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

NameType

States not work

01 Jan

New Year’s Day

Statutory Holiday

 

02 Jan

Day After New Year’s Day

Local holiday

Quebec

06 Jan

Epiphany

Observance, Christian

 

07 Jan

Orthodox Christmas Day

Orthodox

 

14 Jan

Orthodox New Year

Orthodox

 

25 Jan

Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day)

Jewish holiday

 

02 Feb

Groundhog Day

Observance

 

07 Feb

Isra and Mi’raj

Muslim

 

10 Feb

Lunar New Year

Observance

 

13 Feb

Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day

Christian

 

14 Feb

Ash Wednesday

Christian

 

14 Feb

Valentine’s Day

Observance

 

15 Feb

National Flag of Canada Day

Observance

 

19 Feb

Louis Riel Day

Common local holiday

Manitoba

19 Feb

Nova Scotia Heritage Day

Common local holiday

Nova Scotia

19 Feb

Islander Day

Common local holiday

PE

19 Feb

Family Day

Common local holiday

AB, BC, NB, ON, SK

23 Feb

Yukon Heritage Day

Local de facto holiday

Yukon

01 Mar

St David’s Day

Observance

 

10 Mar

Daylight Saving Time starts

Clock change / Daylight Saving Time

 

11 Mar

Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

11 Mar

Commonwealth Day

Observance

 

17 Mar

St. Patrick’s Day

Observance

 

18 Mar

St. Patrick’s Day

Local holiday

NL

19 Mar

March Equinox

Season

 

24 Mar

Palm Sunday

Christian

 

24 Mar

Purim

Jewish holiday

 

28 Mar

Maundy Thursday

Christian

 

29 Mar

Good Friday

Statutory Holiday

 

30 Mar

Holy Saturday

Christian

 

31 Mar

Easter Sunday

Observance, Christian

 

31 Mar

Easter Sunday

Designated Retail Closing Day

Nova Scotia

31 Mar

Easter Sunday

Shops Closing Day

NL

01 Apr

Easter Monday

Statutory Holiday

New Brunswick

01 Apr

Easter Monday

Statutory Holiday

NT, NU, QC

01 Apr

Easter Monday

Local de facto holiday

Yukon

01 Apr

Easter Monday

Optional Holiday

Alberta

05 Apr

Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)

Muslim

 

06 Apr

Tartan Day

Observance

 

09 Apr

Vimy Ridge Day

Observance

 

10 Apr

Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

22 Apr

St. George’s Day

Local holiday

NL

23 Apr

First day of Passover

Jewish holiday

 

30 Apr

Last day of Passover

Jewish holiday

 

03 May

Orthodox Good Friday

Orthodox

 

04 May

Orthodox Holy Saturday

Orthodox

 

05 May

Orthodox Easter

Orthodox

 

06 May

Yom HaShoah

Jewish commemoration

 

06 May

Orthodox Easter Monday

Orthodox

 

09 May

Ascension Day

Christian

 

12 May

Mothers’ Day

Observance

 

14 May

Yom HaAtzmaut

Jewish holiday

 

19 May

Pentecost

Christian

 

20 May

Whit Monday

Christian

 

20 May

National Patriots’ Day

Local holiday

Quebec

20 May

Victoria Day

Statutory Holiday

All except NS, PE, QC

26 May

Trinity Sunday

Christian

 

26 May

Lag B’Omer

Jewish holiday

 

30 May

Corpus Christi

Christian

 

12 Jun

Shavuot

Jewish holiday

 

16 Jun

Fathers’ Day

Observance

 

17 Jun

Eid al-Adha

Muslim

 

20 Jun

June Solstice

Season

 

21 Jun

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Observance

 

21 Jun

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Local holiday

NT, Yukon

24 Jun

June Holiday

Local holiday

NL

24 Jun

St. Jean Baptiste Day

Local holiday

Quebec

01 Jul

Memorial Day

Local holiday

NL

01 Jul

Canada Day

Statutory Holiday

 

08 Jul

Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

09 Jul

Nunavut Day

Local holiday

Nunavut

15 Jul

Orangemen’s Day

Local holiday

NL

17 Jul

Ashura (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

05 Aug

Civic/Provincial Day

Local observance

Ontario

05 Aug

Civic/Provincial Day

Statutory Holiday

NT, Nunavut

05 Aug

Saskatchewan Day

Common local holiday

Saskatchewan

05 Aug

Terry Fox Day

Local observance

Manitoba

05 Aug

New Brunswick Day

Prescribed Day of Rest

New Brunswick

05 Aug

British Columbia Day

Common local holiday

BC

05 Aug

Natal Day

Common local holiday

Nova Scotia

05 Aug

Heritage Day

Optional Holiday

Alberta

07 Aug

The Royal St John’s Regatta (Regatta Day)

Local holiday

NL

13 Aug

Tisha B’Av

Jewish holiday

 

15 Aug

Assumption of Mary

Christian

 

16 Aug

Gold Cup Parade

Local holiday

PE

19 Aug

Discovery Day

Local holiday

Yukon

02 Sep

Labour Day

Statutory Holiday

 

16 Sep

Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date)

Muslim

 

22 Sep

September Equinox

Season

 

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

 

03 Oct

Rosh Hashana

Jewish holiday

 

04 Oct

Feast of St Francis of Assisi

Christian

 

12 Oct

Yom Kippur

Jewish holiday

 

14 Oct

Thanksgiving Day

Statutory Holiday

All except NB, NS, PE

14 Oct

Thanksgiving Day

Designated Retail Closing Day

Nova Scotia

14 Oct

Thanksgiving Day

Observance

PE

14 Oct

Thanksgiving Day

Statutory Holiday

New Brunswick

17 Oct

First day of Sukkot

Jewish holiday

 

18 Oct

Healthcare Aide Day

Local observance

BC, Manitoba

23 Oct

Hoshana Rabbah

Jewish holiday

 

24 Oct

Shemini Atzeret

Jewish holiday

 

25 Oct

Simchat Torah

Jewish holiday

 

31 Oct

Diwali/Deepavali

Observance

 

31 Oct

Halloween

Observance

 

01 Nov

All Saints’ Day

Observance, Christian

 

02 Nov

All Souls’ Day

Observance, Christian

 

03 Nov

Daylight Saving Time ends

Clock change/Daylight Saving Time

 

08 Nov

National Aboriginal Veterans Day

Observance

 

11 Nov

Remembrance Day

Observance

MB, NS, ON, QC

11 Nov

Remembrance Day

Statutory Holiday

All except MB, NS, ON, QC

01 Dec

First Sunday of Advent

Observance

 

08 Dec

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Christian

 

11 Dec

Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster

Observance

 

21 Dec

December Solstice

Season

 

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Statutory Half Day

New Brunswick

24 Dec

Christmas Eve

Observance

 

25 Dec

Christmas Day

Statutory Holiday

 

26 Dec

First Day of Hanukkah

Jewish 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

Optional Holiday

Alberta

26 Dec

Boxing Day

Provincial Public Sector Holiday

New Brunswick

31 Dec

New Year’s Eve

Observance

 

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