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Canada's Bank Holidays for 2008, 2009
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. Main industries – transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas.
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 2007/2008 rankings - 0.961 (4th, 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% (2007). Gini coefficient – 31.5%. Public debt – $467.3 billion CAD (Federal, 2007). from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: UTC −3.5 to −8. Summer: UTC −2.5 to −7. Holidays observed on Mondays are usually treated as weekend-long events.
| Holiday (English name) | Holiday (French name) | 2008 | 2009 |
| New Year's Day | Le jour de l'An | January 1 (Tue) | January 1 (Thu) |
Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) (except in Quebec) | Le vendredi saint | March 21 | April 10 |
Easter Monday
| Pâques | March 24 | April 13 |
Victoria Day (Monday on or before May 24)
(the birthday of Queen Victoria) | La fête de la Reine | May 19 | May 18 |
Canada Day (Union Canadian provinces into one government, 1867) | La fête du Canada | July 1 (Tue) | July 1 (Wed) |
Labour Day (First Monday in September) | La fête du travail | September 1 | September 7 |
Thanksgiving Day (Second Monday in October) (except in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) | L'Action de grâce | October 13 | October 12 |
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 (Tue) | November 11 (Wed) |
Christmas
| Noël | December 25 (Thu) | December 25 (Fri) |
| Boxing Day | Le lendemain de Noël | December 26 (Fri) | December 26 (Sat) |
Canadian Daylight Savings Time
| 2008 | 2009 |
begins: March 9, 2008 at 2 a.m. (set clocks ahead one hour)
ends: November 2, 2008 at 2 a.m. (set clocks back one hour) | begins: March 8, 2009 at 2 a.m. (set clocks ahead one hour)
ends: November 1, 2009 at 2 a.m. (set clocks back one hour) |
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