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Holidays
 

Below is a list of United States and Canadian holidays which will be observed by the Embassy and constituent posts in 2011-2012.

For more information on American holidays, please visit this overview, entitled National Celebrations: Holidays in the United States.

American and Canadian Holidays
New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Wednesday, January 1, 2014		 Day After New Year's Day
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Thursday, January 2, 2014
(Observed in Québec City and Montréal only.)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 21, 2013
Monday, January 20, 2014		 Presidents' Day
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, February 18, 2013
(Always observed the 3rd Monday in February.)
Good Friday
Friday, April 6, 2012
Friday, March 29, 2013		 Easter Monday
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, April 1, 2013
Victoria Day
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, May 20, 2013		 Memorial Day
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 27, 2013
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
Sunday, June 24, 2011
Monday, June 24, 2012
(Observed in Québec City and Montréal only.)		 Canada Day
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Monday, July 1, 2013
Independence Day
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Thursday, July 4, 2013		 Civic Holiday
Monday, August 6, 2012
Monday, August 5, 2013
(Always observed 1st Monday in August in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver; Natal Day in Halifax and Heritage Day in Calgary.)
Labor Day
Monday, September 3, 2012
Monday, September 2, 2013
(Always observed 1st Monday in September.)		 Columbus Day / Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday, October 14, 2013
(Always observed 2nd Monday in October.)
Veterans' Day / Remembrance Day
Sunday, November 11, 2012*
Monday, November 11, 2013
(*Observed Monday, November 12, 2012) 		Thanksgiving Day (United States)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thursday, November 28, 2013
(Always observed 4th Thursday in November.)
Christmas Day
Tueday, December 25, 2012
Wednesday, December 25, 2013		 Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Thursday, December 26, 2013

In the United States, when a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday.

Canadian holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are observed the following Monday.