 The
Days of Rest Act identifies specific days during the year
that businesses must be closed. These days include the weekly day
of rest (Sunday) and ten prescribed days of rest; New Year's Day,
Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day, Labour
Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing
Day.
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2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
New Year's Day
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Thursday
January 1
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Friday
January 1
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Saturday
January 1
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Sunday
January 1 |
Good Friday
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Friday
April 10
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Friday
April 2 |
Friday
April 22 |
Friday
April 6 |
Victoria
Day
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Monday
May 18
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Monday
May 24 |
Monday
May 23 |
Monday
May 21 |
Canada Day*
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Wednesday
July 1
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Thursday
July 1 |
Friday
July 1 |
Monday
July 2 |
New Brunswick
Day
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Monday
August 3 |
Monday
August 2 |
Monday
August 1 |
Monday
August 6 |
Labour Day
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Monday
September 7
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Monday
September 6 |
Monday
September 5 |
Monday
September 3 |
Thanksgiving
Day
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Monday
October 12 |
Monday
October 11 |
Monday
October 10 |
Monday
October 8 |
Remembrance
Day
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Wednesday
November 11 |
Thursday
November 11 |
Friday
November 11 |
Sunday
November 11 |
Christmas
Day
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Friday
December 25
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Saturday
December 25 |
Sunday
December 25 |
Tuesday
December 25 |
Boxing Day
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Saturday
December 26
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Sunday
December 26 |
Monday
December 26 |
Wednesday
December 26 |
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Note: * When July 1 is a Sunday, July
2 is a legal holiday and shall be kept and observed as such throughout
Canada under the name of "Canada Day". - Holidays
Act
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Year's Day |
January 1st
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Good
Friday
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the Friday before Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday
is the first Sunday after the full moon after March 21st.
If the full moon falls on a Sunday, Easter is the next Sunday.
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Victoria
Day
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the first Monday before May 25th
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Canada
Day
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July 1st (If July 1st falls on Sunday, Monday
July 2nd replaces July 1st as Canada Day)
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New
Brunswick Day
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the first Monday in August
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| Labour Day |
the first Monday in September
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Thanksgiving
Day
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the second Monday in October
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Remembrance
Day
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November 11th
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Christmas
Day
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December 25th
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| Boxing Day |
December 26th |
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