When is Victoria Day?
- July 1
- May 24 every year
- The Monday before May 25
- The first Monday in June
Answer: The Monday before May 25
Victoria Day is the Monday before May 25, so its exact date changes each year. In the guide’s list of holidays it marks the Sovereign’s birthday. Canada became a constitutional monarchy in its own right at Confederation in 1867, during Queen Victoria’s reign.
Learn more: National holidays and important dates
- New Year’s Day: January 1. Sir John A. Macdonald Day: January 11, the birthday of the first Prime Minister.
- Good Friday: the Friday just before Easter Sunday. Easter Monday: the Monday just after it.
- Vimy Day: April 9.
- Victoria Day: the Monday before May 25, the Sovereign’s birthday.
- Fête nationale (Quebec): June 24, the Feast of St. John the Baptist.
- Canada Day: July 1. The Dominion of Canada was officially born on July 1, 1867.
- Labour Day: first Monday of September. Thanksgiving Day: second Monday of October.
- Remembrance Day: November 11.
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day: November 20. Laurier was the first French-Canadian Prime Minister since Confederation.
- Christmas Day: December 25. Boxing Day: December 26.