1st Session, 36th Parliament,
46 Elizabeth II, 1997

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-263

An Act to amend the Holidays Act

R.S., c. H-5

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 2 of the Holidays Act and the heading before it are replaced by the following:

DOMINION DAY

Dominion Day

2. (1) July 1, not being a Sunday, is a legal holiday and shall be kept and observed as such throughout Canada under the name of ``Dominion Day''.

When July 1 is a Sunday

(2) When July 1 is a Sunday, July 2 is a legal holiday and shall be kept and observed as such throughout Canada under the name of ``Dominion Day''.