Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2004
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 7 | Saturday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Family Day | Local holiday | Alberta |
| Feb 20 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Feb 22 | Sunday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | |
| Feb 24 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| Mar 1 | Monday | St David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 2 | Tuesday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Mar 7 | Sunday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 8 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 15 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Mar 17 | Wednesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 6 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 8 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| Apr 9 | Friday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| Apr 10 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 11 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Apr 12 | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| Apr 13 | Tuesday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 19 | Monday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 26 | Monday | St. George's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Apr 27 | Tuesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | |
| May 9 | Sunday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 9 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 20 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| May 24 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| May 24 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 26 | Wednesday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| May 30 | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | |
| May 31 | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| Jun 6 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| Jun 10 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Jun 20 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Aboriginal Day | Local holiday | NT |
| Jun 21 | Monday | National Aboriginal Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Thursday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | Quebec |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Jul 9 | Friday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 12 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local holiday | NL |
| Jul 27 | Tuesday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Common local holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | Ontario |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 2 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| Aug 2 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | BC |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 2 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 4 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | NL |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| Aug 16 | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | Yukon |
| Aug 20 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | PE |
| Sep 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Sep 12 | Sunday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Sep 16 | Thursday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 25 | Saturday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Thursday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| Oct 6 | Wednesday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 8 | Friday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| Oct 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Oct 16 | Saturday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 8 | Monday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 10 | Wednesday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Nov 14 | Sunday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Nov 28 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 11 | Saturday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 15 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Dec 26 | Sunday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | All |
| Dec 27 | Monday | Day off for Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Dec 28 | Tuesday | Day off for Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | Ontario |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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