| Easter - Sunday April 1, 2018 Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
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| Easter holiday (end) - Monday April 9, 2018 School holidays :
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| Victoria Day - Monday May 21, 2018 Secular holiday : In tribute to Queen Victoria's birth in 1819
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| Victoria Day - Monday May 21, 2018 School holidays :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Thursday June 21, 2018 School holidays :
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| Canada Day - Sunday July 1, 2018 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Canada Day - Monday July 2, 2018 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Nunavut Day - Tuesday July 9, 2019 Secular holiday : On July 9, 1993, following the passing of the 1982 plebiscite on the question of the division of the Northwest Territories, the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavut Act, establishing the territory of Nunavut, to come into operation sometime in the future. On April 1, 1999, Nunavut became a legally distinct territory from the Northwest Territories, coming into being as a territory on this date. The following year, in 2000, 'Nunavut Day' was celebrated on April 1. However, it was felt that the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement had greater significance to the people of Nunavut, so the holiday was moved to July 9 the following year [Wikipedia]
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| Regional holiday - Monday August 6, 2018 Secular holiday : Civic/state holiday - Civic holiday in Ontario, Saskatchewan and the North West Territories.
- Natal Day in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
- New Brunswick Day in New Brunswick.
British Colombia Day in British Colombia.
- Heritage Day in Alberta.
NOT a holiday in Quebec, Yukon.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Friday August 31, 2018 School holidays :
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| Labour Day - Monday September 3, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Thanksgiving - Monday October 8, 2018 Secular holiday : The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in 1957.
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| Thanksgiving - Monday October 8, 2018 School holidays :
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