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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) ( NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation ), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day ( French: Jour du chandail orange ), [ 1] is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school ...
Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."
Since 1940, the National War Memorial is the site of the national Remembrance Day ceremony, organized every year by the Royal Canadian Legion for 11 November. Along with Canadian war veterans, the ceremony is attended by the governor general, sometimes members of the Canadian royal family, the prime minister, the Silver Cross mother, representatives of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal ...
Thanksgiving (Canada) A celebration of being thankful for what one has and the bounty of the previous year. Thanksgiving ( French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day ( French: Jour de l'Action de grâce ), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in October. [ 1] Outside of the country, it may be referred to as Canadian ...
2026 date. August 3. ( 2026-08-03) Frequency. Annual. Civic Holiday ( French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [ 1] Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [ 2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest ...
The National Day of Mourning, or Workers' Mourning Day is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and occupational exposures. Workers' Memorial Day was started when two labour activists, Colin Lambert and Ray Sentes, were driving in early April ...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed in locations including Canada, United States, Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Recognition of the holiday has grown since the early 2000s. The day of remembrance includes candle-lighting vigils and a Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of buildings and monuments.