Is The Canada ETA Processing Time Affected By National Holidays?
Yes, the processing time of Canada ETA will be postponed on national holidays because the Consular Department of the Canada Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed at this time.
List Canada Holidays and Observances below:
| Date | Name | Type | States |
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 2 Jan | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 6 Jan | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| 7 Jan | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox | |
| 14 Jan | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox | |
| 27 Jan | Isra and Mi’raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 29 Jan | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| 2 Feb | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| 13 Feb | Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday | |
| 14 Feb | Valentine’s Day | Observance | |
| 15 Feb | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| 17 Feb | Louis Riel Day | Common Local Holiday | Manitoba |
| 17 Feb | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| 17 Feb | Islander Day | Common Local Holiday | PE |
| 17 Feb | Family Day | Common Local Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| 21 Feb | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 1 Mar | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 1 Mar | St David’s Day | Observance | |
| 4 Mar | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian | |
| 5 Mar | Ash Wednesday | Christian | |
| 9 Mar | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 10 Mar | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| 14 Mar | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Mar | St. Patrick’s Day | Observance | |
| 17 Mar | St. Patrick’s Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 20 Mar | March Equinox | Season | |
| 26 Mar | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim | |
| 31 Mar | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 6 Apr | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| 9 Apr | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| 13 Apr | Palm Sunday | Christian | |
| 13 Apr | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 17 Apr | Maundy Thursday | Christian | |
| 18 Apr | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox | |
| 18 Apr | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday | |
| 19 Apr | Holy Saturday | Christian | |
| 19 Apr | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox | |
| 20 Apr | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| 20 Apr | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox | |
| 20 Apr | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 20 Apr | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 20 Apr | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day | NL |
| 21 Apr | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox | |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday | NT, NU, QC |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 21 Apr | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 21 Apr | St. George’s Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 23 Apr | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| 1 May | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| 11 May | Mothers’ Day | Observance | |
| 16 May | Lag B’Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| 19 May | National Patriots’ Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| 19 May | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| 29 May | Ascension Day | Christian | |
| 2 Jun | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| 7 Jun | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 8 Jun | Pentecost | Christian | |
| 9 Jun | Whit Monday | Christian | |
| 15 Jun | Trinity Sunday | Christian | |
| 15 Jun | Fathers’ Day | Observance | |
| 19 Jun | Corpus Christi | Christian | |
| 20 Jun | June Solstice | Season | |
| 21 Jun | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
| 21 Jun | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| 23 Jun | June Holiday | Local Holiday | NL |
| 24 Jun | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday | Quebec |
| 27 Jun | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 1 Jul | Memorial Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 1 Jul | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 6 Jul | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 9 Jul | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday | Nunavut |
| 14 Jul | Orangemen’s Day | Local Holiday | NL |
| 3 Aug | Tisha B’Av | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 Aug | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| 4 Aug | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance | Ontario |
| 4 Aug | Saskatchewan Day | Common Local Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| 4 Aug | Terry Fox Day | Local Observance | Manitoba |
| 4 Aug | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest | New Brunswick |
| 4 Aug | British Columbia Day | Common Local Holiday | BC |
| 4 Aug | Natal Day | Common Local Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| 4 Aug | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 6 Aug | The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday | NL |
| 15 Aug | Assumption of Mary | Christian | |
| 15 Aug | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday | PE |
| 18 Aug | Discovery Day | Local Holiday | Yukon |
| 1 Sep | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 5 Sep | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 22 Sep | September Equinox | Season | |
| 23 Sep | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Statutory Holiday | BC, NT, NU, PE, YT |
| 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| 2 Oct | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| 4 Oct | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian | |
| 7 Oct | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| 13 Oct | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| 13 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | All except NB, NS, PE |
| 13 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 13 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | Observance | PE |
| 13 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| 14 Oct | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| 15 Oct | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| 18 Oct | Healthcare Aide Day | Local Observance | BC, Manitoba |
| 20 Oct | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| 31 Oct | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 Nov | All Saints’ Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 Nov | All Souls’ Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 Nov | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 8 Nov | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | Observance | MB, ON, QC |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday | All except MB, NS, ON, QC |
| 30 Nov | First Sunday of Advent | Observance | |
| 8 Dec | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian | |
| 11 Dec | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| 15 Dec | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 21 Dec | December Solstice | Season | |
| 22 Dec | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| 24 Dec | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| 24 Dec | Christmas Eve | Statutory Half Day | New Brunswick |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday | |
| 26 Dec | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday | NL, NT, NU, ON |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day | Nova Scotia |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday | Yukon |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday | New Brunswick |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| 31 Dec | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
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