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In Canada, there are two definitions to the term Civic Holiday. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Holidays in Canada: Although not official holidays, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Labour Day, and Halloween are traditionally celebrated by Canadians. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ...

The August holiday

The more commonly understood definition is that the civic holiday is an annual holiday, celebrated on the first Monday of August in most Canadian provinces. Monday is considerd either the first or the second day of the week, between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ...

However, its legal status and name is far from uniform nationwide. Two provinces and one territory do not recognize it at all, and five other provinces do not oblige employers to offer holiday pay on this day, thus making it a civic holiday as described below. This leaves only three provinces and two territories where the first Monday in August is a full statutory holiday and employers are obliged to pay their employees holiday pay. In Canada, a Statutory Holiday (also known as general or public holiday) is a holiday legislated either through the federal, provincial or territorial governments. ...

Jurisdictions with a statutory holiday on the first Monday of August

• British Columbia (British Columbia Day)
• New Brunswick (New Brunswick Day)
• Northwest Territories (Civic Holiday)
• Nunavut (Civic Holiday)
• Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Day)

Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) Land 925,186 km² Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72 908 km² (8th) Land 71 450 km² Water 1 458 km² (2. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st)  - Land 1,936,113 km²  - Water 157,077 km² (7. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) Land 591,670 km² Water 59,366 km² (9. ...

Jurisdictions with a civic holiday on the first Monday of August

• Alberta¹ (Heritage Day)
• Manitoba (Civic Holiday)
• Nova Scotia (Natal Day)
• Ontario (Simcoe Day)²
• Prince Edward Island (Natal Day)

¹ - Alberta employers can opt out of the Family Day holiday in February. If they do, they must treat the August holiday as a statutory holiday.
² - Some Ontario municipalities have a different name for the holiday. See Holidays in Canada. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th) Land 53,338 km² Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was the best friend of Samdup and he will be helping him with putting up the the patio stone. ... Simcoe Day is a Civic Holiday in Ontario, falling on the first Monday in August. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) Land 5,660 km² Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) Population 137,900... Family Day is an Albertan statutory holiday. ... Holidays in Canada: Although not official holidays, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Labour Day, and Halloween are traditionally celebrated by Canadians. ...

Jurisdictions with no holiday on the first Monday of August

• Newfoundland and Labrador (celebrates Discovery Day on June 24)
• Quebec (celebrates St. Jean Baptiste Day on June 24)
• Yukon (celebrates Discovery Day on the third Monday in August)

Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... The Fête nationale du Québec (Quebec National Holiday) is the official day of Quebec, a province of Canada. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) Land 474,391 km² Water 8,052 km² (1. ...

Legal definition

From a legal standpoint, a civic holiday is usually defined as any holiday which is legally recognized but where the employer is not obliged to offer holiday pay. For example, in Alberta Christmas is a statutory holiday where employees are entitled to holiday pay, but Boxing Day is a civic holiday and employers do not have to provide holiday pay. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ...

External link

• Details on the August holiday