The vast majority of shops are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. In large cities, supermarkets and shopping centres may open as early as 8 a.m. and close at 9 p.m.
However, many stores, especially in the regions, are not open on Sundays and opening hours are generally very limited.
List of public holidays 2018 in Canada:
- New Year’s Day – January 1
- Financial Institutions – January 2 (Quebec only)
- Family Day – February 12 (British Columbia only)
- Island Fest – February 19 (Prince Edward Island)
- Heritage Day – February 19 (Nova Scotia only)
- Family Day – February 19 (Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan only)
- Louis Riel Day – February 19 (Manitoba only)
- Heritage Day – February 23 (Yukon only)
- Good Friday – March 30
- Easter Monday – April 2
- Victoria Day (National Patriots Day in Quebec) – May 21
- National Aboriginal Day – June 21 (Northwest Territories and Yukon only)
- Quebec National Holiday – June 24 (Quebec only)
- Discovery Day – June 25 (Newfoundland and Labrador only)
- Canada Day – July 1
- Nunavut Day – July 9 (Nunavut only)
- Battle of the Boyne – July 9 (Newfoundland and Labrador only)
- Holiday – August 6 (all except Quebec and Yukon)
- Discovery Day – August 20 (Yukon only)
- Labour Day – September 3
- Thanksgiving – October 8
- Remembrance Day – November 11
- Christmas – December 25
- Boxing Day – December 26