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[[File:Fake Nazi soldiers assaulting a Winnipeg Free Press newsie, 19 February 1942.jpg|thumb|Simulated German soldiers [[harassment|harassing]] a newspaper carrier during If Day]]
'''If Day''' ({{lang-fr|"'''Si un jour'''"}}, "If one day")<ref name=burch/> was a simulated [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] invasion and occupation of the Canadian city of [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]], and surrounding areas on 19 February 1942, during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. It was organized as a [[war bond]] promotion by the Greater Winnipeg Victory Loan organization, which was led by prominent Winnipeg businessman [[John Draper Perrin|J. D. Perrin]]. The event was the largest military exercise in Winnipeg to that point.<ref name=perrun>{{cite book|author=Perrun, Jody|title=The Patriotic Consensus: Unity, Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg|publisher=University of Manitoba Press|year=2014|isbn=978-0-8875-5749-1|pages=108, 128–129, 133}}</ref>
If Day included a staged firefight between Canadian troops and volunteers dressed as German soldiers, the internment of prominent politicians, the imposition of Nazi rule, and a parade. The event was a fundraiser for the war effort: over $3 million was collected in Winnipeg on that day. Organizers believed that the fear induced by the event would help increase fundraising objectives. It was the subject of a 2006 documentary, and was included in [[Guy Maddin]]'s film ''[[My Winnipeg]]''.
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