Victoria Day

CLOSED Victoria Day is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the Monday preceding May 25 in every province and territory. It honours Queen Victoria's birthday. Victoria Day is a federal Read More...

Canada Day

CLOSED Canada Day is essentially our Independence Day. Canada Day was originally called Dominion Day and officially became a statutory holiday in 1897. It was renamed in 1982 to Canada Read More...

Heritage Day

CLOSED History of Alberta Heritage Day In 1974, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta made the first Monday in August an official provincial holiday to recognize and celebrate the varied cultural Read More...

Labour Day

CLOSED History of Canadian Labour Day The origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to a printer's revolt in 1872 in Toronto when labourers tried to establish Read More...

Thanksgiving

CLOSED Canadian and American cultures are not the same. A fact that the world tends to consider the two countries almost the same but ask a Canadian and he would Read More...

Remembrance Day

CLOSED Why We Observe Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed by Canadians and other members of the Commonwealth since the end of the First World War in Read More...

Christmas

CLOSED Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Read More...

Boxing Day

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to poor people, today Boxing Read More...