1959 Holidays and Events in Yukon, Canada

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1959, Thu	New Year's Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in ALL 13 provinces/territories and federally.
	3/27/1959, Fri	Good Friday
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.
	3/29/1959, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory holiday.
	5/25/1959, Mon	Victoria Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	6/1/1959, Mon	National Indigenous Peoples Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	7/1/1959, Wed	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).
	8/17/1959, Mon	Discovery Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act. Commemorating 1896 Bonanza Creek gold discovery.
	9/7/1959, Mon	Labour Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.
	9/30/1959, Wed	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	10/12/1959, Mon	Thanksgiving Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	11/11/1959, Wed	Remembrance Day
Note A Yukon-only statutory holiday under provincial employment-standards / specific-holiday act.
	12/25/1959, Fri	Christmas Day
Note A paid statutory holiday observed in all jurisdictions.

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