Public Holidays- 2012

Note: Not all public holidays are observed by wholesalers/travel agents.
Please check when making appointments.
USA Legal Federal Holidays 2012 Canada 2012
01 January - New Year's Day
02 January – New Years’ Day Observed
16 January - Martin Luther King Day
20 February - Presidents Day (observed)
08 April – Easter Sunday
30 May- Memorial Day (observed)
04 July Independence Day
03 September - Labor Day
08 October - Columbus Day (observed)
06 November - Election Day
11 November - Veterans' Day
12 November – Veteran’s Day observed
22 November - Thanksgiving Day
25 December - Christmas Day

Other Holidays (Not Federal)
14 February – Valentines Day
31 December – New Year’s Eve
(some offices may close early)

Quick note regarding holidays listed above: the term (observed) means the day the holiday is celebrated and is not necessarily the traditional or "real" date. Usually banks and most government offices are closed with no mail delivery, Etc.

Note: If a federal legal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday ... Most Federal, State, City, Postal and Banks will close day prior or day after if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday

01 January - New Year's Day
02 January – New Years’ Day Observed
06 April – Good Friday
08 April – Easter Sunday
09 April - Easter Monday
May 21 - Victoria Day
1 July - Canada Day*
2 July – Observed
3 September - Labor Day
8 October - Thanksgiving Day
11 November - Remembrance Day
25 December - Christmas Day Tuesday
26 December - Boxing Day Wednesday

Other Holidays (Not Federal)
14 February – Valentines Day
31 December – New Year’s Eve
(some offices may close early

* The Holidays Act provides that July 2 is Canada Day when July 1 is a Sunday