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Canada Public Holidays

Discover 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 public holiday dates for Canada and start planning to make the most of your time off. Scroll down to select a year or choose your province.

Public holidays in Canada are known as statutory holidays. Holidays are legislated by the federal, provincial and territorial government bodies. Canadians observe New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day as nationwide statutory holidays. In addition to that, each province or territory observes its’ own provincial or territorial statutory holidays.

2024 Holidays

DateDayHolidayProvinces and Territories
1 JanMonNew Year's Day Federal workers; National
19 FebMonFamily Day AB, BC, NB, ON & SK
19 FebMonIslander Day PEI
19 FebMonLouis Riel Day MB
19 FebMonNova Scotia Heritage Day NS
18 MarMonSaint Patrick's Day NL
29 MarFriGood Friday Federal workers; National
1 AprMonEaster Monday Federal workers; AB^, NT, NU, QC^
22 AprMonSaint George's Day NL
20 MayMonVictoria Day Federal workers; National except NS, PEI & QC
20 MayMonNational Patriots' Day QC
21 JunFriNational Indigenous Peoples Day NT & YT
24 JunMonSt Jean Baptiste Day QC
24 JunMonJune Holiday NL
1 JulMonCanada Day Federal workers; National except MB
1 JulMonJuly 1 MB
9 JulTueNunavut Day NU
15 JulMonOrangeman's Day NL
5 AugMonCivic Holiday Federal workers; NT, NU
5 AugMonSaskatchewan Day SK
5 AugMonNew Brunswick Day NB
5 AugMonB.C. Day BC
5 AugMonAlberta Heritage Day AB^
19 AugMonDiscovery Day YT
2 SepMonLabour Day Federal workers; National
30 SepMonNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation Federal workers; AB^, BC, MB, NL,
PEI, YT
14 OctMonThanksgiving Day Federal workers; National except NS & PEI
11 NovMonRemembrance Day Federal workers; National except MB, NS, ON &
QC
25 DecWedChristmas Day Federal workers; National
26 DecThuBoxing Day Federal workers; AB^, NB, NL, NT,
NU, ON
^ The holiday in this province is optional.
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2025 Holidays

DateDayHolidayProvinces and Territories
1 JanWedNew Year's Day Federal workers; National
17 FebMonFamily Day AB, BC, NB, ON & SK
17 FebMonIslander Day PEI
17 FebMonLouis Riel Day MB
17 FebMonNova Scotia Heritage Day NS
17 MarMonSaint Patrick's Day NL
18 AprFriGood Friday Federal workers; National
21 AprMonEaster Monday Federal workers; AB^, NT, NU, QC^
21 AprMonSaint George's Day NL
19 MayMonVictoria Day Federal workers; National except NS, PEI & QC
19 MayMonNational Patriots' Day QC
21 JunSatNational Indigenous Peoples Day NT & YT
23 JunMonJune Holiday NL
24 JunTueSt Jean Baptiste Day QC
1 JulTueCanada Day Federal workers; National except MB
1 JulTueJuly 1 MB
9 JulWedNunavut Day NU
14 JulMonOrangeman's Day NL
4 AugMonCivic Holiday Federal workers; NT, NU
4 AugMonSaskatchewan Day SK
4 AugMonNew Brunswick Day NB
4 AugMonB.C. Day BC
4 AugMonAlberta Heritage Day AB^
18 AugMonDiscovery Day YT
1 SepMonLabour Day Federal workers; National
30 SepTueNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation Federal workers; AB^, BC, MB, NL,
PEI, YT
13 OctMonThanksgiving Day Federal workers; National except NS & PEI
11 NovTueRemembrance Day Federal workers; National except MB, NS, ON &
QC
25 DecThuChristmas Day Federal workers; National
26 DecFriBoxing Day Federal workers; AB^, NB, NL, NT,
NU, ON
^ The holiday in this province is optional.
The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source.

2026 Holidays

DateDayHolidayProvinces and Territories
1 JanThuNew Year's Day Federal workers; National
16 FebMonFamily Day AB, BC, NB, ON & SK
16 FebMonIslander Day PEI
16 FebMonLouis Riel Day MB
16 FebMonNova Scotia Heritage Day NS
16 MarMonSaint Patrick's Day NL
3 AprFriGood Friday Federal workers; National
6 AprMonEaster Monday Federal workers; AB^, NT, NU, QC^
20 AprMonSaint George's Day NL
18 MayMonVictoria Day Federal workers; National except NS, PEI & QC
18 MayMonNational Patriots' Day QC
21 JunSunNational Indigenous Peoples Day NT & YT
22 JunMonJune Holiday NL
24 JunWedSt Jean Baptiste Day QC
1 JulWedCanada Day Federal workers; National except MB
1 JulWedJuly 1 MB
9 JulThuNunavut Day NU
13 JulMonOrangeman's Day NL
3 AugMonCivic Holiday Federal workers; NT, NU
3 AugMonSaskatchewan Day SK
3 AugMonNew Brunswick Day NB
3 AugMonB.C. Day BC
3 AugMonAlberta Heritage Day AB^
17 AugMonDiscovery Day YT
7 SepMonLabour Day Federal workers; National
30 SepWedNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation Federal workers; AB^, BC, MB, NL,
PEI, YT
12 OctMonThanksgiving Day Federal workers; National except NS & PEI
11 NovWedRemembrance Day Federal workers; National except MB, NS, ON &
QC
25 DecFriChristmas Day Federal workers; National
26 DecSatBoxing Day Federal workers; AB^, NB, NL, NT,
NU, ON
^ The holiday in this province is optional.
The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source.

2027 Holidays

DateDayHolidayProvinces and Territories
1 JanFriNew Year's Day Federal workers; National
15 FebMonFamily Day AB, BC, NB, ON & SK
15 FebMonIslander Day PEI
15 FebMonLouis Riel Day MB
15 FebMonNova Scotia Heritage Day NS
15 MarMonSaint Patrick's Day NL
26 MarFriGood Friday Federal workers; National
29 MarMonEaster Monday Federal workers; AB^, NT, NU, QC^
26 AprMonSaint George's Day NL
24 MayMonVictoria Day Federal workers; National except NS, PEI & QC
24 MayMonNational Patriots' Day QC
21 JunMonNational Indigenous Peoples Day NT & YT
21 JunMonJune Holiday NL
24 JunThuSt Jean Baptiste Day QC
1 JulThuCanada Day Federal workers; National except MB
1 JulThuJuly 1 MB
9 JulFriNunavut Day NU
12 JulMonOrangeman's Day NL
2 AugMonCivic Holiday Federal workers; NT, NU
2 AugMonSaskatchewan Day SK
2 AugMonNew Brunswick Day NB
2 AugMonB.C. Day BC
2 AugMonAlberta Heritage Day AB^
16 AugMonDiscovery Day YT
6 SepMonLabour Day Federal workers; National
30 SepThuNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation Federal workers; AB^, BC, MB, NL,
PEI, YT
11 OctMonThanksgiving Day Federal workers; National except NS & PEI
11 NovThuRemembrance Day Federal workers; National except MB, NS, ON &
QC
25 DecSatChristmas Day Federal workers; National
26 DecSunBoxing Day Federal workers; AB^, NB, NL, NT,
NU, ON
^ The holiday in this province is optional.
The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source.

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Employees may request and obtain time off for traditional religious observances practiced by the Jewish, Eastern Orthodox or Muslim faiths.

Under the Canadian Public Holiday Law, the majority of employees are entitled to take a statutory holiday off with full compensation. The law states that if an employee agrees to work on a statutory holiday, he or she must sign a written document agreeing to work and must be paid additional wages to compensate for holiday pay.

Employers in the private sector can determine the amount of extra compensation to be paid to employees who are required to work on a holiday. This usually includes essential care workers, such as medical professionals, law enforcement personnel and emergency services employees.

According to Part III of the Canada Labour Code, employees are entitled to nine paid holidays per year. Under the Code, a statutory holiday is defined as a day in which professionals, managers and employees are entitled to a day off with full compensation.