Public holidays for 2022


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