What public holidays are observed in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador observes nine federal holidays. Most stores and offices are required to close under the Shops Closing Act. Those holidays include: • New Year’s Day – January 1 • Good Friday – Friday before Easter Sunday • Victoria Day – Monday on or before May 24 • Canada Day – July 1 • Labour Day – First Monday in September • Thanksgiving Day – second Monday in October • Remembrance Day – November 11 • Christmas Day – December 25 • Boxing Day – December 26 Other traditional holidays include: • St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 • St. George’s Day – April 23 • Discovery Day – June 24 • Orangemen’s Day – July 12 On these holidays stores are not required to close, although many offices do under the terms of collective agreements. In these instances, the holiday is usually celebrated on the closest Monday to the actual date. In addition to the foregoing holidays, the Shops Closing Act sets the following for observance as holidays: • Regatta Day (City of St. John’s) • Regatta Day (Town
