Stat Holidays BC 2026 and 2027: All 11 B.C. Statutory Holidays

The list below is set by the B.C. Employment Standards Act and covers most provincially regulated workplaces. Banks, airlines, telecoms and other federally regulated employers follow the Canada Labour Code instead, which has a slightly different list. To count working days between two dates in B.C., use the business days calculator.

BC stat holidays 2026

BC stat holidays 2027

When a stat falls on a weekend: B.C. law does not move the holiday to a weekday. Christmas Day 2027 falls on a Saturday, and the province lists it as Saturday, December 25, so that is the date in the table above. Monday, December 27 is listed separately as an optional day: many offices that close on weekdays give it off, but that is a common practice, not a legal rule, and the business-day counts below treat it as a working day. Under the Act, an eligible employee whose regular day off falls on a stat gets an average day’s pay; the employer does not have to give another day off. The only exception written into the definition is Canada Day: when July 1 is a Sunday, Monday, July 2 is Canada Day.

Counting the 11 stats on their actual dates, B.C. has 250 business days (Monday to Friday) in 2026 and 251 in 2027.

How many stat holidays are there in BC?

Eleven: New Year’s Day, Family Day (third Monday in February), Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, B.C. Day (first Monday in August), Labour Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), Thanksgiving (second Monday in October), Remembrance Day (November 11) and Christmas Day.

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation became a B.C. statutory holiday in 2023. It was already a federal holiday from 2021, so federally regulated workers had it first.
• Remembrance Day is a full stat holiday in B.C., unlike Ontario, where it is not a public holiday under the ESA.
• Family Day is the third Monday in February, the same day as in Ontario and Alberta.
• Not stats in B.C.: Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day (December 26). Many employers give Boxing Day off anyway, but there is no stat pay requirement.

Who gets stat holiday pay in BC

To qualify, an employee must:

• have been employed for 30 calendar days before the stat holiday, and
• have worked or earned wages on at least 15 of the 30 days before it. Paid vacation days and other paid stat holidays count as days with wages.

Working the day before and the day after the holiday is not a requirement in B.C. Some groups are excluded from stat pay by regulation, including managers, high technology professionals, farm workers and fishers. Employees who don’t qualify are paid their regular wages if they work on the stat.

How BC stat holiday pay is calculated

Stat holiday pay is an average day’s pay: the wages earned in the 30 calendar days before the holiday, divided by the number of days worked or paid in that period. Regular wages, salary, commission, vacation pay, stat holiday pay and required paid sick days count; overtime does not.

Situation	What an eligible employee gets
Day off on the stat	An average day’s pay
Stat falls on a regular day off	An average day’s pay; no extra day off is required
Works on the stat	An average day’s pay, plus 1.5 times regular wages for hours worked, and double time for hours over 12
Written agreement to substitute another day	The substitute day is treated exactly like the stat holiday

What’s open and closed on BC stat holidays

• Banks: banks are federally regulated, and branches generally close on the stat holidays B.C. shares with the federal list (New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, September 30, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and Christmas). On Family Day and B.C. Day, and on Boxing Day and Easter Monday, which are not B.C. stats, hours vary by bank. Check your own branch.
• Canada Post: follows its own holiday schedule; check canadapost-postescanada.ca for the day.
• Government offices: B.C. government offices are generally closed on the 11 stats; check the office before you go.
• Liquor stores, grocery stores and malls: varies by store and location. Many open with holiday hours; check the store.
• Is a stat holiday a business day? No. Deadlines counted in business days usually skip B.C. stat holidays and weekends; check the contract or rule that sets the deadline.

Frequently asked questions

Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in BC?

No. Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday in B.C., so employers don’t have to give the day off or pay stat pay. It is a public holiday in Ontario and a federal holiday for federally regulated workplaces.

Is Easter Monday a stat holiday in BC?

No. Good Friday is a B.C. stat holiday; Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are not.

Is September 30 a stat holiday in BC?

Yes. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has been a B.C. statutory holiday since 2023. The next one is on Thursday, September 30, 2027.

Is Remembrance Day a stat holiday in BC?

Yes. November 11 is one of B.C.’s 11 statutory holidays, and eligible employees get stat pay for it.

Do I get paid for a stat holiday if I’m part-time?

Yes, if you were employed for 30 calendar days and worked or earned wages on 15 of the 30 days before the holiday. You get an average day’s pay, worked out from what you earned in those 30 days.

Sources: B.C. statutory holidays, Qualify for statutory holiday pay, Calculate statutory holiday pay and ESA section 45 interpretation (gov.bc.ca), last checked October 21, 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice; for your own situation, contact the Employment Standards Branch.

More holiday calendars: all holidays and what’s open, Canada statutory holidays by province, Ontario statutory holidays, Alberta stat holidays, and the business days calculator.