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Open and Closed: Victoria Day
Retailers, transit agencies and city offices are on holiday schedules as Ontario’s rules now let stores choose whether to open.
- Victoria Day on Monday, May 18, 2026, brings operational changes as recent amendments to the Retail Business Holidays Act now allow businesses to remain open at their discretion, departing from previous years' mandatory closures.
- Major shopping centres including the Rideau Centre and Bayshore Shopping Centre will operate on holiday hours, though most chain grocery stores remain closed while offering employees time-and-a-half pay.
- All federal, provincial, and municipal government offices close for the statutory holiday, while transit services operate on modified schedules with OC Transpo running Sunday service and GO Transit on a Saturday schedule.
- Residents seeking activities can visit attractions like the CN Tower, Ripley's Aquarium, and the Toronto Zoo, which remain open, while thirty splash pads across Ottawa open for the season.
- Curbside waste collection is delayed by one day throughout the week, though the 311 contact centre and the Health811 line remain available for urgent matters and confidential health advice.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Left
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- 73% of the sources lean Left
73% Left
L 73%
C 18%
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