| ent"> Canada gift basket delivery service | | | | to visit the cottage, relax outdoors and generally |
| Clare’s Gift Baskets of Canada has long | | | | enjoy themselves. Since it’s liked to May 24th, |
| experience helping people in Europe, the US, the UK | | | | many Canadians call the holiday May 2-4 |
| and beyond send gift baskets such as food hampers | | | | — 2-4 being Canadian slang for a case |
| and gourmet cookie bouquets to friends and relatives | | | | of 24 beer bottles. This is a great time to send a gift |
| in Canada. Since many people outside of Canada | | | | basket to Canada, particularly a food hamper, as |
| aren’t familiar with occasions they can use to | | | | many Canadians would rather not bother running out |
| send gift baskets (and other presents) to Canada, | | | | for party provisions in the middle of the weekend. |
| the company tracks Canadian holidays to help their | | | | Canada Day Gift Baskets |
| customers select a basket for the right occasion, and | | | | Canada Day is the country’s annual patriotic |
| to find an occasion that serves as a good excuse to | | | | celebration, originally called Dominion Day from the |
| send one, too. According to the company, the | | | | time when Canada was a British possession instead |
| following Canadian holidays are ideal times to send | | | | of the independent Commonwealth member it is |
| gift baskets. | | | | today. It is the anniversary of the July 1st, 1867 |
| Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, | | | | signing of the British North America Act, which unified |
| Christmas and Easter Gift Baskets to Canada | | | | Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) |
| These holidays are standards for gift basket deliver | | | | with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, into a single |
| across the Western world, including Canada. The | | | | country. Like Victoria Day, this is another great time |
| traditional gifts people give in the US and UK suit | | | | for a gift basket, as all Canadians have the day off |
| many Canadians as well. As a multicultural society | | | | as a federal statutory holiday. It’s another |
| Canadians celebrate other holidays from | | | | time when gift recipients will appreciate someone |
| nonEuropean cultures as well, though these | | | | sending snacks and treats to tide him over during |
| aren’t as widely recognized by the majority of | | | | celebrations. Canada Day tends to be a |
| Canadians. The important thing is to consider the | | | | family-oriented day too, so gift baskets with cookies |
| background of the people you’ll be sending a | | | | and other items that have kid appeal are |
| gift basket to. | | | | often appreciated. |
| Victoria Day Weekend Gift Baskets to Canada | | | | Labour Day Weekend Gift Baskets to Canada |
| The Victoria Day Weekend is one of Canada’s | | | | Just as Victoria Day marks the start of |
| major holidays, but this generally isn’t well | | | | Canada’s summer, the Labour Day weekend |
| known outside of the country. It marks the formal | | | | marks its end. Canadians celebrate Labour Day on the |
| birthday of the monarch in Canada, based on | | | | first Monday of September, creating another long |
| Victoria’s birthday on May 24th. In modern | | | | weekend. In most of the country, this is the last ideal |
| times, the holiday falls on the last Monday before | | | | time to go to the countryside because it’s still |
| May 24th, creating a long weekend. For most | | | | warm, but too late in the year for mosquitoes. |
| Canadians it marks the start of the summer: a time | | | | |