Civic Holiday Ontario 2023

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Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1Sunday New Year's Day Statutory Holiday  
Jan 2Monday Day off for New Year's Day Statutory Holiday  
Jan 2Monday Day After New Year’s Day Local holiday Quebec
Jan 6Friday Epiphany Observance, Christian  
Jan 7Saturday Orthodox Christmas Day Orthodox  
Jan 14Saturday Orthodox New Year Orthodox  
Jan 22Sunday Lunar New Year Observance  
Feb 2Thursday Groundhog Day Observance  
Feb 6Monday Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) Jewish holiday  
Feb 14Tuesday Valentine's Day Observance  
Feb 15Wednesday National Flag of Canada Day Observance  
Feb 18Saturday Isra and Mi'raj Muslim  
Feb 20Monday Louis Riel Day Common local holiday Manitoba
Feb 20Monday Nova Scotia Heritage Day Common local holiday Nova Scotia
Feb 20Monday Islander Day Common local holiday PE
Feb 20Monday Family Day Common local holiday AB, BC, NB, ON, SK
Feb 21Tuesday Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day Christian  
Feb 22Wednesday Ash Wednesday Christian  
Feb 24Friday Yukon Heritage Day Local de facto holiday Yukon
Mar 1Wednesday St David's Day Observance  
Mar 7Tuesday Purim Jewish holiday  
Mar 12Sunday Daylight Saving Time starts Clock change/Daylight Saving Time  
Mar 13Monday Commonwealth Day Observance  
Mar 17Friday St. Patrick's Day Observance  
Mar 20Monday St. Patrick's Day Local holiday NL
Mar 20Monday March Equinox Season  
Mar 23Thursday Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) Muslim  
Apr 2Sunday Palm Sunday Christian  
Apr 6Thursday Maundy Thursday Christian  
Apr 6Thursday First day of Passover Jewish holiday  
Apr 6Thursday Tartan Day Observance  
Apr 7Friday Good Friday Statutory Holiday  
Apr 8Saturday Holy Saturday Christian  
Apr 9Sunday Easter Sunday Designated Retail Closing Day Nova Scotia
Apr 9Sunday Easter Sunday Observance, Christian  
Apr 9Sunday Easter Sunday Shops Closing Day NL
Apr 9Sunday Vimy Ridge Day Observance  
Apr 10Monday Easter Monday Statutory Holiday NT, NU, QC
Apr 10Monday Easter Monday Optional holiday Alberta
Apr 10Monday Easter Monday Local de facto holiday Yukon
Apr 10Monday Easter Monday Statutory Holiday New Brunswick
Apr 13Thursday Last day of Passover Jewish holiday  
Apr 14Friday Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox  
Apr 15Saturday Orthodox Holy Saturday Orthodox  
Apr 16Sunday Orthodox Easter Orthodox  
Apr 17Monday Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) Muslim  
Apr 17Monday Orthodox Easter Monday Orthodox  
Apr 18Tuesday Yom HaShoah Jewish commemoration  
Apr 22Saturday Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) Muslim  
Apr 24Monday St. George's Day Local holiday NL
Apr 26Wednesday Yom HaAtzmaut Jewish holiday  
May 9Tuesday Lag B'Omer Jewish holiday  
May 14Sunday Mother's Day Observance  
May 18Thursday Ascension Day Christian  
May 22Monday National Patriots' Day Local holiday Quebec
May 22Monday Victoria Day Statutory Holiday New Brunswick
May 22Monday Victoria Day Statutory Holiday All except NB, NS, PE, QC
May 26Friday Shavuot Jewish holiday  
May 28Sunday Pentecost Christian  
May 29Monday Whit Monday Christian  
Jun 4Sunday Trinity Sunday Christian  
Jun 8Thursday Corpus Christi Christian  
Jun 18Sunday Father's Day Observance  
Jun 21Wednesday National Indigenous Peoples Day Observance  
Jun 21Wednesday National Indigenous Peoples Day Local holiday NT, Yukon
Jun 21Wednesday June Solstice Season  
Jun 24Saturday St. Jean Baptiste Day Local holiday Quebec
Jun 26Monday June Holiday Local holiday NL
Jun 29Thursday Eid al-Adha Muslim  
Jul 1Saturday Memorial Day Local holiday NL
Jul 1Saturday Canada Day Statutory Holiday  
Jul 9Sunday Nunavut Day Local holiday Nunavut
Jul 10Monday Nunavut Day observed Local holiday Nunavut
Jul 10Monday Orangemen's Day Local holiday NL
Jul 19Wednesday Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) Muslim  
Jul 27Thursday Tisha B'Av Jewish holiday  
Jul 28Friday Ashura (Tentative Date) Muslim  
Aug 2Wednesday The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) Local holiday NL
Aug 7Monday Civic/Provincial Day Statutory Holiday NT, Nunavut
Aug 7Monday Civic/Provincial Day Local observance Ontario
Aug 7Monday Saskatchewan Day Common local holiday Saskatchewan
Aug 7Monday Terry Fox Day Local observance Manitoba
Aug 7Monday New Brunswick Day Prescribed Day of Rest New Brunswick
Aug 7Monday British Columbia Day Common local holiday BC
Aug 7Monday Natal Day Common local holiday Nova Scotia
Aug 7Monday Heritage Day Optional holiday Alberta
Aug 15Tuesday Assumption of Mary Christian  
Aug 18Friday Gold Cup Parade Local holiday PE
Aug 21Monday Discovery Day Local holiday Yukon
Sep 4Monday Labour Day Statutory Holiday  
Sep 16Saturday Rosh Hashana Jewish holiday  
Sep 23Saturday September Equinox Season  
Sep 25Monday Yom Kippur Jewish holiday  
Sep 27Wednesday Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) Muslim  
Sep 30Saturday First day of Sukkot Jewish holiday  
Sep 30Saturday National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Statutory Holiday NT
Sep 30Saturday National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Federal Employees Holiday  
Oct 4Wednesday Feast of St Francis of Assisi Christian  
Oct 6Friday Hoshana Rabbah Jewish holiday  
Oct 7Saturday Shemini Atzeret Jewish holiday  
Oct 8Sunday Simchat Torah Jewish holiday  
Oct 9Monday Thanksgiving Day Statutory Holiday All except NB, NS, PE
Oct 9Monday Thanksgiving Day Designated Retail Closing Day Nova Scotia
Oct 9Monday Thanksgiving Day Observance PE
Oct 9Monday Thanksgiving Day Statutory Holiday New Brunswick
Oct 18Wednesday Healthcare Aide Day Local observance BC, Manitoba
Oct 31Tuesday Halloween Observance  
Nov 1Wednesday All Saints' Day Observance, Christian  
Nov 2Thursday All Souls' Day Observance, Christian  
Nov 5Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends Clock change/Daylight Saving Time  
Nov 8Wednesday National Aboriginal Veterans Day Observance  
Nov 11Saturday Remembrance Day Statutory Holiday All except MB, NS, ON, QC
Nov 11Saturday Remembrance Day Observance MB, NS, ON, QC
Nov 12Sunday Diwali/Deepavali Observance  
Dec 3Sunday First Sunday of Advent Observance  
Dec 8Friday Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian  
Dec 8Friday First Day of Hanukkah Jewish holiday  
Dec 11Monday Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster Observance  
Dec 15Friday Last day of Hanukkah Jewish holiday  
Dec 21Thursday December Solstice Season  
Dec 24Sunday Christmas Eve Observance  
Dec 25Monday Christmas Day Statutory Holiday  
Dec 26Tuesday Kwanzaa (first day) Observance  
Dec 26Tuesday Boxing Day Statutory Holiday NL, NT, NU, ON
Dec 26Tuesday Boxing Day Designated Retail Closing Day Nova Scotia
Dec 26Tuesday Boxing Day Optional holiday Alberta
Dec 26Tuesday Boxing Day Local de facto holiday Yukon
Dec 26Tuesday Boxing Day Provincial Public Sector Holiday New Brunswick
Dec 31Sunday New Year's Eve Observance  

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What are the stat holidays in Ontario for 2023?

Ontario, Canada - Public Holidays in 2023.
New Year's Day. Sun January 01, 2023..
Family Day. Mon February 20, 2023..
Good Friday. Fri April 07, 2023..
Victoria Day. Mon May 22, 2023..
Canada Day. Sat July 01, 2023..
Labour Day. Mon September 04, 2023..
Thanksgiving Day. Mon October 09, 2023..
Christmas Day..

What days are civic holidays in Ontario?

Civic Holiday on the first Monday of August is an optional holiday - provincially regulated employers are not required by law to give this day off. Most retail stores are open on the civic holiday across the province. ... Statutory Holidays in Ontario in 2022..

Is August 2nd a Civic Holiday in Ontario?

In addition to these nine holidays, employers in Ontario should also be aware of Remembrance Day (November 11, 2022) and Civic Holiday (August 1, 2022, or the first Monday in August).

Is Civic Holiday recognized in Ontario?

Despite its special designations, the day is not a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta, or Ontario; however, it is commonly observed by all levels of government, financial institutions and some businesses.