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School year in Canada runs from early September to mid-June. Students enjoy a two-week break at Christmas and two weeks in March.
The first day of school for students is Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
The last day of school for elementary students is Thursday, June 25, 2020.
Note: A School Board may modify school calendar dates with prior approval of the Ministry. Please contact school boards to see if their School Holidays have been modified.
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School Holidays in Canada 2020
*All dates are subject to errors and changes
| Holiday | Date | Regions |
| Labour Day | 02-09-2019 | National |
| Thanksgiving Day | 14-10-2019 | National |
| Remembrance Day | 11-11-2019 | National except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| Christmas break | from 23-12-2020 to 03-01-2020 | |
| Family Day | 17-02-2020 | BC, AB, SK, ON, NB |
| Islander Day | 17-02-2020 | PE |
| Louis Riel Day | 17-02-2020 | MB |
| Heritage Day | 17-02-2020 | NS |
| Mid-Winter break | from 16-03-2020 to 20-03-2020 | |
| Good Friday | 10-04-2020 | National except QC |
| Easter Monday | 13-04-2020/td>
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| Victoria Day | 18-05-2020 | National except NB, NS, NL |
| Aboriginal Day | 21-06-2020 | NWT |
| St.Jean Baptiste Day | 24-06-2020 | QC |
| Canada Day | 01-07-2020 | National |
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All Provinces and Territories in Canada
Canada has ten provinces, and three territories.
The provinces of Canada, and the Canadian provinces abbreviations are the following:
Provinces
AB – Alberta
BC – British Columbia
MB – Manitoba
NB – New Brunswick
NL – Newfoundland and Labrador
NS – Nova Scotia
ON – Ontario
PE – Prince Edward Island
QC – Quebec
SK – Saskatchewan
Territories
NT – Northwest Territories
NU – Nunavut
YT – Yukon
These provinces and territories are grouped into into Western Canada, Atlantic Canada, Northern Canada, and Central Canada.