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October 9th Thanksgiving Day in Quebec City


Kugel
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That's not Thanksgiving - it's Monday 8th this year and Monday 14th next (always second Monday of October).

 

Even if you mistyped the date and you are there on Thanksgiving, restos are never required to close (so very few do - I've yet to meet a single Canadian who actually has the big family dinner on the day itself rather than Fri/Sat/Sun since everyone has to be back at work on Tuesday as normal - the day itself is mostly a travel day) but retail stores in general have to either close or offer overtime pay. Touristy areas, with a cruise ship in town, it's worth staying open as extra profits from you guys offset extra wages.

 

IIRC Quebec has some specific provincial rules that ensure small businesses can stay open, and anything deemed important to the public (e.g. pharmacies, food sales), so it would really only be a problem if you wanted to go hit big stores selling 'luxury' items rather than necessities like Best Buy.

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