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Important Dates
| HOLIDAY | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Tue/Jan 1 | Thu/Jan 1 | Fri/Jan 1 | Sat/Jan 1 |
| Epiphany | Sun/Jan 6 | Tue/Jan 6 | Wed/Jan 6 | Thu/Jan 6 |
| First of Muharram (Occurs Twice in 2008) | Thu/Jan 10 Mon/Dec 29 | Fri/Dec 18 | Tue/Dec 7 | Sat/Nov 26 |
| Ashura (Occurs Twice in 2009) | Sat/ Jan 19 | Wed/Jan 7 Sun/Dec 27 | Thu Dec 16 | Tue/Dec 6 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. (U.S.A.) | Mon/Jan 21 | Mon/Jan 19 | Mon/Jan 18 | Mon/Jan 17 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wed/Feb 6 | Wed/Feb 25 | Wed/Feb 17 | Wed/Mar 9 |
| Chinese New Year | Thur/Feb 7 | Mon/Jan 26 | Sun/Feb 14 | Thu/Feb 3 |
| Valentine's Day | Thu/Feb 14 | Sat/Feb 14 | Sun/Feb 14 | Mon/Feb 14 |
| Presidents' Day (U.S.A.) | Mon/Feb 18 | Mon/Feb 16 | Mon/Feb 15 | Mon/Feb 21 |
| Daylight Saving Time (some exceptions) | Sun/Mar 9 | Sun/Mar 8 | Sun/Mar 14 | Sun/Mar 13 |
| Orthodox Lent Begins | Mon/Mar 10 | Mon/Mar 2 | Mon/Feb 15 | Mon/Mar 7 |
| Palm Sunday | Sun/Mar 16 | Sun/Apr 5 | Sun/Mar 28 | Sun/Apr 17 |
| St. Patrick's Day | Mon/Mar 17 | Tue/Mar 17 | Wed/Mar 17 | Thu/Mar 17 |
| Spring Begins | Thu/Mar 20 | Fri/Mar 20 | Sat/Mar 20 | Sun/Mar 20 |
| Good Friday | Fri/Mar 21 | Fri/Apr 10 | Fri/Apr 2 | Fri/Apr 22 |
| Easter Sunday | Sun/Mar 23 | Sun/Apr 12 | Sun/Apr 4 | Sun/Apr 24 |
| Easter Monday | Mon/Mar 24 | Mon/Apr 13 | Mon/Apr 5 | Mon/Apr 25 |
| Passover | Sun/Apr 20 | Thu/Apr 9 | Tue/Mar 30 | Tue/Apr 19 |
| Earth Day | Tue/Apr 22 | Wed/Apr 22 | Thu/Apr 22 | Fri/Apr 22 |
| Administrative Professionals Day | Wed/Apr 23 | Wed/Apr 22 | Wed/Apr 21 | Wed/Apr 27 |
| Orthodox Easter | Sun/Apr 27 | Sun/Apr 19 | Sun/Apr 4 | Sun/Apr 24 |
| Ascension Day | Thu/May 1 | Thu/May 21 | Thu/May 13 | Thu/Jun 2 |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day | Fri/May 2 | Tue/Apr 21 | Sun/Apr 11 | Sun/May 1 |
| Mother's Day | Sun/May 11 | Sun/May 10 | Sun/May 9 | Sun/May 8 |
| Armed Forces Day | Sat/May 17 | Sat/May 16 | Sat/May 15 | Sat/May 21 |
| National Peace Officers' Day (U.S.A.) | Thu/May 15 | Fri/May 15 | Sat/May 15 | Sun/May 15 |
| Victoria Day (Can.) | Mon/May 19 | Mon/May 18 | Mon/May 24 | Mon/May 23 |
| Memorial Day (U.S.A.) | Mon/May 26 | Mon/May 25 | Mon/May 31 | Mon/May 30 |
| Shavuot | Mon/Jun 9 | Fri/May 29 | Wed/May 19 | Wed/Jun 8 |
| Flag Day (U.S.A.) | Sat/Jun 14 | Sun/Jun 14 | Mon/Jun 14 | Tue/Jun 14 |
| Father's Day | Sun/Jun 15 | Sun/Jun 21 | Sun/Jun 20 | Sun/Jun 19 |
| Summer Begins | Sat/Jun 21 | Sun/Jun 21 | Mon/Jun 21 | Tue/Jun 21 |
| Quebec National Day | Tue/Jun 24 | Wed/Jun 24 | Thu/Jun 24 | Fri/Jun 24 |
| Canada Day | Tue/Jul 1 | Wed/Jul 1 | Thu/Jul 1 | Fri/Jul 1 |
| Independence Day (U.S.A.) | Fri/Jul 4 | Sat/Jul 4 | Sun/Jul 4 | Mon/Jul 4 |
| Civic Holiday (Can.) | Mon/Aug 4 | Mon/Aug 3 | Mon/Aug 2 | Mon/Aug 1 |
| Labor Day | Mon/Sep 1 | Mon/Sep 7 | Mon/Sep 6 | Mon/Sep 5 |
| First of Ramadan | Tue/Sep 2 | Sat/Aug 22 | Thu/Aug 12 | Mon/Aug 1 |
| Grandparent's Day | Sun/Sep 7 | Sun/Sep 13 | Sun/Sep 12 | Sun/Sep 11 |
| Patriot Day (U.S.A.) | Thu/Sep 11 | Fri/Sep 11 | Sat/Sep 11 | Sun/Sep 11 |
| Fall Begins | Mon/Sep 22 | Tue/Sep 22 | Thu/Sep 23 | Fri/Sep 23 |
| National Police and Peace Officers' Day (Can.) | Sun/Sep 28 | Sun/Sep 22 | Sun/Sep 26 | Sun/Sep 25 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Tue/Sep 30 | Sat/Sep 19 | Thu/Sep 9 | Thu/Sep 29 |
| (Eid) al Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Wed/Oct 1 | Mon/Sep 21 | Fri/Sep 10 | Wed/Aug 31 |
| Yom Kippur | Thu/Oct 9 | Mon/Sep 28 | Sat/Sep 18 | Sat/Oct 8 |
| Thanksgiving Day (Can.) | Mon/Oct 13 | Mon/Oct 12 | Mon/Oct 11 | Mon/Oct 10 |
| Columbus Day (U.S.A.) | Mon/Oct 13 | Mon/Oct 12 | Mon/Oct 11 | Mon/Oct 10 |
| Succoth | Tue/Oct 14 | Sat/Oct 3 | Thu/Sep 23 | Thu/Oct 13 |
| National Boss Day | Thu/Oct 16 | Fri/Oct 16 | Sat/Oct 16 | Sun/Oct 16 |
| United Nations Day | Fri/Oct 24 | Sat/Oct 24 | Sun/Oct 24 | Mon/Oct 224 |
| Halloween | Fri/Oct 31 | Sat/Oct 31 | Sun/Oct 31 | Mon/Oct 31 |
| All Saints Day | Sat/Nov 1 | Sun/Nov 1 | Mon/Nov 1 | Tue/Nov 1 |
| Back to Standard Time (some exceptions) | Sun/Nov 2 | Sun/Nov 1 | Sun/Nov 7 | Sun/Nov 6 |
| Election Day (U.S.A.) | Tue/Nov 4 | Tue/Nov 3 | Tue/Nov 2 | Tue/Nov 8 |
| Remembrance Day (Can.) | Tue/Nov 11 | Wed/Nov 11 | Thu/Nov 11 | Fri/Nov 11 |
| Veterans Day (U.S.A.) | Tue/Nov 11 | Wed/Nov 11 | Thu/Nov 11 | Fri/Nov 11 |
| International Children's Day (UN) | Thu/Nov 20 | Fri/Nov 20 | Sat/Nov 20 | Sun/Nov 20 |
| Thanksgiving (U.S.A.) | Thu/Nov 27 | Thu/Nov 26 | Thu/Nov 25 | Thu/Nov 24 |
| Immaculate Conception | Mon/Dec 8 | Tue/Dec 8 | Wed/Dec 8 | Thu/Dec 8 |
| (Eid) al Adha | Mon/Dec 8 | Sat/Nov 28 | Wed/Nov 17 | Mon/Nov 7 |
| Winter Begins | Sun/Dec 21 | Mon/Dec 21 | Tue/Dec 21 | Thu/Dec 22 |
| Hanukkah | Mon/Dec 22 | Sat/Dec 12 | Thu/Dec 2 | Wed/Dec 21 |
| Christmas | Thu/Dec 25 | Fri/Dec 25 | Sat/Dec 25 | Sun/Dec 25 |
| Boxing Day (Can.) | Fri/Dec 26 | Sat/Dec 26 | Sun/Dec 26 | Mon/Dec 26 |
| Kwanzaa | Fri/Dec 26 | Sat/Dec 26 | Sun/Dec 26 | Mon/Dec 26 |