Holiday 2023

Statutory holidays in British Columbia

Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays in B.C.

2022 statutory holidays

2023 statutory holidays

2021 statutory holidays

2020 statutory holidays

2019 statutory holidays

Get statutory holiday pay

Substitute a different day

Employers and employees may agree (in writing) to substitute another day for a statutory holiday. The substitute day must be treated the same as a statutory holiday.

Calendar with All Celebrations for 2023

January

• 01 Sun

• 01 Sun

  Dry January

• 01 Sun

  Veganuary

• 04 Wed

  World Braille Day

• 23 Mon

  International Integrative Health Day

• 24 Tue

  International Day of Education

• 26 Thu

  Bell Let's Talk Day

• 27 Fri

February

• 04 Sat

• 05 Sun

  World Nutella Day

• 06 Mon

  International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

• 10 Fri

  World Pulses Day

• 11 Sat

  International Day of Women and Girls in Science

• 13 Mon

  World Radio Day

• 13 Mon

  International Epilepsy Day

• 15 Wed

  Flag Day

• 15 Wed

  Canada's Agriculture Day.

• 15 Wed

  International Childhood Cancer Day

• 20 Mon

  Family Day

• 20 Mon

  World Day of Social Justice

• 22 Wed

  Pink Shirt Day

• 23 Thu

  National Aviation Day

• 28 Tue

March

• 01 Wed

  World Candle Day

• 03 Fri

  World Wildlife Day

• 03 Fri

  World Birth Defects Day

• 06 Mon

  World Lymphedema Day

• 06 Mon

  Dental Assistants Recognition Week

• 17 Fri

  World Sleep Day

• 20 Mon

  World Oral Health Day

• 23 Thu

  Cuddly Kitten Day

April

• 04 Tue

  International Carrot Day

• 07 Fri

  Good Friday

• 07 Fri

  Green Shirt Day

• 10 Mon

  Easter Monday

• 13 Thu

  FND Awareness Day

• 13 Thu

  International plant appreciation day

• 16 Sun

  Advance Care Planning Day

• 22 Sat

  National Dance Week

• 23 Sun

  Saint George's Day

• 25 Tue

  Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)

• 28 Fri

  National Day of Mourning

May

• 01 Mon

  National Physicians Day

• 06 Sat

  Free Comic Book Day

• 07 Sun

  National Child and Youth Mental Health Day

• 08 Mon

  Check Your Skin Day

• 08 Mon

  World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

• 13 Sat

  World Migratory Bird Day

• 13 Sat

  world cocktail day

• 20 Sat

  World Whisky (Whiskey) Day

• 22 Mon

  Victoria Day

• 28 Sun

• 29 Mon

June

• 03 Sat

  National Bowls Day

• 03 Sat

• 04 Sun

  Canadian Armed Forces Day

• 04 Sun

• 05 Mon

• 05 Mon

• 06 Tue

• 07 Wed

• 08 Thu

• 08 Thu

• 08 Thu

• 14 Wed

• 14 Wed

• 18 Sun

• 20 Tue

• 21 Wed

  National Indigenous Peoples Day

• 21 Wed

• 21 Wed

• 21 Wed

• 23 Fri

• 30 Fri

July

• 01 Sat

• 02 Sun

• 06 Thu

• 11 Tue

• 14 Fri

• 16 Sun

• 17 Mon

• 24 Mon

• 26 Wed

• 29 Sat

• 30 Sun

August

• 01 Tue

  Emancipation Day

• 01 Tue

• 04 Fri

• 04 Fri

  International Beer Day

• 09 Wed

• 10 Thu

• 11 Fri

• 12 Sat

• 12 Sat

• 13 Sun

• 15 Tue

  National Acadian Day

• 15 Tue

• 15 Tue

• 19 Sat

• 19 Sat

• 19 Sat

• 20 Sun

• 24 Thu

September

• 01 Fri

  world alzheimer's month

• 04 Mon

• 05 Tue

  International Day of Charity

• 06 Wed

• 07 Thu

  International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

• 08 Fri

• 08 Fri

  World Physiotherapy (PT) Day

• 08 Fri

  Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day

• 10 Sun

• 12 Tue

  International Day for South-South Cooperation

• 13 Wed

  World Sepsis Day

• 13 Wed

• 15 Fri

  World Lymphoma Awareness Day

• 15 Fri

  International Day of Democracy

• 16 Sat

• 16 Sat

  International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

• 17 Sun

  World Patient Safety Day

• 17 Sun

• 18 Mon

• 18 Mon

• 19 Tue

• 21 Thu

• 21 Thu

• 21 Thu

  World Alzheimer’s Day

• 22 Fri

• 22 Fri

• 22 Fri

  World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day

• 23 Sat

  International Day of Sign Languages

• 24 Sun

  Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day

• 26 Tue

  International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

• 27 Wed

• 28 Thu

  International Day for Universal Access to Information

• 28 Thu

• 29 Fri

• 29 Fri

• 29 Fri

  International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day

• 30 Sat

• 30 Sat

• 30 Sat

  International Translation Day

• 30 Sat

  World Maritime Day

October

• 01 Sun

  National Seniors Day

• 01 Sun

• 01 Sun

• 01 Sun

  Urticaria day

• 01 Sun

  International Music Day

• 02 Mon

  International Day of Non-Violence

• 02 Mon

  World Habitat Day

• 04 Wed

• 04 Wed

• 05 Thu

• 06 Fri

  World Cerebral Palsy Day

• 06 Fri

• 09 Mon

  Thanksgiving day

• 09 Mon

  World Post Day

• 09 Mon

• 10 Tue

• 11 Wed

• 11 Wed

  International Day of the Girl Child

• 12 Thu

  World Arthritis Day

• 12 Thu

  World Sight Day

• 13 Fri

  International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

• 13 Fri

  World Thrombosis Day

• 13 Fri

  World Egg Day

• 14 Sat

  World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

• 14 Sat

  World Standards Day

• 15 Sun

  Global Handwashing Day

• 15 Sun

  International Day of Rural Women

• 16 Mon

  Waste Reduction Week

• 16 Mon

• 16 Mon

• 17 Tue

  National Pharmacy Technicians Day

• 17 Tue

• 17 Tue

  International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

• 18 Wed

  Persons Day

• 20 Fri

  World Osteoporosis Day

• 20 Fri

  World Statistics Day

• 20 Fri

  International Chefs Day

• 20 Fri

  International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

• 22 Sun

  International Stuttering Awareness Day

• 24 Tue

• 24 Tue

  World Polio day

• 24 Tue

  World Development Information Day

• 27 Fri

  World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

• 28 Sat

  International Animation Day

• 28 Sat

  world judo day

• 29 Sun

  World Stroke Day

• 29 Sun

  World Psoriasis Day

• 29 Sun

• 31 Tue

• 31 Tue

  World Savings Day

• 31 Tue

  World Cities Day

November

• 01 Wed

• 01 Wed

  World Vegan Day

• 02 Thu

  International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

• 02 Thu

• 05 Sun

  World Tsunami Awareness Day

• 05 Sun

  World Tsunami Awareness Day

• 06 Mon

  International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

• 08 Wed

  World Urbanism Day

• 09 Thu

  International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism

• 10 Fri

  World Keratoconus Day

• 10 Fri

  World Science Day for Peace and Development

• 11 Sat

  Remembrance Day

• 11 Sat

• 12 Sun

  World Pneumonia Day

• 13 Mon

• 14 Tue

• 15 Wed

• 15 Wed

  World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day

• 15 Wed

  National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims

• 16 Thu

  World pancreatic cancer day

• 16 Thu

• 16 Thu

  World Philosophy Day

• 17 Fri

• 17 Fri

  International Students' Day

• 18 Sat

  World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

• 19 Sun

• 19 Sun

  World Toilet Day

• 19 Sun

  World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

• 20 Mon

  National Child Day

• 20 Mon

• 20 Mon

  Africa Industrialization Day

• 21 Tue

  World Television Day

• 21 Tue

  World Hello Day

• 24 Fri

• 25 Sat

  International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

• 27 Mon

• 28 Tue

• 29 Wed

  International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

• 30 Thu

  Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

December

• 01 Fri

• 02 Sat

  International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

• 02 Sat

• 02 Sat

• 03 Sun

• 05 Tue

• 07 Thu

  International Civil Aviation Day

• 08 Fri

• 09 Sat

  International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide

• 09 Sat

  International Anti-corruption Day

• 10 Sun

• 11 Mon

  International Mountain Day

• 11 Mon

• 12 Tue

  International Day of Neutrality

• 12 Tue

  International Universal Health Coverage Day

• 17 Sun

  Anti-Bullying Day

• 18 Mon

  International Migrants Day

• 18 Mon

  Arabic Language Day

• 20 Wed

  International Human Solidarity Day

• 21 Thu

• 24 Sun

• 25 Mon

• 26 Tue

• 26 Tue