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Vancouver School Year Calendar 2011-2012

Vancouver School Board

List of School Closures

and Important Dates

School Year Calendar

2011-2012
Labour Day Monday, September 5, 2011
School Opens Tuesday, September 6
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 10
Remembrance Day November 11
Schools Close for Winter Vacation Friday, December 16
Winter Vacation Period December 19, 2011-January 2, 2012
Schools Reopen After Winter Vacation Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Schools Close for Springs Vacation Friday, March 16
Spring Vacation Period March 19-23
Schools Reopen After Spring Vacation Monday, March 26
Good Friday April 6
Easter Monday April 9
Victoria Day (Queen’s Birthday) May 21
Administrative Day Friday, June 29
Schools Close Friday, June 29

Top Tips

01 Learn the city’s streets and neighborhoods before arriving in Canada. It will help your confidence and prevent you from being mistaken for a tou
02 Research and possibly decide upon schools for your children before arriving.
03 Try to budget for the cost of living in Vancouver before arriving. Many people find living here more expensive than they expected.
04 Get to know Metro Vancouver’s transit system before you arrive. A thorough knowledge of how the system works before you arrive will be invaluabl
05 Because it is difficult to determine, ahead of time, which part of the city you will want to settle in, you should try to stay in a hotel at first.

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Interesting fact

Vancouver has close to 1 million automobiles, almost one for every 2 people.
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