What’s open and closed in Canada on New Year’s Day 2024
New Year’s Day being a statutory holiday, some stores and services Canadians rely on will be closed.Here’s a guide of what is open and what is closed across the country on Jan. 1, 2024.If you’re looking to restock your fridge after a week of festive cooking, you might have to wait until Tuesday, Jan. 2.Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart, Longo’s, Metro and Costcos will be closed holiday Monday throughout most of the country.Some grocery store locations will be open on New Year’s Day, however, including Metro at 444 Yonge St.
in Toronto and 977 Rue Cartier in Quebec. Whole Foods at 510 W. 8th Ave.
in Vancouver will also be open, along with Walmart at 2370 McPhillips St. in Winnipeg.Rabba Fine Foods, a retail grocery store based in the Greater Toronto Area, has been open during the holiday season and will remain so on New Year’s Day. “Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas,” the company says on its website.Vancouver Save-on-Foods locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan.
1.LCBO and Beer Store locations in Ontario will be closed on New Year’s Day, but where permitted by local municipalities, some LCBO Convenience Outlets might be open with regular business hours.Wine Rack outlets in the Toronto area will be open but other locations such as Kingston, Ont. will be closed.If you aren’t tired of shopping yet, malls such as Shops at Don Mills in Toronto and CF Polo Park shopping centre in Winnipeg will be open.In Toronto, retailers in designated tourist areas such as Yorkville, downtown Yonge, Queen’s Quay West and the Distillery District can stay open on New Year’s Day, according to City of Toronto bylaws.Pharmacies across Canada will be operating at reduced capacity. Some Shoppers Drug Mart
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