Canada has 10 federal statutory holidays, but most workers get their province’s list, which has 6 to 11. The next Canada (federal statutory) holiday is Remembrance Day on , 20 days from today. Only New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day are stats almost everywhere.
There is no single national list that applies to every job. The federal list below, set by the Canada Labour Code, covers federally regulated workplaces such as banks, airlines, railways, telecoms, interprovincial trucking and Canada Post. Everyone else follows the employment standards law of their province or territory, compared in the table further down. To count working days between two dates, use the business days calculator.
Federal statutory holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Victoria Day | ||
| Wednesday | Canada Day | ||
| Monday | Labour Day | ||
| Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | ||
| Monday | Thanksgiving Day | ||
| Wednesday | Remembrance Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) | Observed; the holiday falls on Saturday, December 26 |
Federal statutory holidays 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Victoria Day | ||
| Thursday | Canada Day | ||
| Monday | Labour Day | ||
| Thursday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | ||
| Monday | Thanksgiving Day | ||
| Thursday | Remembrance Day | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day (observed) | Observed; the holiday falls on Saturday, December 25 | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day (observed) | Observed; the holiday falls on Sunday, December 26 |
The 10 federal general holidays are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Family Day is not on the federal list.
When a federal holiday falls on a weekend: if New Year’s Day, Canada Day, September 30, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday that is not a scheduled work day, the employee gets a paid holiday on the scheduled work day immediately before or after it. The tables show the next working day, which is what most Monday-to-Friday workplaces use. For example, Christmas 2027 falls on a Saturday and Boxing Day on a Sunday, so the days off move to Monday and Tuesday, December 27 and 28, 2027. Under the federal Holidays Act, when July 1 is a Sunday, Canada Day is Monday, July 2.
Counting these days off, a federally regulated Monday-to-Friday workplace has 251 business days in 2026 and 251 in 2027.
Federal holiday pay
- Day off: for most employees, holiday pay is at least 1/20 of the wages (not counting overtime) earned in the 4 weeks before the week of the holiday.
- Working on the holiday: at least 1.5 times the regular rate for the hours worked, plus the holiday pay for that day.
- Managers and professionals who work on a holiday get their regular pay and a paid holiday at another time.
Stat holidays by province and territory
Each province and territory sets its own paid holidays. The lists below are the holidays in each employment standards law, checked on the official government page for each jurisdiction. Days many employers give but the law doesn’t require (Easter Monday outside Quebec, most August civic holidays, Boxing Day in most provinces) are not counted.
| Jurisdiction | Number | Statutory holidays | Sept. 30? |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 11 | New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, B.C. Day, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Alberta | 9 | New Year’s Day, Alberta Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | No (optional) |
| Saskatchewan | 10 | New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Saskatchewan Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | No |
| Manitoba | 9 | New Year’s Day, Louis Riel Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Ontario | 9 | New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Boxing Day | No |
| Quebec | 8 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday or Easter Monday (employer’s choice), National Patriots’ Day, Fête nationale (June 24), Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day | No |
| New Brunswick | 8 | New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day, Labour Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | No |
| Nova Scotia | 6 | New Year’s Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Christmas Day | No |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 | New Year’s Day, Islander Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day (Canada Day), Labour Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | No |
| Yukon | 11 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada Day, Discovery Day, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | 11 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday (first Monday in August), Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Nunavut | 11 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Nunavut Day (July 9), August Civic Holiday, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day | Yes |
| Federal (Canada Labour Code) | 10 | New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day | Yes |
Is September 30 a stat holiday?
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has been a federal general holiday since 2021. It is also a stat holiday under provincial or territorial law in British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It is not a stat holiday under the employment standards laws of Alberta (where it is optional), Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador; in those places only federally regulated workers get it as a paid holiday, unless their employer or contract gives it. The next September 30 is .
Are banks closed on stat holidays in Canada?
Banks are federally regulated, so bank employees get the 10 federal general holidays. Separately, the Bills of Exchange Act (section 42) sets the “non-juridical days” for cheques and other bills: Sundays, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, September 30, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, days proclaimed as public holidays (Thanksgiving is set this way), and days that a province makes non-juridical by its own law. When a bill falls due on one of those days, it is due the next day that isn’t.
In practice, bank branches generally close on the federal holidays. On provincial-only holidays such as Family Day, B.C. Day, Heritage Day or the Civic Holiday, and on Easter Monday, hours vary by bank and by province. Neither law sets branch opening hours, so check your own bank before you go. Online banking usually stays available, but a payment sent on a holiday may not be processed until the next business day.
Frequently asked questions
How many stat holidays are there in Canada?
Ten under the Canada Labour Code, for federally regulated workers. Provincial and territorial lists range from 6 (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador) to 11 (British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut).
Is Family Day a stat holiday in Canada?
Not federally. A February holiday is a stat in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick (Family Day), Manitoba (Louis Riel Day), Nova Scotia (Heritage Day) and Prince Edward Island (Islander Day). Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the three territories don’t have one.
Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Canada?
It is a federal general holiday and a public holiday in Ontario. In the other provinces and territories it is not a stat holiday under employment standards law, though many employers give the day off.
Is Remembrance Day a stat holiday in Canada?
It is a federal general holiday and a stat holiday in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the three territories. It is not a stat holiday under the employment standards laws of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec or Nova Scotia; Manitoba and Nova Scotia have separate Remembrance Day rules.
Is Easter Monday a stat holiday in Canada?
Only in Quebec, where employers give Good Friday or Easter Monday as the paid holiday. It is not on the federal list and is optional in Alberta.
Sources, last checked October 21, 2026: Annual vacations and general holidays, federally regulated employers (canada.ca); Bills of Exchange Act, section 42 (justice.gc.ca); British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec (CNESST); New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island (Employment Standards Guide, PDF); Newfoundland and Labrador (Your Rights at Work, PDF); Yukon; Northwest Territories; Nunavut. This page is general information, not legal advice; for your own situation, contact your province’s or territory’s employment standards office, or the federal Labour Program.
More holiday calendars: all holidays and what’s open, BC stat holidays, Ontario statutory holidays, Alberta stat holidays, and the business days calculator.