2023 Canadian Statutory Holidays
Long weekend 2023 information and details about holidays in Canada for 2023.
Canada Day will be on Saturday. Most Monday to Friday businesess will give Friday off in lieu but if you normally work on Saturdays you should check with your employer about this day to avoid any surprises.
Easter in 2023 is on April 7 (Good Friday) and Easter Sunday is on April 9 - approximately halfway between Family Day and Victoria Day.
Remembrance Day will be on a weekend so this year everyone can join events to commemmorate members of the armed forces - even in Ontario where this is still not an statutory holiday.
Christmas in 2023 is on a weekday: Christmas day is on a Monday and Boxing Day following on Tuesday. This makes planning for the holidays easier - other years when Christmas is on a weekend there tends to be some discussion and even confusion around which days are paid days off.
As of 2021 the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed on September 30, which is a Saturday this year. Ever since this holiday was introduced it took over as the most controversial holiday as it's for federally regulated employees only. (Remembrance day is close second because it's not a holiday in Ontario.)
List of Canadian holidays in 2023
| Holiday | Date in 2023 | Observance |
| New Year's Day | January 1, Sunday | National |
| Islander Day | February 20, Monday | PEI |
| Louis Riel Day | February 20, Monday | MB |
| Heritage Day | February 20, Monday | NS |
| Family Day | February 20, Monday | BC, AB, SK, ON, NB |
| Valentine's Day | February 14, Tuesday | Not an official holiday |
| Leap Day | - | - |
| St. Patrick's Day | March 17, Friday | Not a stat holiday |
| Good Friday | April 7, Friday | National except QC |
| Easter Monday | April 10, Monday | QC |
| Mother's Day | May 14, Sunday | Not an official holiday |
| Victoria Day | May 22, Monday | National except NS, NL |
| Father's Day | June 18, Sunday | Not an official holiday |
| Aboriginal Day | June 21, Wednesday | NWT |
| St. Jean Baptiste Day | June 24, Saturday | QC |
| Canada Day | July 1, Saturday | National |
| Civic Holiday | August 7, Monday | AB, BC, SK, ON, NB, NU |
| Labour Day | September 4, Monday | National |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | September 30, Saturday | National, federally regulated workplaces only |
| Thanksgiving | October 9, Monday | National except NS, NL |
| Halloween | October 31, Tuesday | Not an official holiday |
| Remembrance Day | November 11, Saturday | National except MB, ON, QC, NS |
| Christmas Day | December 25, Monday | National |
| Boxing Day | December 26, Tuesday | ON |
Looking for more details? Check this page about long weekends in Canada.
2023 is not a leap year.
Most school boards in 2023 will start the schoolyear on September 5, a day after Labour Day.
Daylight saving time in 2023 starts on Sunday, March 12 and ends on Sunday, November 5.
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Send in your comments, tips and ideas about holidays in Canada for 2023
Daylight Savings Time is absolutely a hassle to everyone!
Rememberance day and Truth and Reconciliation Day important I agree. Blue-collar make more than me so not sure your point
Time to get rid of daylight savings time and remembrance day, and truth of reconciliation should be for everyone, not federal government, ridiculous that blue collar workers who struggle to make ends meet are the people who don't benefit!
The time change needs to go. Why don't businesses just adjust their work times. Why do we all have to suffer. More accidents and lateness on that Monday after time change. It's still the same amount of daylight, whether the time changes or not.
Stay on DST all year round, forever !
Daylight Savings time is bad for our health.. we should end it.
Remembrance Day should be Mandatory everywhere, and so should Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Family Day is essentially just a civic holiday, and IMO is beneficial to our health since many people suffer depression during this time of year.
As a vetran it's disappointing that some province's don't respect Remembrance day.
Daylight Savings Time has to go. It's time.