Memorial Day (July 1) Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) (November 11) Optional Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) Saint George's Day (April 23) Victoria Day Discovery Day or June Holiday (June 24) Orangemen's Day (July 12) Thanksgiving Boxing Day (December 26) These have not been observed as statutory holidays since 1992. They are, however, observed by the provincial government. Unlike most other provinces, there is no province-wide holiday on the first Monday in August. It may be seen as redundant due to the Royal St. John's Regatta, which is observed as a civic holiday in St. John's on the first Wednesday in August (or, in case of poor weather, the next suitable day thereafter). Harbour Grace and Labrador City have a similar holiday for their regatta in late July. All other municipalities are entitled to designate one day a year as a civic holiday, however many do not take advantage of this. Northwest Territories Five nationwide holidays and five territorial statutory holidays. Territorial statutory Victoria Day – Monday preceding May 25 National Aboriginal Day – June 21 Civic Holiday – first Monday in August Remembrance Day – November 11 Thanksgiving – second Monday of October Nova Scotia Five nationwide holidays plus two provincial holidays. Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays but most businesses and retail are closed Boxing Day. Most statutory holidays can be substituted for a mutually agreeable alternative paid day off in lieu or employers can require employees to work at a premium rate of pay. Several types of employment, including workplaces covered by a collective agreement, are exempt from provincial rules governing statutory holidays. Provincial statutory Heritage Day – This holiday is held on the third Monday of February since 2015, and celebrates notable people, events and locations from the province's history. In 2015, Heritage Day celebrated Black Nova Scotian civil rights activist and businesswoman Viola Desmond. Remembrance Day – November 11; this holiday has been governed separately from all other public holidays in Nova Scotia since 1981: it is illegal for any person to offer any goods or real property for sale on this date, or to accept or offer employment in exchange for gain or reward. There are special exemptions for workers who are employed in certain categories but an alternative day off with pay must be offered in lieu. Optional Natal Day – first Monday in August; not a statutory holiday but