1956 Holidays and Events in Yukon, Canada

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1956, Sun	New Year's Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in ALL 13 provinces/territories and federally.
	3/30/1956, Fri	Good Friday
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.
	4/1/1956, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory holiday.
	5/21/1956, Mon	Victoria Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	6/1/1956, Fri	National Indigenous Peoples Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	7/1/1956, Sun	Canada Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions. Commemorates the 1 July 1867 Confederation. In Newfoundland and Labrador also observed as Memorial Day (WWI Beaumont-Hamel casualties).
	8/20/1956, Mon	Discovery Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act. Commemorating 1896 Bonanza Creek gold discovery.
	9/3/1956, Mon	Labour Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.
	9/30/1956, Sun	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	10/8/1956, Mon	Thanksgiving Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	11/11/1956, Sun	Remembrance Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	12/25/1956, Tue	Christmas Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.

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