Canada Holidays & National Days 2026
Here is every national day, public holiday and special observance connected with Canada on National Day Review — sorted by date for 2026, with a live countdown to the next one. Open any day to read its history, traditions, facts, wishes and messages.
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Black Friday
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Cyber Monday
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Monkey Day
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National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
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Canada Holidays & National Days in 2026 — Month by Month
January 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Next: January 1, 2027 |
February 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Next: February 14, 2027 |
May 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Next: May 9, 2027 |
June 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21 | Sunday | Father's Day | Next: June 20, 2027 |
July 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Wednesday | Canada Day | Next: July 1, 2027 |
September 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | Thursday | Stand Up To Cancer Day | Next: September 10, 2027 |
October 1
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Next: October 31, 2027 |
November 6
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 – November 30 | Sunday | Movember | Today |
| November 7 | Saturday | National Notary Public Day | Next: November 7, 2027 |
| November 8 | Sunday | National Cappuccino Day | Next: November 8, 2027 |
| November 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Next: November 11, 2027 |
| November 27 | Friday | Black Friday | in 15 days |
| November 30 | Monday | Cyber Monday | in 18 days |
December 8
| Date | Day | Observance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 – December 12 | Saturday | Hanukkah | in 23 days |
| December 14 | Monday | Monkey Day | in 32 days |
| December 18 | Friday | National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day | in 36 days |
| December 21 | Monday | Crossword Puzzle Day | in 39 days |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | in 42 days |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | in 43 days |
| December 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | in 44 days |
| December 31 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve | in 49 days |
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Famous People Born in Canada
Rachel McAdams
Mean Girls, The Notebook, Spotlight, About Time
Ryan Gosling
The Notebook, Drive, La La Land, Barbie, Project Hail Mary
Bryan Adams
Singer-songwriter; “Summer of ’69”, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”
Drake
Rapper, singer and songwriter; “God’s Plan”, “One Dance”






