 Remembrance
Day -11 November
Remembrance
Day for Canadians is similar to Memorial Day in the
USA - a  solemn day of military remembrance for soldiers
killed in service.
In Canada, as in Australia and
Europe, Remembrance Day is celebrated on November
11 - the same date as the Armistice Day observance
(now known as Veteran's Day in the United States).
No matter what the name, November 11 is a day when
citizens in Australia, Europe and North America show
special respect toward all veterans of military service
by wearing poppies on their
lapels in remembrance of men and women who died
in service to their country.
Canada
Flag Day - February 15
Canada
Flag Day in 2005 marked the 40th anniversary of
the red and white Maple Leaf flag that represents Canada
as a nation.
 The quest for a new national flag actually began in
1925.
The single-leaf design was approved in the country's
national colors, red and white by resolution of the
House of Commons on December 15, 1964, followed by the
Senate on December 17, 1964.
A proclamation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen
of Canada on January 28, 1965, established Canada Flag
Day as a national holiday to take effect on February
15, 1965.
Click here to learn about Canada's
Provincial Flags.
Victoria
Day - Queen's Birthday - May
Victoria Day (also known as the Queen's
Birthday, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day) was first
celebrated in 1845 in Ontario on the occasion of the
birthday of England's young Queen Victoria. The Queen's birthday has been
a national holiday in Canada since 1901, and since 1952
has been celebrated annually on the Monday that falls
before May 25.
Celebrate
Canada - June 21-July 1
Celebrate
Canada is an 11-day nation-wide celebration that
includes National Aboriginal Day (June 21), Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Day (June 24), Multiculturalism Day (June 27) and Canada
Day (July 1). Each province and territory celebrates
with special
events.
National
Aboriginal Day - June 21
 Canada
Day - 1 July
Labour
Day - September, 1st Monday
Labour Day is celebrated throughout
Canada on the first Monday in September. This is the
same day celebrated in honour of labour in the US,
and in Bermuda.
Thanksgiving
Day - October, 4th Thursday
The history and traditions of this
holiday are very much the same as those celebrated
in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November.
The date for Canada's Thanksgiving is the second
Monday in October to fit the harvest calendar of
this more northerly land.
Remembrance
Day -11 November
Remembrance Day for Canadians is similar
to Memorial Day in the USA - a solemn day of military
remembrance for soldiers killed in service.
In Canada,
as in Australia and Europe, Remembrance Day is celebrated
on November 11 - the same date as Armistice Day (also
known as Veteran's Day) observed in the United States.
No matter what the name, November 11 is a day when
citizens show special respect toward all veterans
of military service.
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