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2016 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 2016

1
FRI

New Year's Day

January 1st, Friday

Holiday

February 2016

17
WED

Family Day

February 17th, Wednesday

Optional

July 2016

1
FRI

Canada Day

July 1st, Friday

Holiday

September 2016

30
FRI

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, Friday

Holiday

December 2016

25
SUN

Christmas Day

December 25th, Sunday

Holiday

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Holiday
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September 2016
Data Dia Descrição
21 Wed World Gratitude Day
21 Wed World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Wed International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Wed National Chai Day
21 Wed International Day of Peace
22 Thu Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Thu World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Thu Hobbit Day
22 Thu World Rivers Day
22 Thu World Car-Free Day
22 Thu National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Thu World Rhino Day
23 Fri International Day of Sign Languages
23 Fri Bi Visibility Day
24 Sat World Gorilla Day
25 Sun National One-Hit Wonder Day
25 Sun World Dream Day
26 Mon International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Mon World Contraception Day
27 Tue World Tourism Day
28 Wed Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Wed National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Wed International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Wed National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Wed International Rabbit Day
28 Wed National Sons Day
28 Wed World Rabies Day
29 Thu World Heart Day
29 Thu International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Thu Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Thu International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Thu National Coffee Day
30 Fri International Translation Day
30 Fri World Maritime Day
30 Fri National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Fri International Podcast Day
October 2016
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sat National Hair Day
1 Sat Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Sat International Coffee Day
1 Sat International Day of Older Persons
1 Sat World Vegetarian Day
1 Sat National Seniors Day
1 Sat International Music Day
1 Sat Urticaria day
2 Sun International Day of Non-Violence
2 Sun World Financial Planning Day
2 Sun Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Sun National Kale Day
3 Mon National Boyfriend Day
4 Tue World Animal Day
4 Tue National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Tue World Smile Day
4 Tue World Space Week
4 Tue National Taco Day
4 Tue National Vodka Day
4 Tue Feast of St Francis of Assisi
5 Wed World Teachers’ Day
6 Thu National Noodle Day
6 Thu World Cerebral Palsy Day
7 Fri World Cotton Day
7 Fri World Architecture Day
7 Fri National Frappe Day
7 Fri World Habitat Day
8 Sat National Depression Screening Day
8 Sat International Podiatry Day
9 Sun World Post Day
9 Sun Leif Erikson Day
10 Mon World Homeless Day
10 Mon World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Mon World Mental Health Day
10 Mon World Sight Day
11 Tue National Coming Out Day
11 Tue International Day of the Girl Child
11 Tue World Egg Day
12 Wed World Arthritis Day
12 Wed World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13 Thu International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Thu World Thrombosis Day
14 Fri World Standards Day
15 Sat National Grouch Day
15 Sat Global Handwashing Day
15 Sat International Day of Rural Women
15 Sat National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Sat White Cane Safety Day
16 Sun Boss's Day
16 Sun World Food Day
16 Sun Global Dignity Day
16 Sun World Spine Day
17 Mon National Pasta Day
17 Mon International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18 Tue National Mammography Day
18 Tue Persons Day
20 Thu World Osteoporosis Day
20 Thu International Sloth Day
20 Thu International Chefs Day
20 Thu World Statistics Day
20 Thu National Day on Writing
20 Thu International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
21 Fri National Reptile Day
21 Fri Back to the Future Day
21 Fri Waste Reduction Week
22 Sat International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Mon United Nations Day
24 Mon World Development Information Day
24 Mon World Polio day
25 Tue International Artist Day
25 Tue International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Tue World Opera Day
26 Wed National Pumpkin Day
27 Thu World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Fri Canadian School Library Day
28 Fri International Animation Day
28 Fri world judo day
29 Sat National Cat Day
29 Sat World Psoriasis Day
29 Sat World Stroke Day
30 Sun Dhanteras
31 Mon Halloween
31 Mon National Magic Day
31 Mon World Cities Day
31 Mon World Savings Day
November 2016
Data Dia Descrição
1 Tue Day of the Dead
1 Tue Diwali
1 Tue Native American Heritage Month
1 Tue Author's Day
1 Tue National Adoption Month
1 Tue All Saints' Day
1 Tue Movember
1 Tue World Vegan Day
2 Wed International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
2 Wed All Souls' Day
3 Thu Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Thu National Sandwich Day
4 Fri National Candy Day
5 Sat World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Sat National Redhead Day
6 Sun National Nachos Day
6 Sun National Stress Awareness Day
6 Sun International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Mon National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Tue National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Tue National Cappuccino Day
8 Tue World Urbanism Day
9 Wed World Adoption Day
9 Wed International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Wed Go to an Art Museum Day
10 Thu World Keratoconus Day
10 Thu International Accounting Day
10 Thu World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Fri Remembrance Day
11 Fri Singles Day
12 Sat World Pneumonia Day
13 Sun Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Sun World Kindness Day
14 Mon World Diabetes Day
14 Mon National Pickle Day
15 Tue National Philanthropy Day
16 Wed International Day for Tolerance
17 Thu World Prematurity Day
17 Thu National Unfriend Day
17 Thu World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Thu International Students' Day
18 Fri World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sat International Men's Day
19 Sat National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sat World Toilet Day
20 Sun Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Sun National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Sun Universal Children’s Day
20 Sun National Child Day
20 Sun Africa Industrialization Day
20 Sun World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
21 Mon World Hello Day
21 Mon World Television Day
21 Mon World Philosophy Day
21 Mon World pancreatic cancer day
23 Wed National Espresso Day
23 Wed Fibonacci Day
25 Fri International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Sat National Cake Day
29 Tue Black Friday
29 Tue International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Tue Buy Nothing Day
30 Wed Small Business Saturday
30 Wed Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2016
Data Dia Descrição
1 Thu World AIDS Day
2 Fri International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Fri National Mutt Day
2 Fri Cyber Monday
3 Sat Giving Tuesday
3 Sat International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Sun Wildlife Conservation Day
4 Sun International Day of Banks
5 Mon World Soil Day
5 Mon International Volunteer Day
6 Tue St. Nicholas Day
7 Wed Candle Day
7 Wed World Pear Day
7 Wed National Cotton Candy Day
7 Wed International Civil Aviation Day
7 Wed National Letter Writing Day
8 Thu Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Thu National Brownie Day
9 Fri Green Monday
9 Fri International Anti-corruption Day
9 Fri International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Fri National Pastry Day
10 Sat Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Sat Nobel Prize Day
10 Sat International Animal Rights Day
10 Sat Human Rights Day
11 Sun UNICEF Birthday
11 Sun International Mountain Day
12 Mon Gingerbread House Day
12 Mon National Poinsettia Day
12 Mon International Day of Neutrality
12 Mon International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Tue National Violin Day
14 Wed Monkey Day
17 Sat National Maple Syrup Day
17 Sat Anti-Bullying Day
18 Sun Arabic Language Day
18 Sun International Migrants Day
20 Tue International Human Solidarity Day
20 Tue National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Wed Winter Solstice
21 Wed Yule
22 Thu National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Fri Festivus
24 Sat The Feast of the Seven Fishes
24 Sat Christmas Eve
25 Sun Hanukkah
25 Sun Christmas Day
26 Mon Kwanzaa
26 Mon Boxing Day
27 Tue International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Wed National Call a Friend Day
31 Sat New Year's Eve

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