Canada Day

Culture of origin: National · National holiday

Holiday sources: Canada (federal)

On July 1, 1867, the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united as the Dominion of Canada. The day became a statutory holiday as Dominion Day in 1879 and was renamed Canada Day in 1982, the year the constitution was patriated. Under the Holidays Act, when July 1 is a Sunday the holiday is July 2; celebrations take place across the country and among Canadians abroad.