Canada Public Holidays in 2020
Canada has a total of 107 holidays in 2020. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |
| Epiphany | Monday, January 6, 2020 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Tuesday, January 7, 2020 |
| Orthodox New Year | Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
| Lunar New Year | Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
| Groundhog Day | Sunday, February 2, 2020 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| Valentine's Day | Friday, February 14, 2020 |
| National Flag of Canada Day | Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
| Louis Riel Day | Monday, February 17, 2020 |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Monday, February 17, 2020 |
| Islander Day | Monday, February 17, 2020 |
| Family Day | Monday, February 17, 2020 |
| Yukon Heritage Day | Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
| St David's Day | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
| Commonwealth Day | Monday, March 9, 2020 |
| Purim | Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Monday, March 16, 2020 |
| March Equinox | Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2020 |
| Tartan Day | Monday, April 6, 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| First day of Passover | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Vimy Ridge Day | Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 10, 2020 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 11, 2020 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 12, 2020 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 13, 2020 |
| Last day of Passover | Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 17, 2020 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, April 20, 2020 |
| St. George's Day | Monday, April 20, 2020 |
| Yom HaShoah | Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
| Ramadan Start | Friday, April 24, 2020 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
| Lag B'Omer | Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
| National Patriots' Day | Monday, May 18, 2020 |
| Victoria Day | Monday, May 18, 2020 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
| Shavuot | Friday, May 29, 2020 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 31, 2020 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, June 1, 2020 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, June 7, 2020 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 11, 2020 |
| June Solstice | Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
| June Holiday | Monday, June 22, 2020 |
| St. Jean Baptiste Day | Wednesday, June 24, 2020 |
| Memorial Day | Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
| Canada Day | Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
| Nunavut Day | Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
| Orangemen's Day | Monday, July 13, 2020 |
| Tisha B'Av | Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
| Eid al-Adha | Friday, July 31, 2020 |
| Civic/Provincial Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Saskatchewan Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Terry Fox Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| New Brunswick Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| British Columbia Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Natal Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Heritage Day | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Monday, August 3, 2020 |
| Assumption of Mary | Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Discovery Day | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Muharram | Friday, August 21, 2020 |
| Gold Cup Parade | Friday, August 21, 2020 |
| Ashura | Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
| Labour Day | Monday, September 7, 2020 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| September Equinox | Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| First day of Sukkot | Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
| Hoshana Rabbah | Friday, October 9, 2020 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
| Simchat Torah | Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 12, 2020 |
| Healthcare Aide Day | Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
| Milad un Nabi | Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| All Saints' Day | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| All Souls' Day | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
| Remembrance Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
| First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Kwanzaa (first day) | Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |