What’s open and closed on the Civic Holiday 2022

The Civic Holiday is called Peter Robinson Day in Peterborough, James Cockburn Day in Cobourg, Simcoe Day in Toronto, Colonel By Day in Ottawa, George Hamilton Day in Hamilton, Joseph Brant Day in Burlington, Founders’ Day in Brantford, McLaughlin Day in Oshawa, Alexander Mackenzie Day in Sarnia, John Galt Day in Guelph, and numerous other names in smaller municipalities. Whatever you call it, the holiday is always celebrated on the first Monday in August.

This year, the Civic Holiday falls on August 1 which is also Emancipation Day, established in 2021 to mark the day in 1834 when slavery was officially abolished across the British Empire.

Since the Civic Holiday is not a statutory holiday in Ontario and is not listed in Ontario’s Employment Standards Act or Retail Business Holidays Act, most businesses are open on Monday, although many have reduced hours. While government offices are closed and many government-operated services are unavailable, amost all grocery stores, malls, and big box stores are open on Monday, along with some liquor stores and beer stores.

For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 292 selected businesses, services, and organizations across the Kawarthas. This information comes from their websites and social media accounts, which may or may not be up to date, so please always call them first to confirm their hours (we’ve included phone numbers), especially where you see “call” or “call to confirm” or if you are travelling any distance. If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form. We don’t include hours for restaurants as there are far too many to list.

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