Canada Day 2023
When is Canada Day 2023?
What is Canada Day?

Fireworks over Ottawa on Canada Day
Canada Day is Canada's official National Day. It is a statutory public holiday in all provinces and territories in Canada and is celebrated annually on
July 1.
It celebrates the joining, on July 1, 1867, of the British colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a wider confederation of four provinces called Canada (with the colony of the Province of Canada being divided into the two provinces of Ontario and Quebec), but as a part of the British Empire known then as the
Dominion of Canada. Though often informally referred to as "Canada's birthday", it was only one important milestone in the evolution of the country into its current form, with ten provinces and three territories.
It was called
Dominion Day until 1982, when Canada became completely sovereign and the holiday was renamed to its current name. In French-speaking parts of Canada it is known as
Fête du Canada.
While the date was not celebrated much initially (except for the Gold and Diamond Jubilees of the founding of the confederation in 1917 and 1927), celebrations started gaining more traction from the 1950s, and especially after Canada's centennial in 1967. Today Canada Day is a community-based celebration held all over the country in lots of different ways by different communities, with popular events such as free concerts, cultural displays, parades, carnivals and festivals, followed by fireworks in the evening, and also citizenship ceremonies to welcome new Canadian citizens. There are no set rules for what shape the celebrations should take.
The regulations for how Canada Day is observed if it falls on a Sunday differ between provinces/territories - some substitute the following Monday as a day off, others have no set rule. The celebrations themselves will generally still take place on July 1.
Canada Day is Canada's equivalent to America's
Independence Day, France's
Bastille Day and Australia's
Australia Day.
Further reading:
When is Canada Day 2024?
Dates for Canada Day from 2018 to 2028
The next occurrence of Canada Day is marked in
red.
When is ...? |
Date |
Day of the week |
Days away |
Canada Day 2018 |
July 1, 2018 |
Sunday |
1796 days ago |
Canada Day 2019 |
July 1, 2019 |
Monday |
1431 days ago |
Canada Day 2020 |
July 1, 2020 |
Wednesday |
1065 days ago |
Canada Day 2021 |
July 1, 2021 |
Thursday |
700 days ago |
Canada Day 2022 |
July 1, 2022 |
Friday |
335 days ago |
Canada Day 2023 |
July 1, 2023 |
Saturday |
in 30 days |
Canada Day 2024 |
July 1, 2024 |
Monday |
in 396 days |
Canada Day 2025 |
July 1, 2025 |
Tuesday |
in 761 days |
Canada Day 2026 |
July 1, 2026 |
Wednesday |
in 1126 days |
Canada Day 2027 |
July 1, 2027 |
Thursday |
in 1491 days |
Canada Day 2028 |
July 1, 2028 |
Saturday |
in 1857 days |
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Free printable 2023 calendar templates
A selection of downloadable, printable calendar templates for 2023 with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications. Available for Word, Excel and PDF.
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