Only federal government agencies and federally regulated businesses will be affected, including banks and post offices.
Here is a partial list of what will be open and closed in Montreal on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.
Because it is recognized as a federal holiday and not a provincial one, only federal government agencies and federally regulated businesses will be affected.
Closed
- Federal government offices
- Canada Post offices, with no mail collection or delivery
- Banks
Open
- Schools
- Stores and malls, including grocery stores, pharmacies and liquor stores
- Quebec and municipal government offices such as Revenu Québec, Accès Montréal and municipal court
- Regular garbage, recycling and compost collection
- Ecocentres and Montreal’s 311 information line
- Montreal’s public markets, including Atwater and Jean-Talon
- Espace pour la vie attractions — the Biodôme, Insectarium, Botanical Garden, Planetarium and Biosphère (for more information, consult espacepourlavie.ca)
- Public-transit networks, operating on normal schedules
- Parking rules and restrictions, including parking meters