Holidays

Please note that the offices of the Courts Administration Service and of the Registry of the Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court, Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and Tax Court of Canada will be closed on the following days:

  • New Year's Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • Victoria Day
  • Canada Day
  • Labour Day
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Remembrance Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, offices will be closed the following business day.

However, when Remembrance Day or the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation falls on a Saturday or Sunday, some registry offices will be able to receive documents the following Monday for filing purposes. Please contact a registry office or refer to the relevant court’s website for more information.

Furthermore, the following provincial and territorial holidays will be observed. Therefore, the Registry of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada, will be closed locally as indicated below:

List of local offices and holidays
Local Office Holiday Date
Montréal and Québec City Offices (QC) Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day June 24
Calgary (AB), Charlottetown (PE), Edmonton (AB), Fredericton (NB), Halifax (NS), Hamilton (ON), Iqaluit (NU), Ottawa (ON), Regina (SK), Saskatoon (SK), St. John's (NL), Toronto (ON), Vancouver (BC), Winnipeg (MB) and Yellowknife (NT) Offices Civic Holiday First Monday in August
Whitehorse Office (YT) Discovery Day Third Monday in August
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