Thanksgiving Monday in Hamilton: City offices closed, no garbage pickup and HSR on a Sunday schedule

City offices

All City of Hamilton administrative offices will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 12, and will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, according to the City's service announcement. Some other City services are closed or have adjusted hours over the long weekend, and many services remain available online through the my.hamilton.ca portal.

For City emergencies involving roads, noise, watermains, sewers, animals or health and safety issues, the City lists 905-546-2489 (CITY). The HSR and accessible transit customer service offices are closed, but phone service for them is available at the same number daily, including holidays, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Garbage and recycling

• No collection of garbage, green bin, yard waste, bulk garbage or blue box on Monday, October 12.
• Pickup will occur one day later for the rest of the week.
• Waste must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day.
• Transfer stations and community recycling centres are closed on October 12.

Transit

For Thanksgiving, the City says HSR buses will run a Sunday service schedule, with the last trips from downtown at midnight. There will be no service on routes 12 Wentworth and 42 Mohawk East. MyRide on-demand and Trans-Cab service will follow HSR Sunday schedules, and the HSR customer service office at 36 Hunter Street East is closed.

DARTS runs holiday service hours. All subscription trips are cancelled except dialysis trips, and advance booking is required for travel on October 12.

Other closures

• Hamilton Public Library branches are closed on October 11 and October 12, and the Bookmobile is off the road.
• Recreation centres, arenas and seniors centres are listed as closed, along with Hamilton Civic Museums, the Hamilton Farmers' Market and the Tropical Greenhouse at Gage Park.
• Municipal Service Centres, the Citizen Service Centre at City Hall, the Housing Services office at 350 King Street East, and the Licensing and By-law Services phone line and counters are listed as closed.
• The Animal Services office and shelter and Public Health administrative offices, including the vaccine phone and records line, are listed as closed.

The City says there will be no parking enforcement from 5:45 a.m. on October 11 until 10 p.m. on October 12, when regular enforcement resumes. Proactive enforcement may still occur for special events and areas of interest.