Many residents will enjoy a three-day weekend, and for some, a four-day weekend.
Friday is Good Friday, which is a federal statutory holiday. School boards and some businesses also observe Easter Monday.
All federal, provincial, and municipal offices will be closed on Friday and Monday. There will also be no Canada Post delivery.
Service Ontario locations will be closed Friday. Some transactions, such as licence plate renewals, may be performed online.
All four public school boards serving Windsor-Essex are closed on Friday and Monday, with classes resuming on Tuesday.
There are no classes on Good Friday at either the University of Windsor or St. Clair College, but both will have regular classes on Monday. Final exams begin Monday at the college.
Both the LCBO and The Beer Store are closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but will be open on Saturday and Monday.
Devonshire Mall in Windsor is closed on Friday and Sunday, but open normal hours on Saturday and Monday. The same for Tecumseh Mall in Windsor.
Windsor Crossing in LaSalle is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Good Friday, and on Easter Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The outlet mall is open Saturday and Monday as usual.
All branches of the Windsor Public Library are closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. On Saturday, only the Central branch will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Essex County Library branches will be closed on Friday, Sunday, and Monday.
The 311 call centre will shut down Friday and Monday, and reopen Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 211 call centre will be open 24 hours.
In the City of Windsor, residential garbage and recycling will not be picked up on Good Friday. Pickup in zones 4A and 4B only will be delayed by one day.
Commercial, front-end loader, and weekly recycling collections will proceed as usual. The public drop-off and household chemical waste depot at Central Avenue and the E.C. Row are closed Friday, Sunday, and Monday.
All community centres and arenas in Windsor are closed Friday and Sunday except for pre-arranged events and rentals. The after-school program will also have those days off.
At the WFCU Centre, the Windsor Spitfires have a potential Game 5 against the Kitchener Rangers on Good Friday with a 7:05 p.m. puck drop.
The arena will be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday for ice rentals, with free public skating from noon to 2 p.m. both days. The WFCU Centre pool will offer a public Easter swim from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre is closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Regular hours are in effect for Saturday and Monday.
The H-4 program at Windsor Water World is open every day 24 hours, for those looking for housing assistance or experiencing homelessness.
Adventure Bay Family Water Park will be open on Good Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Easter, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Monday.
The Francois Baby House will be closed all weekend and reopen on Tuesday. The Chimczuk Museum will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday but will be open regular hours on Saturday and Easter Sunday.
There is no charge for street-metered parking in Windsor on Friday, Sunday, and Monday, but the city’s paid surface lots and garages will be open as usual. Municipal ticket payment offices will be closed all three days.
Transit Windsor buses will run on a Sunday schedule on Friday and their normal schedules for the rest of the weekend. The downtown transit terminal will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and regular hours on Saturday and Monday.