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[[File:Victoria Day postcard.jpg|thumb|left|Victoria Day celebrations at [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], in Toronto, 1910]]
Victoria Day served as the King's official birthday until 1910, when King [[George V]] acceded to the throne. From then until 1952, Victoria Day only honoured Queen Victoria's contribution to Canadian Confederation, with the reigning monarch's official birthday typically observed in June, instead.<ref name=canenvicday/> However, for King [[George VI]]'s [[1939 royal tour of Canada|tour of Canada in 1939]], the King's official birthday was changed to May 20, so
In 1952, the date for Victoria Day was made variable, changing from May 24 to the last Monday before May 25 each year, ensuring that most Canadians would receive a [[long weekend]].{{sfn|Hayday|Blake|2017|p=104}} The [[Monarch's Official Birthday#Canada|monarch's official birthday in Canada]] was, by
A group of prominent Canadian actors, authors, and politicians sent, in 2013, a petition to [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]], requesting that the holiday be renamed "Victoria and First Peoples Day",<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/05/19/group-wants-victoria-day-holiday-to-be-renamed| last=Davidson| first=Terry| title=Group wants Victoria Day name change| date=May 19, 2013| newspaper=Sarnia Observer| accessdate=May 19, 2013| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616004858/http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/05/19/group-wants-victoria-day-holiday-to-be-renamed| archive-date=June 16, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/19/prominent-canadians-back-petition-to-rename-victoria-day-to-honour-aboriginals/| last=Shingler| first=Benjamin| title=Victoria Day: Prominent Canadians back petition to rename holiday| date=May 19, 2013| newspaper=National Post| accessdate=May 20, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603000744/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/| archive-date=June 3, 2022| url-status=live}}</ref> to provide Canadians with an opportunity to honour both the Crown and the [[Indigenous peoples of Canada]],<ref name=CBCNews/> which do [[Monarchy of Canada and the Indigenous peoples of Canada|share a relationship]].
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