--- title: "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2027 | PG Pulse" description: "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2027 is Thursday, September 30: a statutory holiday in British Columbia." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:06.867Z --- # National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Prince George September 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day, honouring the children who never returned home from residential schools and the survivors. What it changes here: buses, garbage pickup, and what’s on. In 349 days ## Thursday, September 30, 2027 Statutory holiday in British Columbia - **Date rule**: September 30 every year - **This year**: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (passed) ## What’s open and what changes ### Buses The schedule for this date isn’t published yet From the BC Transit schedule. Service notices: [BC Transit news](https://www.bctransit.com/news-and-media/). [Next bus at your stop](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/next-bus/) ### Garbage pickup that week - Blue zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet - Green zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet - Orange zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet - Red zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet - Yellow zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet [Find your zone and next pickup](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) ### City facilities, shops and services - City facilities and offices: check [City of Prince George news and notices](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices) for holiday hours. Regular hours: [facilities](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/). - Banks and Canada Post: a general holiday under the [Canada Labour Code](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html). Check your branch or post office. - Shops, restaurants and liquor stores: they set their own hours; check with the business. - [Canada Post: find a post office and its hours](https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/tools/find-a-post-office.page) - [BC Liquor Stores: store locator and hours](https://www.bcliquorstores.com/store/locator) ## National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events in Prince George No events for September 30 in our calendar yet. [See all upcoming events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/). ## Other holidays - [Halloween](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/halloween/) · Oct 31, 2026 - [Remembrance Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/) · Nov 11, 2026 - [Christmas Eve](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-eve/) · Dec 24, 2026 - [Christmas Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/) · Dec 25, 2026 - [Boxing Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/boxing-day/) · Dec 26, 2026 - [New Year’s Eve](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-eve/) · Dec 31, 2026 - [New Year’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-day/) · Jan 1, 2027 - [Lunar New Year](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/lunar-new-year/) · Feb 6, 2027 - [Valentine’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/valentines-day/) · Feb 14, 2027 - [Family Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/family-day/) · Feb 15, 2027 - [St. Patrick’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day/) · Mar 17, 2027 - [Good Friday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/good-friday/) · Mar 26, 2027 - [Easter Monday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/easter-monday/) · Mar 29, 2027 - [Mother’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/mothers-day/) · May 9, 2027 - [Victoria Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/victoria-day/) · May 24, 2027 - [Father’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/fathers-day/) · Jun 20, 2027 - [National Indigenous Peoples Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/national-indigenous-peoples-day/) · Jun 21, 2027 - [Canada Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/canada-day/) · Jul 1, 2027 - [B.C. Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/bc-day/) · Aug 2, 2027 - [Labour Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/labour-day/) · Sep 6, 2027 - [Thanksgiving](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/thanksgiving/) · Oct 11, 2027 [All holidays and long weekends](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/) Dates: computed from the rule above; statutory holidays from the [Canada Holidays API](https://canada-holidays.ca/) (MIT licence), checked against the official list: [B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays) (dates match, checked October 12, 2026). Buses and garbage: worked out from the BC Transit schedule (GTFS) and the City’s collection calendar. Updated 4 days ago. Data as JSON: [holiday calendar](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/holidays/calendar). ## More in City [See all in City](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#city) - [City services Garbage, water, taxes, permits](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/) - [Garbage day Your next pickup](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) - [Emergency and safety Numbers, urgent care, live alerts](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/) - [Zoning lookup What can I build here?](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/) - [What’s being built Permits and rezonings by street](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/development/) - [Public services Offices, clinics, open now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Holiday calendar: dates, statutory or not, and what changes Source: [Canada Holidays API (canada-holidays.ca), compiled from provincial and federal statutes; transit from BC Transit open data (GTFS schedule); garbage from the City collection calendar (Recycle Coach)](https://canada-holidays.ca/). Licence: MIT licence, Paul Craig (https://github.com/pcraig3/hols/blob/main/LICENSE). Changes: each item’s own source and licence. Updated 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/holidays/calendar #### days | slug | name | path | about | rule | labourCode | changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | halloween | Halloween | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/halloween/ | October 31. | October 31 every year | false | | | remembrance-day | Remembrance Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/ | November 11, marking the end of the First World War and honouring those who served. | November 11 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Wednesday","trips":491}},"source":… | | christmas-eve | Christmas Eve | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-eve/ | December 24. | December 24 every year | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 351 trips (a regular Thursday has 489)","detail":{"trips":351,"reference":{"we… | | christmas-day | Christmas Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/ | December 25. | December 25 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Friday","trips":500}},"source":"BC… | | boxing-day | Boxing Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/boxing-day/ | December 26. | December 26 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 330 trips (a regular Saturday has 338)","detail":{"trips":330,"reference":{"we… | | new-years-eve | New Year’s Eve | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-eve/ | December 31. | December 31 every year | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 475 trips (a regular Thursday has 489)","detail":{"trips":475,"reference":{"we… | | new-years-day | New Year’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-day/ | January 1, the first day of the year. | January 1 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Friday","trips":500}},"source":"BC… | | lunar-new-year | Lunar New Year | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/lunar-new-year/ | The start of the lunar year, celebrated in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other communities. | the new moon between January 21 and February 20 (China Standard Time) | false | | | valentines-day | Valentine’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/valentines-day/ | February 14. | February 14 every year | false | | | family-day | Family Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/family-day/ | The third Monday of February. | the third Monday of February | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | st-patricks-day | St. Patrick’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day/ | March 17, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint. | March 17 every year | false | | | good-friday | Good Friday | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/good-friday/ | The Friday before Easter Sunday. | 2 days before Easter Sunday | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | easter-monday | Easter Monday | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/easter-monday/ | The day after Easter Sunday. | 1 day after Easter Sunday | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | mothers-day | Mother’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/mothers-day/ | The second Sunday of May. | the second Sunday of May | false | | | victoria-day | Victoria Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/victoria-day/ | The Monday before May 25: the May long weekend. | the Monday before May 25 | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | fathers-day | Father’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/fathers-day/ | The third Sunday of June. | the third Sunday of June | false | | | national-indigenous-peoples-day | National Indigenous Peoples Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/national-indigenous-peoples-day/ | June 21, the summer solstice, a day to celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. | June 21 every year | false | | | canada-day | Canada Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/canada-day/ | July 1. When July 1 is a Sunday, the federal holiday is Monday July 2. | July 1 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | bc-day | B.C. Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/bc-day/ | The first Monday of August. | the first Monday of August | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | labour-day | Labour Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/labour-day/ | The first Monday of September. | the first Monday of September | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | truth-and-reconciliation-day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day/ | September 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day, honouring the children who never returned home from residential schools and the survivors. | September 30 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/thanksgiving/ | The second Monday of October. | the second Monday of October | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | _Nested fields (thisYear, nextYear, next, changes) are in the JSON version._ #### checks | year | status | problems | source | sourceUrl | checkedAt | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | match | | B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays | 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z | | 2027 | match | | B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays | 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/