Canada Public Holidays in 2021
Canada has a total of 125 holidays in 2021. 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 | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Epiphany | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
| Orthodox New Year | Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
| Tu B'Shevat | Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
| Groundhog Day | Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
| Lunar New Year | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Valentine's Day | Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
| Louis Riel Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| National Flag of Canada Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Islander Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Family Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Family Day | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
| Purim | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| Yukon Heritage Day | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| St David's Day | Monday, March 1, 2021 |
| Commonwealth Day | Monday, March 8, 2021 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
| March Equinox | Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| First day of Passover | Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Last day of Passover | Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Tartan Day | Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
| Yom HaShoah | Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| Vimy Ridge Day | Friday, April 9, 2021 |
| Ramadan Start | Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| St. George's Day | Monday, April 26, 2021 |
| Lag B'Omer | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, May 3, 2021 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
| Shavuot | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Pentecost | Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
| Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| National Patriots' Day | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| Victoria Day | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| June Holiday | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| St. Jean Baptiste Day | Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
| Memorial Day | Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
| Canada Day | Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
| Nunavut Day | Friday, July 9, 2021 |
| Orangemen's Day | Monday, July 12, 2021 |
| Tisha B'Av | Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
| Eid al-Adha | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
| Civic/Provincial Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Civic/Provincial Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Saskatchewan Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Terry Fox Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| New Brunswick Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| British Columbia Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Natal Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| Heritage Day | Monday, August 2, 2021 |
| The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
| Muharram | Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
| Assumption of Mary | Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Discovery Day | Monday, August 16, 2021 |
| Ashura | Wednesday, August 18, 2021 |
| Gold Cup Parade | Friday, August 20, 2021 |
| Labour Day | Monday, September 6, 2021 |
| Rosh Hashana | Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
| Yom Kippur | Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
| First day of Sukkot | Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Hoshana Rabbah | Monday, September 27, 2021 |
| Shemini Atzeret | Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
| Simchat Torah | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Thursday, September 30, 2021 |
| Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Monday, October 4, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 11, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 11, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 11, 2021 |
| Healthcare Aide Day | Monday, October 18, 2021 |
| Milad un Nabi | Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Halloween | Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
| All Saints' Day | Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| All Souls' Day | Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
| National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Monday, November 8, 2021 |
| Remembrance Day | Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
| Remembrance Day | Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
| First Sunday of Advent | Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
| First Day of Hanukkah | Monday, November 29, 2021 |
| Last day of Hanukkah | Monday, December 6, 2021 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
| Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
| December Solstice | Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| Kwanzaa (first day) | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Boxing Day | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Boxing Day | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Boxing Day | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Day off for Christmas Day | Monday, December 27, 2021 |
| Day off for Boxing Day | Monday, December 27, 2021 |
| Day off for Boxing Day | Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2021 |