Are you or one of your family members attending one of The Best International Schools in Canada? Would you like to know more about the many observances and the main holidays in Canada during the year 2019?
Have a look of our calendar and celebrate wherever you are in the world!
Main School Holidays in Canada in 2019
Winter Holidays: From Saturday 22nd of December 2018 to Sunday 6th of January 2019
Spring Half-Term Dates: From Saturday 16th of February 2019 to Tuesday 19th of February 2019
Easter Holidays: From Saturday 6th of April 2019 to Monday 22nd of April 2019
Summer Half-Term Dates: From Saturday 4th of May 2019 to 7th of May 2019
Summer Holidays: From Saturday 29th of June 2019 to Tuesday 20th of August 2019
Holidays in Canada in 2019
| Date | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day |
| 2 Jan | Day After New Year’s Day Quebec |
| 6 Jan | Epiphany |
| 7 Jan | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| 14 Jan | Orthodox New Year |
| 21 Jan | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) |
| 2 Feb | Groundhog Day |
| 5 Feb | Chinese New Year |
| 14 Feb | Valentine’s Day |
| 15 Feb | National Flag of Canada Day |
| 18 Feb | Islander Day – Prince Edward Island |
| 18 Feb | Family Day -AB, NB, ON, SK |
| 18 Feb | Nova Scotia Heritage Day |
| 18 Feb | Louis Riel Day – Manitoba |
| 22 Feb | Yukon Heritage Day – Yukon |
| 1 Mar | St David’s Day |
| 5 Mar | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
| 6 Mar | Ash Wednesday |
| 10 Mar | Daylight Saving Time starts |
| 11 Mar | Commonwealth Day |
| 17 Mar | St. Patrick’s Day |
| 18 Mar | St. Patrick’s Day – Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 20 Mar | March Equinox |
| 21 Mar | Purim |
| 3 Apr | Isra and Mi’raj |
| 6 Apr | National Tartan Day |
| 9 Apr | Vimy Ridge Day |
| 14 Apr | Palm Sunday |
| 18 Apr | Maundy Thursday |
| 19 Apr | Good Friday |
| 20 Apr | Holy Saturday |
| 20 Apr | First day of Passover |
| 21 Apr | Easter Sunday |
| 22 Apr | Easter Monday – BC, NB, PE, QC, YT |
| 22 Apr | Easter Monday – Alberta |
| 22 Apr | St. George’s Day – Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 26 Apr | Orthodox Good Friday |
| 27 Apr | Last day of Passover |
| 27 Apr | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
| 28 Apr | Orthodox Easter |
| 29 Apr | Orthodox Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Yom HaShoah |
| 6 May | Ramadan Start |
| 9 May | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| 12 May | Mother’s Day |
| 20 May | Victoria Day – All except NS, NU, QC |
| 20 May | National Patriots’ Day – Quebec |
| 23 May | Lag B’Omer |
| 30 May | Ascension Day |
| 31 May | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) |
| 5 Jun | Eid ul Fitr |
| 9 Jun | Pentecost |
| 9 Jun | Shavuot |
| 10 Jun | Whit Monday |
| 16 Jun | Trinity Sunday |
| 16 Jun | Father’s Day |
| 20 Jun | Corpus Christi |
| 21 Jun | June Solstice |
| 21 Jun | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| 21 Jun | National Indigenous Peoples Day – Northwest Territories, Yukon |
| 24 Jun | St. Jean Baptiste Day – Quebec |
| 24 Jun | Discovery Day – Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 1 Jul | Canada Day |
| 1 Jul | Memorial Day -Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 9 Jul | Nunavut Day |
| 15 Jul | Orangemen’s Day – Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 5 Aug | Heritage Day in Alberta |
| 5 Aug | Civic/Provincial Day – NT, ON, PE, SK |
| 5 Aug | Terry Fox Day – Manitoba |
| 5 Aug | New Brunswick Day |
| 5 Aug | British Columbia Day |
| 5 Aug | Natal Day -Nova Scotia |
| 7 Aug | The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day) -Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 11 Aug | Tisha B’Av |
| 12 Aug | Eid ul Adha |
| 15 Aug | Assumption of Mary |
| 16 Aug | Gold Cup Parade – Prince Edward Island |
| 19 Aug | Discovery Day -Yukon |
| 1 Sep | Muharram/Islamic New Year |
| 2 Sep | Labour Day |
| 23 Sep | September Equinox |
| 30 Sep | Rosh Hashana |
| 4 Oct | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| 9 Oct | Yom Kippur |
| 14 Oct | First day of Sukkot |
| 14 Oct | Thanksgiving Day -All except NB, NL, NS, PE |
| 14 Oct | Thanksgiving Day -NB, NL, NS, PE |
| 18 Oct | Healthcare Aide Day -British Columbia, Manitoba |
| 20 Oct | Hoshana Rabbah |
| 21 Oct | Shemini Atzeret |
| 22 Oct | Simchat Torah |
| 31 Oct | Halloween |
| 1 Nov | All Saints’ Day |
| 2 Nov | All Souls’ Day |
| 3 Nov | Daylight Saving Time ends |
| 10 Nov | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day -All except NL, NS, ON, QC |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day -Ontario |
| 1 Dec | First Sunday of Advent |
| 8 Dec | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 11 Dec | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster |
| 22 Dec | December Solstice |
| 23 Dec | First Day of Hanukkah |
| 24 Dec | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec | Christmas |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day -MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, YT |
| 30 Dec | Last day of Hanukkah |
| 31 Dec | New Year’s Eve |