Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday in Ontario, though it is in many other provinces. While most businesses and services remain open, some are closed or observe irregular hours. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed on Remembrance Day Monday November 11, 2013.
Open
- All Toronto Public Library branches will be open.
- Schools will be open
- Fort York is the only one of the city’s 10 historic museums that will remain open. Admission is free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Parks, Forestry and Recreation programs
- City services that regularly operate 24 hours a day/seven days a week (such as 311 and emergency services) will remain available
- Emergency shelters
- LCBO Stores will open at noon. In Ottawa, LCBO stores will not open until 12:30 p.m.
- Most major shopping centres
Closed
- Banks
- Post offices
- Federal and provincial government offices
- All Toronto Employment and Social Services locations
- Solid Waste Management Services' drop-off depots and Container Pickup locations
- Children's Services offices and centres
- All parking ticket counters
- Long-Term Care Homes and Services adult day programs
- All Property Tax and Utility payment counters at City Hall and the civic centres will be closed.