After insistent representation from the then Canadian Legion of the British Empire Services League, the federal government amended the Armistice Day Act in 1931 to ensure that November 11th would be set aside as a day distinct and apart from any other observance.
It would be upon this day, and this day only, that the nation would pay special tribute to those "who gave their lives that freedom might prevail". November 11th came to be known as Remembrance Day—a day each year for Canadians to remember the sacrifice of those who fell during that war and later wars in which Canada took part.
The Royal Canadian Legion, as a sacred trust, ensures the continuing observance of Remembrance Day on the 11th of November each year with the appropriate marking of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
In 1970 "The Holidays Act" was passed by Parliament which included, amongst others, Remembrance Day.
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