The Retail Business Holiday Act is Provincial Legislation that requires most retail businesses to be closed on most holidays in Ontario.
- New Years Day (January 1)
- Family Day (the third Monday of February)
- Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday-typically in March or April)
- Easter Sunday (typically in March or April)
- Victoria Day (the last Monday before or on May 24)
- Canada Day (July 1 - if July 1 is a Sunday, the mandatory closure moves to the following Monday)
- Labour Day (the first Monday in September)
- Thanksgiving Day (the second Monday in October)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
Visit the Ontario e-Laws website.
Ontario | Retail Business Holiday Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.30
The City of Temiskaming Shores adopted By-law No. 2005-121 allowing all retail business establishments located within the boundaries of the city to remain open on specific holidays.
- Victoria Day
- Canada Day
- Labour Day
- Thanksgiving Day
Print of view a copy of the By-law.
By-law No. 2005-121