Memorial Day Remembrance 2024. The royal canadian legion hosts remembrance day ceremonies in cities and towns across canada. Learn more about the history of memorial day with these important facts about the federal holiday.

Sunday’s events come the day before armistice day, which marks the moment world war one ended, at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. People place poppies on the tomb of the unknown soldier after the remembrance day ceremony at the national war memorial in ottawa, on monday, nov.