Canadian Thanksgiving Day 2024. Canadian thanksgiving has a rich history and story behind it that is not rooted in the american celebration. Though the us version takes place on the fourth thursday of november, canada celebrates on the second monday of october, which this year falls on october 14.

Canadian thanksgiving, also known as simply thanksgiving day in english or jour de l’action de grâce in french canadian, is a public holiday in canada that is celebrated on the second. Since 1957, thanksgiving day has been a holiday in canada on the second monday of october.