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Holidays
 

Below is a list of United States and Canadian holidays which will be observed by the Embassy and constituent posts in 2011-2012.

For more information on American holidays, please visit this overview.

American and Canadian Holidays
New Year's Day
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Thursday, January 1, 2015		 Day After New Year's Day
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Friday, January 2, 2015
(Observed in Québec City and Montréal only.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 21, 2013
Monday, January 20, 2014		 Presidents' Day
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, February 17, 2014
(Always observed the 3rd Monday in February.)
Good Friday
Friday, March 29, 2013
Friday, April 17, 2014		 Easter Monday
Monday, April 1, 2013
Monday, April 20, 2014
Victoria Day
Monday, May 20, 2013
Monday, May 19, 2014		 Memorial Day
Monday, May 27, 2013
Monday, May 26, 2014
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
Monday, June 24, 2013
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
(Observed in Québec City and Montréal only.)		 Canada Day
Monday, July 1, 2013
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Independence Day
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Friday, July 4, 2014		 Civic Holiday
Monday, August 5, 2013
Monday, August 4, 2014
(Always observed 1st Monday in August in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver; Natal Day in Halifax and Heritage Day in Calgary.)
Labor Day
Monday, September 2, 2013
Monday, September 1, 2014
(Always observed 1st Monday in September.)		 Columbus Day / Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Monday, October 14, 2013
Monday, October 13, 2014
(Always observed 2nd Monday in October.)
Veterans' Day / Remembrance Day
Monday, November 11, 2013
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
(*Observed Monday, November 12, 2012) 		Thanksgiving Day (United States)
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thursday, November 27, 2014
(Always observed 4th Thursday in November.)
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, December 25, 2014		 Boxing Day
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Friday, December 26, 2014

In the United States, when a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday.

Canadian holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are observed the following Monday.