de la conservation de la faune (7d)   ;Note=1st/1e 1947, week that includes 10 April {d-04-10}
10.4.+1Sa>1946 =7th & last day #1946th National Wildlife Week/#1946e Semaine nationale de la conservation de la faune ;Note=1st/1e 1947, week that includes 10 April {d-04-10}
23.4.      =Canada Book Day/Journée canadienne du livre             ;Note=World Book & Copyright Day {d}
;24.4.  =Kapyong Day
;24.4.>2014 =#2014th Armenian Genocide Memorial Day ;Note=1st 2015, Motion M-587 (House of Commons)
28.4.>1983 =#1983th Workers' Memorial Day/Journée de commémoration des travailleurs ;Note=workers killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards & incidents, 1st/1e 1984, 1991 >National Day of Mourning/Jour de deuil national {d}
28.4.>1990 =#1990th National Day of Mourning/Jour de deuil national ;Note=workers killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards & incidents, 1st/1e off. 1991, flag at half-mast {d}

;May: Asian Heritage Month/Mai : Mois du patrimoine asiatique
01.5.+1Su>1995     =1st day #1995th Emergency Preparedness Week/#1995e Semaine de la sécurité civile (7d)*   ;Note=1st/1e 1996, 1st complete week May/1ère semaine complète mai {m}
01.5.+1Su+1Sa>1995 =7th & last day #1995th Emergency Preparedness Week/#1995e Semaine de la sécurité civile* ;Note=1st/1e 1996, 1st complete week May/1ère semaine complète mai {m}
01.5.+2Su+1Mo>1995 =1st day #1995th National Mining Week/#1995e Semaine minière du Canada (7d)  * ;Note=1st/1e 1996, Monday 2nd complete week May/lundi 2ème semaine complète mai {m}
01.5.+3Su>1995     =7th & last day #1995th National Mining Week/#1995e Semaine minière du Canada* ;Note=1st/1e 1996, Monday 2nd complete week May/lundi 2ème semaine complète mai {m}
01.5.+2Su  =Mother's Day/Fête des mères
06.5.>1984  =1st day #1984th National Nurses Week/#1984e Semaine nationale des infirmières & des infirmiers (7d)   ;Note=1st/1e 1985, Canadian Minister of Health {d}
12.5.>1984  =7th & last day #1984th National Nurses Week/#1984e Semaine nationale des infirmières & des infirmiers ;Note=1st/1e 1985, Canadian Minister of Health, birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820) {d-05-06}
11.5.>1999 =Nisga’a society/Société Nisga'a, #1999th Nisga'a Day/Journée Nisga'a* ;Note=1st/1e 2000, eff. date Nisga'a Final Agreement {d}
15.5.-1Su =1st day Canadian Police Week/Semaine canadienne de la police (7d)* ;Note=week that includes 15 May/semaine qui comprend le 15 mai {d-05-15}
15.5.+1Sa =7th & last day Canadian Police Week/Semaine canadienne de la police* ;Note=week that includes 15 May/semaine qui comprend le 15 mai {d-05-15}
01.6.>2002<2006 =#2002th National Day Against Homophobia/#2002e Journée nationale contre l'homophobie ;Note=1st/1e 2003, 2016 >17 May/ mai {d-05-17}
17.5.>2005      =#2002th National Day Against Homophobia/#2002e Journée nationale contre l'homophobie ;Note=1st/1e 1 June/juin 2003, 2016 >17 May/mai {d}
24.5.-1Mo+1Tu>1991 =1st day #1991th Aboriginal Awareness Week/#1991e Semaine de sensibilisation aux cultures autochtones* ;Note=1st/1e 1992, Tu>Fr after Victoria Day/Fête de la Reine {m}
24.5.-1Mo+1Fr>1991 =4th & last day #1991th Aboriginal Awareness Week/#1991e Semaine de sensibilisation aux cultures autochtones* ;Note=1st/1e 1992, Tu>Fr after Victoria Day/Fête de la Reine {m}
25.5.>1985 =#1985th National Missing Children's Day/#1985e Journée nationale des enfants disparus* ;Note=1st/1e Canada 1986, 1st US 1983 {d}

01.6.+1Su  =Canadian Forces Day/Journée des Forces canadiennes* ;Note={m}
01.6.+2Su>2002 =#2002th Canadian Rivers Day/#2002e Journée canadienne des rivières ;Note=1st/1e 2003 {d-06-08}
01.6.+3Su  =Fathers' Day/Fête des pères
01.6.+3Sa-1Su =1st day National Public Service Week/Semaine nationale de la fonction publique (7d)*   ;Note=week ending 3rd Saturday June/semaine terminant 3ème samedi juin {m}
01.6.+3Sa     =7th & last day National Public Service Week/Semaine nationale de la fonction publique* ;Note=week ending 3rd Saturday June/semaine terminant 3ème samedi juin {m}
02.6.>1889 =#1889th Decoration Day/#1889e Journée du décoration ;Note=1st/1e 1890 {n}
05.6.-1Su>1970 =1st day #1970th Canadian Environment Week/#1970e Semaine canadienne de l'environnement (7d)   ;Note=1st/1e 1971, week that includes 5 June/semaine qui comprend le 5 juin {d-06-05}
05.6.+1Sa>1970 =7th & last day #1970th Canadian Environment Week/#1970e Semaine canadienne de l'environnement ;Note=1st/1e 1971, week that includes 5 June/semaine qui comprend le 5 juin {d-06-05}
05.6.-1Su+1We>1991 =#1991th Clean Air Day Canada/#1991e Journée de l'air pur Canada* ;Note=1st/1e 1992 BC, Wednesday Canadian Environment Week/mercredi Semaine canadienne de l'environnement {d-06-05}
01.6.>2007 =Vancouver, #2007th Fei Fei Day/#2007e Journée Fei Fei ;Note=1st/1e 2008 {n}
08.6.>2006 =1st day #2006th Rivers to Oceans Week/#2006e Semaine des Rivières & des Océans (7d)*   ;Note=World Ocean Day (UN), 1st/1e 2007 {d}
14.6.>2006 =7th & last day #2006th Rivers to Oceans Week/#2006e Semaine des Rivières & des Océans* ;Note={d-06-08}

11.6.>1925<1938     =Nova Scotia, Davis Day/Miners' Memorial Day {d}
11.6.>1937<1970     =Nova Scotia, District Memorial Day/Miners' Memorial Day {d}
01.6.+2Mo>1969<1974 =Nova Scotia, District Memorial Day/Miners' Memorial Day {d-06-11}
11.6.>1973<2009     =Nova Scotia, Davis Day/Miners' Memorial Day {d}
11.6.>2008          =Nova Scotia, William Davis Miners' Memorial Day ;Note=off. Nov. 25, 2008 {d}

12.6.      =Arctic Circle, start midnight sun/polar day (±1day, >July 1, #0000) ;Note=24 consecutive hours of sunlight {d}
19.6.      =United Empire Loyalists' Day/Jour des Loyalistes de l'Empire-Uni* ;Note=off. Ontario (Bill 150, Dec. 18, 1997), New Brunswick, Saskatchewan {d}
21.6.>1995<2007 =#1995th National Aboriginal Day/#1995e Journée nationale des Autochtones* ;Note=Celebrate Canada days, 1st/1e 1996, 2007 >National Indigenous Peoples Day/Journée nationale des peuples autochtones {d}
21.6.>2006      =#1995th National Indigenous Peoples Day/#1995e Journée nationale des peuples autochtones* ;Note=Celebrate Canada days, 1st/1e 1996, 1996>2006 National Aboriginal Day/Journée nationale des Autochtones {d}
23.6.      =National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism/Journée nationale du souvenir des victimes de terrorisme* ;Note=flag at half-mast {d}
24.6.      =St. Jean Baptiste Day/Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste* ;Note=Celebrate Canada days {d}
27.6.      =#2002th Canadian Multiculturalism Day/#2002e Journée du multiculturalisme canadien* ;Note=1st/1e 2003, Celebrate Canada days {d}

01.7.+3Sa>1989 =#1989th Canada’s Parks Day/#1989e Journée des parcs du Canada* ;Note=1st/1e 1990 {m}
01.7.  =Arctic Circle, end midnight sun/polar day (±1day, since June 12, #0000) ;Note=24 consecutive hours of sunlight {d}
01.7.      =Quebec, Moving Day/Fête du déménagement ;Note={d}
28.7.>2004 =#2004th Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval/2004e Jour de commémoration du Grand Dérangement ;Note=1st/1e 2005 {d}

09.8.>2007 =#2007th National Peacekeepers' Day/#2007e Journée nationale des Gardiens de la paix (Casques bleus)* ;Note=1st/1e 2008 {d}
10.8.>1975 =#1975th Prisoner’s Justice Day/#1975e Journée de la justice pour les prisonniers* ;Note=1st/1e 1976 {d}
15.8.      =National Acadian Day/Fête nationale des communautés acadiennes ;Note=date since 1881, law 19.6.2003 {d}
23.8.>2009 =#2009th Black Ribbon Day/Journée ruban noir ;Note=1st/1e 2010, of remembrance for the victims of Stalinism & Nazism/commémorer les victimes de ces régimes {d}

01.9.+2Su>1994 =#1994th National Grandparents Day/#1994e Journée nationale des grands-parents* ;Note=1st/1e 1995 {m}
03.9.>2000 =#2000th Canadian Merchant Navy Day/#2000e Fête de la marine marchande Canadienne ;Note=1st/1e 2001 {d}
03.9.>2002 =#2002th Merchant Navy Veterans Day/#2002e Journée des anciens combattants de la marine marchande ;Note=1st/1e 2003 {d}
06.9.      =Stillbirth Remembrance Day/Journée du souvenir des enfants mort-nés ;Note=New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia {d}
15.9.>2010 =Vancouver, #2010th Greenpeace Day/#2010e Journée de Greenpeace ;Note=1st/1e 2011, 1971 founding of Greenpeace {d}
30.9.>2011 =#2011th Recovery Day/#2011e Journée du rétablissement* ;Note=1st/1e 2012 Vancouver & Victoria, BC {d}
30.9.>2012<2021 =#2012th Orange Shirt Day-National Day for Truth and Reconciliation/2012e Journée du chandail orange-Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation ;Note=1st/1e 2013, 2021 >statutory holiday/jour férié {n}
30.9.-1Su  =Police Officer's National Memorial Day ;Note=flag at half-mast
;30.9.-1We  =Maple Leaf Day*                     ;Note={m}
30.9.-1Sa-1Su>2005 =1st day National Forest Week/Semaine nationale de l'arbre & des forêts        ;Note=last full week September (Su>Sa), till 2005 1st full week May {m}
30.9.-1Sa-1We>2010 =#2010th National Tree Day (Maple Leaf Day)/#2010e Journée nationale de l'arbre (Journée de la feuille d'érable)     ;Note=1st/1e 2011, Wednesday National Forest Week {m}
30.9.-1Sa>2005     =7th & last day National Forest Week/Semaine nationale de l'arbre & des forêts ;Note=last full week September (Su>Sa), till 2005 1st full week May {m}

;October: National Science and Technology Week (dates vary)/octobre : Semaine nationale des sciences et de la technologie (les dates varient)
;01.10. =Women's History Month/Mois de l'histoire des femmes >October 31

01.10.+1Mo>1984     =start National Family Week/début Semaine nationale de la famille ;Note=week (Mo>Su) before Thanksgiving
01.10.+1Mo+1Su>1984 =end National Family Week/fin Semaine nationale de la famille     ;Note=week (Mo>Su) before Thanksgiving
01.10.+3Su =1st day Small Business Week/Semaine de la PME (7d)*   ;Note=3rd full week October/3ème semaine complète d'octobre {m}
01.10.+3Su =7th & last day Small Business Week/Semaine de la PME* ;Note=3rd full week October/3ème semaine complète d'octobre {m}
20.10.*WEV>2009<2013 =#2009th (going purple for) Spirit Day (US & Canada)* ;Note=1st/1e 2010, if Saturday >Friday, 2013 >3rd Thursday October {xm}
01.10.+3Th>2012      =#2009th (going purple for) Spirit Day (US & Canada)* ;Note=1st/1e 2010, if Saturday >Friday, 2013 >3rd Thursday October {xm}
05.10.         =Teacher's day/Journée des enseignants

09.10.>1915     =#1915th National Fire Prevention Day#1915e Journée nationale de la prévention des incendies*     ;Note=1st/1e 1916 Ontario {d}
09.10.-1Su>1922 =1st day #1922th National Fire Prevention Week/#1922e Semaine de prévention des incendies (7d)*   ;Note=week Su>Sa with Oct. 9, 1st/1e 1923 {d-10-09}
09.10.+1Sa>1922 =7th & last day #1922th National Fire Prevention Week/#1922e Semaine de prévention des incendies* ;Note=week Su>Sa with Oct. 9, 1st/1e 1923 {d-10-09}
09.10.+1Sa>1976 =#1976th Fire Service Recognition Day/#1976e Jour en hommage au personnel de sécurité-incendie*   ;Note=1st/1e 1977, Saturday National Fire Prevention Week, samedi Semaine de prévention des incendies {d-10-09}

13.10.+1Mo     =1st day Canada’s Citizenship Week/Semaine de la citoyenneté (7d)   ;Note={xm}
13.10.+1Mo+1Su =7th & last day Canada’s Citizenship Week/Semaine de la citoyenneté ;Note={xm}
18.10.>1978    =#1978th Persons Case Day/Journée de l'affaire « personne »* ;Note=1st/1e 1979, {d}
31.10.         =Halloween
31.10.>1954    =#1954th Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF/#1954e Campagne Halloween UNICEF ;Note=1st/1e Canada 1955 {d}
31.10.>1999    =#1999th National UNICEF Day/#1999e Journée nationale de l’UNICEF ;Note=1st/1e 2000, Proclamation Sept. 6, 2000 {d}

01.11.+1Su>2006 =Zero Tasking Day   ;Note=End of Daylight Saving {m}
01.11.     =All Saints' Day/Toussaint
05.11. =1st day Veterans’ Week/Semaine des anciens combattants (7d)       ;Note={d}
11.11. =7th & last day day Veterans’ Week/Semaine des anciens combattants ;Note={d-11-05}
11.11. =Manitoba, Remembrance Day* ;Note=Official day of Observance, not a statutory holiday {d}
12.11.+1Su>1995 =1st day #1995th Restorative Justice Week/#1995e Semaine de la justice réparatrice (8d)   ;Note=1st/1e 1996 {xm}
12.11.+2Su>1995 =8th & last day #1995th Restorative Justice Week/#1995e Semaine de la justice réparatrice ;Note=1st/1e 1996 {xm}
20.11. =National Child Day/Journée nationale de l'enfant* ;Note={d}
20.11.>2002 =#2002th Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day/#2002e Journée Sir Wilfrid Laurier* ;Note=1st/1e 2003 {d}

06.12.     =National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women/Journée nationale de commémoration et d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes ;Note=flag at half-mast {d}
11.12.     =Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster ;Note=Royal Union Flag is flown {n}
13.12.>2003 =#2003th Acadian Remembrance Day/#2003e Jour du Souvenir acadien ;Note=1st/1e 2004 New Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick {d}
23.12.     =Newfoundland & Labrador, Tibb's Eve ;Note={d}
24.12.-4Su =1st Sunday of Advent/Premier dimanche de l'Avent
24.12.-3Su =2nd Sunday of Advent/Deuxième dimanche de l'Avent
24.12.-2Su =3th Sunday of Advent/Troisième dimanche de l'Avent
24.12.-1Su =4th Sunday of Advent/Quatrième dimanche de l'Avent
24.12.     =Christmas Eve/Réveillon de Noël
31.12.     =New Year's Eve/réveillon du Jour de l'an


;The PTBSync holiday files are maintained by dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com
;On http://users.telenet.be/wdew/ you find a library of additional files for PTBSync
;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/jfa-ha/index_e.cfm
;http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/jfa-ha/prov_e.cfm
;http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays.htm
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_in_Canada
;http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/meb-hm/101-eng.cfm#e16
;http://www.iode.ca/Celebrate-Canadian-History-and-Heritage.aspx
;http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1266366005340/1268235063611
;http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada/civic.aspx