Heritage Day (Canada)

Heritage Day (Canada)

Heritage Day, the third Monday in February, is a civic holiday in parts of Canada (Kingston, Ontario, for instance).

The third Monday in February is celebrated as Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and other provinces.

In Alberta, the first Monday in August is celebrated as Heritage Day.

ee also

* Heritage Day (South Africa)
* Holidays in Canada

Trinidad and Tobago is planning to start observing Heritage Day. This Public Holiday should be celebrated on the 15th of September, starting in 2008.

External links

* [http://www.heritagecanada..ne The Heritage Canada Foundation]
* [http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/1472.html General Holidays in Alberta]


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