What you see here is the list of yearly 2023 holidays for Canada. So if you are looking for information regarding holidays observed in Canada in the year 2023, 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 2023 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 2023 and local observances falling within the month of the year 2023 and make preparations for them in advance.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 2nd January | Monday | New Year Day observed | National holiday | 2023 |
| 2nd January | Monday | Day After New Year’s Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 6th January | Friday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | 2023 |
| 7th January | Saturday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 14th January | Saturday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 22nd January | Sunday | Chinese New Year | Observance | 2023 |
| 2nd February | Thursday | Groundhog Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 15th February | Wednesday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 20th February | Monday | Islander Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 20th February | Monday | Family Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 20th February | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 20th February | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 21st February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Christian | 2023 |
| 22nd February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian | 2023 |
| 24th February | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 1st March | Wednesday | St David Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 7th March | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 12th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | 2023 |
| 13th March | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 17th March | Friday | St. Patrick Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season | 2023 |
| 20th March | Monday | St. Patrick Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 23rd March | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | 2023 |
| 2nd April | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian | 2023 |
| 6th April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian | 2023 |
| 6th April | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 6th April | Thursday | National Tartan Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday, Christian | 2023 |
| 8th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian | 2023 |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | 2023 |
| 9th April | Sunday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance | 2023 |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | 2023 |
| 13th April | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 14th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 15th April | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 16th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 17th April | Monday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | 2023 |
| 17th April | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | 2023 |
| 18th April | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | 2023 |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | 2023 |
| 24th April | Monday | St. George Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 26th April | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 18th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian | 2023 |
| 22nd May | Monday | Victoria Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 26th May | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 28th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian | 2023 |
| 29th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian | 2023 |
| 4th June | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian | 2023 |
| 8th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian | 2023 |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | 2023 |
| 21st June | Wednesday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 21st June | Wednesday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 24th June | Saturday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 26th June | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 29th June | Thursday | Eid ul Adha | Muslim | 2023 |
| 1st July | Saturday | Canada Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 1st July | Saturday | Memorial Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 9th July | Sunday | Nunavut Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 10th July | Monday | Orangemen Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 10th July | Monday | Nunavut Day observed | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 19th July | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim | 2023 |
| 2nd August | Wednesday | The Royal St John Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Heritage Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local observance | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local observance | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 7th August | Monday | Natal Day | Common local holiday | 2023 |
| 15th August | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Christian | 2023 |
| 18th August | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 21st August | Monday | Discovery Day | Local holiday | 2023 |
| 4th September | Monday | Labour Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 16th September | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season | 2023 |
| 25th September | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 27th September | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Muslim | 2023 |
| 30th September | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 4th October | Wednesday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | 2023 |
| 6th October | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 7th October | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 8th October | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 9th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 9th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 18th October | Wednesday | Healthcare Aide Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 31st October | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance | 2023 |
| 5th November | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | 2023 |
| 11th November | Saturday | Remembrance Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 11th November | Saturday | Remembrance Day | Observance | 2023 |
| 3rd December | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | 2023 |
| 8th December | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | 2023 |
| 8th December | Friday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 11th December | Monday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | 2023 |
| 15th December | Friday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | 2023 |
| 21st December | Thursday | December Solstice | Season | 2023 |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance | 2023 |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas | National holiday, Christian | 2023 |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Boxing Day | National holiday | 2023 |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year Eve | Observance | 2023 |