What this site is
Date and Clock covers the dates people plan around: statutory holidays, government benefit and pension payment days, tax deadlines, clock changes and other dates set by law or by an organizer. Each page shows a live countdown to the next date, a table of the dates for the year and a plain explanation of the rules behind them.
The site starts with Canada. Pages for the United States and the United Kingdom are planned on the same site, each in its own section, so a Canadian date is never mixed up with an American or British one.
Date and Clock is an independent website. It is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Service Canada, any provincial or territorial government, school board or organizer. Nothing on this site can change, speed up or confirm a payment, and we never ask for your social insurance number, banking details or any account login.
How we check dates
- Official sources only. Every date comes from the body that sets it: canada.ca, the CRA, Service Canada, the Bank of Canada, a provincial government, a school board or the event organizer. News stories are only used to find out what to check, never as the source of a date.
- If sources disagree, the date is left out. When two official pages give different dates, we don't pick one: the date stays off the page until the official sources agree.
- Unpublished dates are never guessed. If next year's dates are not out yet, the page says "not yet published" and when they are usually announced. Dates that depend on a moon sighting are labelled "expected".
- A "last checked" date on every page. It shows when the page was last compared with its sources, and the sources are linked at the bottom of the page so you can check them yourself.
- The same address every year. When new dates are published, the page is updated in place, so a bookmark keeps working.
How the countdowns work
A countdown to a day, such as a holiday or a payment date, runs to midnight at the start of that day in your time zone, using your device's clock. A countdown to a specific moment, such as polls closing at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, runs to that exact moment and shows it converted to your local time.
A payment date is the date the government issues the payment. When the money appears in your account depends on your bank, so a deposit can show up a little earlier or later in the day.
The free tools
The alarm clock, timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro timer run entirely in your browser. There is no account and nothing to install. Your alarms, timer lengths and laps are saved only on your own device, and an alarm rings only while its tab is open and the device is awake.
Corrections
If a date on this site doesn't match the official source, please tell us at info@dateandclock.com. Include the page address and a link to the source you're looking at. We compare it with the official page, fix the page if it's wrong and update its "last checked" date. Corrections are handled before anything else.
Disclaimer
The information on this site is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Governments can move a date, and your own situation can change which rule applies to you. Before you act on a date, confirm it with the office named on the page, or ask a qualified professional about your circumstances.
The site is free to use and may be supported by advertising. Advertisers never decide which dates we cover or what a page says. How ads and cookies work is explained in the privacy policy.