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Public Holiday
Regional: CA-AB, CA-NL, CA-NS, CA-PE, CA-SK, CA-YT
Remembrance Day (observed)
Monday, November 13, 2028
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Reduced
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
SAT
11
Weekend
SUN
12
Weekend
MON
13
Holiday
3-day weekend (November 11 – November 13)
📣 Traveler notes
Canada is a large country known for its diverse landscapes, including the Rocky Mountains and Prairies, its natural beauty, and its multicultural heritage. It possesses multiple lakes and three oceanic coasts.
- Holidays are observed on specific dates (e.g., New Year's Day, Victoria Day).
- Some regional holidays may differ from federal observances.
- Major cultural holidays include Good Friday and Family Day.
- Regional tensions and historical sensitivities can exist.
- Multiculturalism and local Indigenous customs require respect.
- The nation's approach to diversity is guided by the 'cultural mosaic' concept.
- In this highly multicultural society, respect for diversity is valued. Remove shoes when entering private homes, and be mindful of local Indigenous customs and regional cultures (e.g., Quebec).
About this holiday
Remembrance Day is a memorial observed to honor armed forces members who died in the line of duty, commemorating the end of the First World War hostilities on November 11, 1918.