Moving holiday
Thanksgiving (Canada) 2030
Monday 14 October 2030
Second Monday of October.
In 2030, Thanksgiving (Canada) falls on Monday 14 October 2030 in Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. The 2030 date for Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec is provisional – calculated from the rule, because the official calendar for that year is not published yet. For comparison in Canada (federal), the 2029 date was Monday 8 October 2029 and the 2031 date is Monday 13 October 2031.
Dates in 2030
Monday 14 October 2030
Canada
- Canada (federal)
- Ontario
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Quebec
Canada (federal): called Thanksgiving Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
Ontario: called Thanksgiving Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
British Columbia: called Thanksgiving Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
Alberta: called Thanksgiving Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
Quebec: called Thanksgiving Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
About Thanksgiving (Canada)
Thanksgiving in Canada is the second Monday of October, so it always falls between 8 and 14 October. Since 1957 it has been held on that Monday each year, about six weeks before the American holiday, and it is usually linked to the end of the harvest season.
It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces such as banks, airlines and telecommunications, and a statutory holiday in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec, where the Act respecting labour standards calls it Action de grâce. All five Canadian jurisdictions on this site therefore have the same date.
As a Monday holiday it never needs a substitute day and always gives a three-day weekend. Ontario and Quebec do not count Remembrance Day as a statutory holiday, so in those provinces Thanksgiving is the last holiday before 25 December, while Alberta, British Columbia and the federal list add Remembrance Day on 11 November.
Sources
- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html
- https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/public-holidays
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays
- https://www.alberta.ca/general-holidays-pay
- https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/public-holidays.html