What day is thanksgiving in canada?

Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. read more

Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year. Thanksgiving Day in Canada is linked to the European tradition of harvest festivals. read more

Lower Canada and Upper Canada observed Thanksgiving on different dates; for example, in 1816 both celebrated Thanksgiving for the termination of the war of 1812 between France, the U.S. and Great Britain, with Lower Canada marking the day on May 21 and Upper Canada on June 18. read more

Although the U.S. and Canada share a continent, the two do not share the same day for Thanksgiving. In Canada, the second Monday of October is the statutory, or public, holiday whereas American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. read more