<P> Generally in English Canada , high schools run on a two - semester arrangement , also known as fall and spring semester , the first semester starting from the day after Labour Day in September to mid-January and the second running from early February until the Thursday before the last Friday in June . The semesters are often divided into two terms each . Some schools in Canada run on a trimester system , the first running from September to January , the second from January to March or April , and the third from March or April until June . The trimester is more common in elementary and middle schools ( Kindergarten - Grade 8 ) than in high schools ( Grade 9 - Grade 12 ) . Most of those characteristics differ in Québec , where education is , with the exception of a few school boards , given in French . By tradition , Quebec and Franco - Ontarian elementary and secondary schools will arrange timetables to ensure the school year ends before June 24 , date of the St - Jean - Baptiste day celebration , a traditional holiday . </P>
when does the university year end in canada
the Thursday before the last Friday in June