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The Halton District School Board is proud to recognize important days and months of significance throughout the school year including Heritage and History Months, as formally identified and recognized by the province of Ontario and the Government of Canada.
School year calendars. Learn about key dates in the school year and find information that school boards can use to create calendars for their school communities.
For most of Canada’s provinces, Heritage Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February, however, there are some notable exceptions: in Alberta, it occurs on the first Monday of August; in Yukon, the Friday before the last Sunday in February; and in Saskatchewan, February 17.
Note: The 2024-2025 calendar provides for 195 possible school days between September 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. The school year shall include a minimum of 194 school days of which three days must be designated as professional activity days with respect to specific provincial education priorities as outlined in the Policy/Program Memoranda 151 ...
The holiday is celebrated as Heritage Day in Alberta; [3] Natal Day in Nova Scotia, [4] in commemoration of the founding of the Halifax–Dartmouth area; Natal Day on Prince Edward Island celebrating the birth of the province; and as Terry Fox Day in Manitoba, in honour of the Manitoba-born athlete.
Heritage Day 2024 in Canada. Heritage Day is celebrated in Alberta on the first Monday of August each year. Although it is not a statutory holiday, many Canadians in Alberta use this day as an optional holiday to celebrate the province’s heritage.
School year calendar. Learn about key dates in the school year. Visit your child’s school or board website to find the calendar for your school community. Information about professional activity (PA) days. Your school or school board must post information prominently on its website about what your child’s educators are learning during their ...
