Canada Holidays for 2011, 2012
Canada (British Columbia) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area, and shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest. A federation now comprising 10 provinces and 3 territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. Official languages: English, French.
Ottawa – the capital.
Toronto – Largest city. Also famous cities – Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Hamilton, Quebec City, Brampton, Surrey, Halifax, Laval, London.
Human Development Index rankings - 0.967 (3th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Canadian dollar (CAD). Fiscal year – 1 April – 31 March. Trade organizations – NAFTA, OECD, WTO, etc. Inflation (CPI) – 2.4% (2010). Gini coefficient – 32.1%.
Main industries – transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas. "Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday).
| Canada TOP events in 2011 (Montreal festivals): |
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| Montreal International Auto Show - mid January, 2011 |
| Festival Montreal en Lumiere - February - March, 2011 |
| Festivalissimo - March, 2011 |
| Beer Festival / Le Mondial de la Biere - late May / early June, 2011 |
| Montreal Bike Fest - late May, early June, 2011 |
| Montreal Grand Prix - late June, 2011 |
| Annual Montreal International Jazz Festival - late June / early July, 2011 |
| Just For Laughs Festival - throughout July, 2011 |
| World Film Festival - late August / early September, 2011 |
| La Biennale de Montreal - late September / early October, 2011 |
| Pop Montreal - early October, 2011 |
| Bal des Boys - December 31st, 2011 |
| Holiday (English name) | Holiday
(French name) | 2011 | 2012 |
| New Year's Day | Le jour de l'An | January 1 (Sat) | January 1 (Sun) |
Good Friday
(Friday before Easter Sunday)
(except in Quebec) | Le vendredi saint | April 22 | April 6 |
Easter Monday
| Pâques | April 25 | April 9 |
Victoria Day
(Monday on or before May 24)
(the birthday of Queen Victoria) | La fête de la Reine | May 23 | May 21 |
Canada Day
(Union Canadian provinces into one government, 1867) | La fête du Canada | July 1 (Fri) | July 1 (Sun) |
Labour Day
(First Monday in September) | La fête du travail | September 5 | September 3 |
Thanksgiving Day
(Second Monday in October)
(except in New Brunswick, Newfoundland,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) | L'Action de grâce | October 10 | October 8 |
Remembrance Day
(Anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918)
(except Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia) | Le jour du Souvenir | November 11 (Fri) | November 11 (Sun) |
Christmas
| Noël | December 25 (Sun) | December 25 (Tue) |
| Boxing Day | Le lendemain de Noël | December 26 (Mon) | December 26 (Wed) |
| New Year's Eve | | December 31 (Sat) | December 31 (Mon) |
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