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.