Canadian Holiday On May 22 2017?
The following are Canada's holidays and observances that apply to Monday, 2017-05-22:
Victoria Day:
[3][4] Celebrates the birthday of the reigning Canadian monarch;however, the date does not change with the change of monarch, being instead fixed on the birthday of Queen Victoria, the sovereign at the time of Canadian Confederation and establishment of dominion status in 1867. Some French-Canadians celebrate instead Adam Dollard des Ormeaux a French-Canadian hero from the New France times. On this day, banks, federal and provincial government offices will be closed.
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