Remembrance day is on November 11. On remembrance day members of the armed forces are commemorated, the other common name for this day is Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stop fighting.
November 11th at 11am in 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) marks the end of the first world war in the UK. In Canada, Remembrance Day is a federal constitutional holiday (more about statutory holidays in Canada) as it is in the common other countries where this day is observed on the national level.
Remembrance Day Canada 2014
In Canada, November 11 is officially called Remembrance Day, Many people wear artificial poppies on their clothes in the weeks previous to Remembrance Day. Red poppies symbolize the memory of those who died & white poppies campaigns for non-military interventions in conflict situations. On November 11, special church services are organized. These often include the playing of "The Last Post", a reading of the fourth verse of the 'Ode of Remembrance' &two minutes silence at 11:00 (or 11am). After the service, wreaths are laid at local war memorials.