The Canadian High Commission, Colombo and the Canada Visa Application Centres will remain closed on the following holidays and Saturdays and Sundays.
| Statutory Holiday List - 2012 | |||||
| No | Description | Holiday | Day-in-lieu | Day | Canadian or Sri Lankan |
| 1 | New Year's day | 01-Jan-2012 (Sunday) | 02-Jan-2012 | Monday | Canadian Holiday |
| 2 | National Day | 04-Feb-2012 (Saturday) | 06-Feb-2012 | Monday | Sri Lankan Holiday |
| 3 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day/Good Friday | 06-Apr-2012 | N/A | Friday | Sri Lankan / Canadian Holiday |
| 4 | Sinhala & Tamil New Year | 13-Apr-2012 | N/A | Friday | Sri Lankan Holiday |
| 5 | Wesak Full Moon Poya Day | 05-May-2012 (Saturday) | 07-May-2012 | Monday | Sri Lankan Holiday |
| 6 | Canada Day | 01-Jul-2012 (Sunday) | 02-Jul-2012 | Monday | Canadian Holiday |
| 7 | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | 19-Aug-2012 (Sunday) | 20-Aug-2012 | Monday | Sri Lankan Holiday |
| 8 | Labour Day | 03-Sep-2012 | N/A | Monday | Canadian Holiday |
| 9 | Thanksgiving Day | 08-Oct-2012 | N/A | Monday | Canadian Holiday |
| 10 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-2012 | N/A | Tuesday | Sri Lankan / Canadian Holiday |
| 11 | Boxing day | 26-Dec-2012 | N/A | Wednesday | Canadian Holiday |