When is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025?
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025 falls on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. It was 330 days ago.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal public holiday in Canada on September 30. Federal workplaces close; provincial observance varies.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Orange Shirt Day is widely observed alongside it.
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Is this a public holiday in Canada?
Yes for federal employees and federally regulated workplaces. Several provinces and territories also observe it as a statutory holiday; others do not.
What day is it?
The federal holiday is September 30 each year.
Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day shares the September 30 date as a civic remembrance. This page publishes the federal statutory holiday.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation dates, 2020–2030
| Year | Weekday | Date | Observed | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wednesday | September 30, 2020 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2021 | Thursday | September 30, 2021 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2022 | Friday | September 30, 2022 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2023 | Saturday | September 30, 2023 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2024 | Monday | September 30, 2024 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2025 | Tuesday | September 30, 2025 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2026 | Wednesday | September 30, 2026 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2027 | Thursday | September 30, 2027 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2028 | Saturday | September 30, 2028 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2029 | Sunday | September 30, 2029 | — | Federal Holiday |
| 2030 | Monday | September 30, 2030 | — | Federal Holiday |
Every date above is calculated from the rule — september 30 every year — rather than transcribed year by year, which removes the commonest source of error on calendar sites.
Legal basis and sources
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) is a federal statutory holiday in Canada. Canada Revenue Agency — Public holidays
- Canada Revenue Agency — Public holidays — verified August 26, 2026
- Government of Canada — Statutory holidays — verified August 26, 2026