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Canada Day[a] is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas (Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British Empire called Canada. [1][2] Originally called Dominion Day [b], the ...
Fireworks, flags and fighter jets are all part of the Canada Day experience. But how did this annual July 1 holiday come about? Two top historians weigh in.
Statutory holidays A statutory holiday (also known as "stats" or "general" or "public" holiday) in Canada is legislated either through the federal government or a provincial or territorial government. [6] Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay.
But Canada Day has taken on new significance to many Canadians this year, given Trump’s unwelcome suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state, his threat to slap punitive tariffs on ...
Crowds on Parliament Hill, Ottawa celebrate Dominion Day, 1927, the 60th jubilee of Canadian confederation Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion) was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867. It became an official public holiday in 1879. [2] Some Canadians were, by the early 1980s, informally referring to the holiday as "Canada Day". [3][4 ...
This is a collection of articles about holidays celebrated only, or primarily, in Canada. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Holidays.
Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country. [1][2] It is informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada.
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation 's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence from a colonial empire. Not all countries mark independence as a national holiday ...