What you see here is the list of yearly 2021 holidays for Canada. So if you are looking for information regarding holidays observed in Canada in the year 2021, then you have come to the right place. This list has all the holidays written month-wise in proper order so you can easily break down the holidays according to the month and day when it falls.
This list will act as Canada 2021 holiday calendar and provide you with all the Bank holidays, Public Holidays of Canada Country, Canada School Holidays and Official holidays. So it would be easy for you to identify the holidays for the month and plan your schedule accordingly. You can always use this list as a reference to have knowledge about all the religious festivities of Canada in 2021 and local observances falling within the month of the year 2021 and make preparations for them in advance.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Friday | New Year Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd January | Saturday | Day After New Year’s Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 6th January | Wednesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | 2021 |
| 7th January | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 14th January | Thursday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 2nd February | Tuesday | Groundhog Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 12th February | Friday | Chinese New Year | Observance | 2021 |
| 14th February | Sunday | Valentine Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 15th February | Monday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 15th February | Monday | Islander Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 15th February | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 15th February | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 15th February | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 16th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Christian | 2021 |
| 17th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | 2021 |
| 26th February | Friday | Purim | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 26th February | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 1st March | Monday | St David Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 8th March | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 14th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | 2021 |
| 15th March | Monday | St. Patrick Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 17th March | Wednesday | St. Patrick Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 20th March | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | 2021 |
| 28th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | 2021 |
| 28th March | Sunday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 1st April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | 2021 |
| 2nd April | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday, Christian | 2021 |
| 3rd April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | 2021 |
| 4th April | Sunday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 4th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | 2021 |
| 5th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance | 2021 |
| 5th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | 2021 |
| 6th April | Tuesday | National Tartan Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 7th April | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | 2021 |
| 9th April | Friday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 13th April | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | 2021 |
| 15th April | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 26th April | Monday | St. George Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 30th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 1st May | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 2nd May | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 3rd May | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | 2021 |
| 8th May | Saturday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | 2021 |
| 9th May | Sunday | Mother Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 13th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | 2021 |
| 13th May | Thursday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | 2021 |
| 17th May | Monday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 23rd May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | 2021 |
| 24th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | 2021 |
| 24th May | Monday | Victoria Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 30th May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | 2021 |
| 3rd June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | 2021 |
| 20th June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | 2021 |
| 20th June | Sunday | Father Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 21st June | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 21st June | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 21st June | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 24th June | Thursday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 1st July | Thursday | Canada Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 1st July | Thursday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 9th July | Friday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 12th July | Monday | Orangemen Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 20th July | Tuesday | Eid ul Adha | Muslim | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Heritage Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local observance | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 2nd August | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | 2021 |
| 4th August | Wednesday | The Royal St John Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 10th August | Tuesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | 2021 |
| 15th August | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | 2021 |
| 16th August | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 20th August | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | 2021 |
| 6th September | Monday | Labour Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 7th September | Tuesday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 16th September | Thursday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 21st September | Tuesday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 22nd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | 2021 |
| 27th September | Monday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 28th September | Tuesday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 29th September | Wednesday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 4th October | Monday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | 2021 |
| 11th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 11th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 18th October | Monday | Healthcare Aide Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 19th October | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | 2021 |
| 31st October | Sunday | Halloween | Observance | 2021 |
| 7th November | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | 2021 |
| 11th November | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Observance | 2021 |
| 11th November | Thursday | Remembrance Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 28th November | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | 2021 |
| 29th November | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 6th December | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | 2021 |
| 8th December | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | 2021 |
| 11th December | Saturday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | 2021 |
| 21st December | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | 2021 |
| 24th December | Friday | Christmas observed | National holiday, Christian | 2021 |
| 24th December | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | 2021 |
| 25th December | Saturday | Christmas | National holiday, Christian | 2021 |
| 26th December | Sunday | Boxing Day | National holiday | 2021 |
| 31st December | Friday | New Year Eve | Observance | 2021 |