When is Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day celebrated?

Discover Canada records this in its public-holidays table. The guide pairs Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day with the date November 20. The date the test wants is therefore November 20.

The day commemorates a major Prime Minister. Discover Canada describes Sir Wilfrid Laurier as "the first French-Canadian prime minister since Confederation" who "encouraged immigration to the West" and whose "portrait is on the $5 bill." So Laurier Day is a federal commemorative day for the country's first French-Canadian Prime Minister of the modern era — falling on a fixed November date each year.

Laurier oversaw a major immigration era. Discover Canada writes that "the railway made it possible for immigrants, including 170,000 Ukrainians, 115,000 Poles and tens of thousands from Germany, France, Norway and Sweden to settle in the West before 1914 and develop a thriving agricultural sector." So the November-20 date honours a leader who shaped the populated, productive western prairies of the early 20th century.

November 20 sits in a calendar of named days. Discover Canada's public-holidays table lists several fixed-date observances: Canada Day on July 1; Remembrance Day on November 11; Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day on November 20; Christmas Day on December 25; Boxing Day on December 26; and others. Sir John A. Macdonald Day falls on January 11. So Canada honours Laurier (November 20) and Macdonald (January 11) on dates near their birthdays — two named days for two early Prime Ministers, creating a formal calendar tribute to the country's founding political leaders.

Laurier's broader era was a major Canadian growth period. Discover Canada writes that "Canada's economy grew and became more industrialized during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s. One million British and one million Americans immigrated to Canada at this time." Laurier's leadership oversaw this expansion, with the Prairies opened up to large-scale European immigration. November 20 is therefore not just a date but a symbolic commemoration of the leader behind the boom era of Canadian growth.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the date of Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day. Discover Canada commits to one date: November 20. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each match a different observance. June 24 is the Feast of St. John the Baptist (Fête nationale in Quebec). November 11 is Remembrance Day. December 25 is Christmas Day. Only November 20 — Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day — matches.