Remembrance Day
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 · Canada · Regional (CA-AB, CA-BC, CA-NB, CA-NT, CA-NS, CA-NU, CA-PE, CA-SK, CA-YT) · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls midweek on a Wednesday. It splits the week rather than extending the weekend, so bridging costs two days of leave either side.
What the day is for
Two minutes of silence at 11am on 11 November, with poppies worn from late October. A statutory holiday in most provinces but notably not in Ontario or Quebec, where schools and offices stay open and hold ceremonies instead.
Do shops and banks close?
Closed where statutory; in Ontario and Quebec business runs as normal with a pause at 11am.
Getting around
Normal services with brief stops at 11am and closures around cenotaph ceremonies.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
See the full Canada holiday calendar or count the working days.