In Canada, recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day, or Yom HaShoah, has been codified in the statutes of all of its ten provinces, and enshrined federally by the Canadian government.

December 18, 1998


Ontario becomes the first province to pass into law the recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day with the assent of Bill 66 to the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (1998, c.25)




December 16, 1999


Prince Edward Island puts into force the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (1999, H-6.01) 
    







Quebec passes Bill 168, legislating the Act to proclaim Holocaust-Yom HaShoah Memorial Day in Quebec (1999, c. J-0.1)




December 17, 1999


New Brunswick proclaims Holocaust Memorial Day in its Act to Proclaim Holocaust Memorial Day Yom HaShoah in New Brunswick





May 1, 2000


British Columbia enacts the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2000, c.3)






Manitoba assents the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2000, c. H68)




May 2, 2000



Nova Scotia passes into law the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2000,c.1 s.1)






November, 2000


Alberta enacts the Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act (2000, c. H-10)




December 14, 2000


Newfoundland and Labrador enacts the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2000, H-4.1)





April 18, 2001


Saskatchewan passes into law the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2001, H-4.001)





November 7, 2003


Canada follows the lead of the provinces and enacts legislation recognizing Holocaust Memorial Day federally by passing Bill C-459 into the Holocaust Memorial Day Act (2003, c. 24)