List of Canadian Statutory Holidays for 2024: Mark Your Calendars

List of Canadian Statutory Holidays for 2024: Canada Day falls on a Monday in 2024, providing Monday-through-Friday workers with an extended weekend. To ensure a four-day weekend, requesting an additional day off on the previous Friday or Tuesday will undoubtedly be a popular option; therefore, it is crucial to coordinate in advance with your employer and colleagues.

Easter occurs on March 29, 2024, which falls on Good Friday, and Easter Sunday occurs on March 31, which is roughly the midpoint between Family Day and Victoria Day. The date of Easter Monday in 2024 is April 1.

In 2024, Remembrance Day will fall on a Monday, prompting undoubtedly renewed demands from Ontarians for the designation of this day as a statutory holiday in Ontario. Such legislation would enable all citizens to partake in commemorative events honoring armed forces personnel and recognizing the day’s significance.

Christmas occurs on a weekday in 2024, with Boxing Day following on Thursday. Christmas Day occurs on a Wednesday. This facilitates holiday preparations, in contrast to previous years when the holiday fell on a weekend.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed beginning in 2021 on September 30, which falls on a Monday in 2024. Because this new holiday is exclusive to federally regulated employees, it has generated controversy. Share your thoughts with us by including your comments.

List of Canadian Statutory Holidays for 2024:

Holiday	Date in 2024	Observance
New Year’s Day	January 1, Monday	National
Islander Day	February 19, Monday	PEI
Louis Riel Day	February 19, Monday	MB
Heritage Day	February 19, Monday	NS
Family Day	February 19, Monday	BC, AB, SK, ON, NB
Valentine’s Day	February 14, Wednesday	Not an official holiday
Leap Day	February 29, Thursday	Not a holiday
St. Patrick’s Day	March 17, Sunday	Not a stat holiday
Good Friday	March 29, Friday	National except QC
Easter Monday	April 1, Monday	QC
Mother’s Day	May 12, Sunday	Not an official holiday
Victoria Day	May 20, Monday	National except NS, NL
Father’s Day	June 16, Sunday	Not an official holiday
Aboriginal Day	June 21, Friday	NWT
St. Jean Baptiste Day	June 24, Monday	QC
Canada Day	July 1, Monday	National
Civic Holiday	August 5, Monday	AB, BC, SK, ON, NB, NU
Labour Day	September 2, Monday	National
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	September 30, Monday	National, federally regulated workplaces only
Thanksgiving	October 14, Monday	National except NS, NL
Halloween	October 31, Thursday	Not an official holiday
Remembrance Day	November 11, Monday	National except MB, ON, QC, NS
Christmas Day	December 25, Wednesday	National
Boxing Day	December 26, Thursday	ON

What is a leap year?

Leap year designation: 2024 is divisible by 4. Additional rules besides divisibility by four govern leap years, but they only apply once every century; therefore, we can continue to apply the ‘divisible by 4’ rule for the next 76 years.

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What does the 2024 academic year entail?

The majority of Canadian education boards will begin the academic year on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the day following Labour Day.

2024 observes daylight saving time.

The practice of advancing and regressing the clock for daylight saving time remains in effect; in 2024, it commences on Sunday, March 10 and concludes on Sunday, November 3. The pace of endeavors to establish permanent daylight saving time is sluggish. In addition, timing must be coordinated with the United States on account of Canada and the United States’ close proximity and trade relationship.