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2023 is a common year that has 365 days in total. There are 11 federal holidays and four of them fall on weekends: New Year's Day, Canada Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Remembrance Day.

The following is the list of federal holidays in Canada in 2023.

HolidayDateWeekdayNote
New Year's Day Jan 1, 2023 Sunday Federal Holiday
New Year's Day Holiday Jan 2, 2023 Monday Observed
Good Friday Apr 7, 2023 Friday Federal Holiday
Easter Monday Apr 10, 2023 Monday Federal Holiday
Victoria Day May 22, 2023 Monday Federal Holiday
Canada Day Jul 1, 2023 Saturday Federal Holiday
Canada Day Holiday Jul 3, 2023 Monday Observed
Labour Day Sep 4, 2023 Monday Federal Holiday
National Day for
Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 30, 2023 Saturday Federal Holiday
National Day for Truth
and Reconciliation Holiday
Oct 2, 2023 Monday Observed
Thanksgiving Day Oct 9, 2023 Monday Federal Holiday
Remembrance Day Nov 11, 2023 Saturday Federal Holiday
Remembrance Day Holiday Nov 13, 2023 Monday Observed
Christmas Day Dec 25, 2023 Monday Federal Holiday
Boxing Day Dec 26, 2023 Tuesday Federal Holiday

Please also check working days in Canada in 2023.

January 1

New Year's DayNew Year's Day

January 2

New Year's Day (observed) - SKJanuary 2nd (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCNew Year's Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUNew Year's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL

January 6

Epiphany

February 2

Groundhog DayCandlemas

February 14

Valentine's Day

February 15

National Flag of Canada Day

February 17

Heritage Day (optional) - YT

February 20

Family Day - AB, BC, NB, ON, SKIslander Day - PELouis Riel Day - MBNova Scotia Heritage Day - NS

February 21

Shrove Tuesday

February 22

Ash Wednesday

March 13

Commonwealth Day

March 17

Saint Patrick's Day

March 20

Saint Patrick's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL

April 2

Palm Sunday

April 6

Maundy ThursdayTartan Day

April 7

Good FridayGood Friday - except: QCGood Friday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCGood Friday (optional) - QC

April 8

Holy Saturday

April 9

Easter Sunday (retail closing day) - NSEaster Sunday (shops closing holiday) - NLEaster Sunday (retail business holiday) - ONEaster Sunday (commercial establishments closing day) - QCEaster Sunday (observed by the public service) - PEEaster Sunday

April 10

Easter Monday (observed by employees of the clothing industry) - QCEaster Monday (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NUEaster Monday (observed by the provincial government) - NBEaster Monday (optional) - NS, QC, YTEaster Monday

April 24

Saint George's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL

April 26

Administrative Professionals' Day

May 14

Mother's Day

May 18

Ascension Day

May 22

Victoria DayVictoria Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YTNational Patriots' Day - QCVictoria Day (day of rest) - NBVictoria Day (shops closing holiday) - NLVictoria Day (observed by the public service) - PEVictoria Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLVictoria Day (optional) - NS

May 28

Pentecost

June 4

Trinity Sunday

June 8

Corpus Christi

June 18

Father's Day

June 21

National Aboriginal Day - NT, YTNational Indigenous Peoples Day

June 24

Quebec National Holiday - QCSaint John the Baptist

June 26

June Holiday (observed by the provincial government) - NL

June 27

Canadian Multiculturalism Day

July 1

Canada DayCanada Day - except: NLMemorial Day - NL

July 3

Canada Day (observed by the public service) - BC, MB, SKMemorial Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL

July 9

Nunavut Day - NU

July 10

Orangemen's Day (observed by the provincial government) - NL

August 4

Floating Holiday (observed by the public service) - SK

August 7

British Columbia Day - BCCivic Holiday - NT, NUNew Brunswick Day - NBSaskatchewan Day - SKCivic Holiday (observed by the public service) - MBCivic Holiday (optional) - ONCivic Holiday (optional, observed by the public service) - PEHeritage Day (optional, observed by the public service) - ABNatal Day (optional) - NS

August 15

Assumption of Mary

August 21

Discovery Day - YT

September 4

Labour DayLabour Day

September 30

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

October 2

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed by the public service) - MB

October 4

Saint Francis of Assisi

October 9

Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day - AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YTThanksgiving Day (day of rest) - NBThanksgiving Day (retail closing day) - NSThanksgiving Day (shops closing holiday) - NLThanksgiving Day (retail business holiday) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the public service) - PEThanksgiving Day (observed by the provincial government) - NB, NLThanksgiving Day (optional) - NS

October 31

Halloween

November 1

All Saints' Day

November 2

All Souls' Day

November 11

Remembrance DayRemembrance Day - AB, BC, NB, NT, NU, PE, SK, YTRemembrance Day (restricted) - MB, NSArmistice Day - NL

November 13

Armistice Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLRemembrance Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, SK

December 24

Christmas Eve (afternoon: 4 hours, observed by the public service) - PEChristmas Eve

December 25

Christmas DayChristmas Day

December 26

Boxing DayBoxing Day - ONBoxing Day (day of rest) - NBBoxing Day (retail closing day) - NSBoxing Day (shops closing holiday) - NLBoxing Day (retail business holiday) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - PEBoxing Day (observed by the public service) - AB, BC, MB, NU, SKBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NBBoxing Day (observed by the provincial government) - NLBoxing Day (optional) - NS, YT

December 27

Christmas Floater (observed by the public service) - AB

December 28 – December 29

Christmas Closure (observed by the public service) - AB

December 31

New Year's Eve

What days are banks closed in Canada in 2023?

December 26, 2022. Christmas Day. National holiday. ... .
December 27, 2022. Boxing Day. National holiday. ... .
January 2, 2023. New Year's Day. National holiday. ... .
January 3, 2023. Day after New Year. Provincial holiday: Quebec. ... .
February 20, 2023. Family Day. ... .
April 7, 2023. Good Friday. ... .
May 22, 2023. Victoria Day. ... .
June 26, 2023. Provincial Holiday..

What day is the Canada Day Stat 2023?

The National Day of Canada is observed as a statutory holiday on July 1st. If July 1st falls on a Sunday, the holiday is legally observed on July 2nd.

Is January 2nd a holiday in 2023?

For calendar year 2023, New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday and will be observed on Monday, January 2, 2023; and Veterans Day (November 11) falls on a Saturday and will be observed on Friday, November 10, 2023.

Is January 3rd 2023 a holiday?

There are 8 holidays listed for January 3rd, 2023: Festival of Sleep Day, Humiliation Day, J.R.R. Tolkien Day, Memento Mori, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, National Drinking Straw Day, National Write to Congress Day, Women Rock! Day.