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Canadian stat holidays answers a concrete Canadian money task with visible methodology, source links, related tools, limitations, and a dated editorial review. Summarize statutory holiday planning with links to jurisdiction-specific official employment standards.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-11

What this page covers

Summarize statutory holiday planning with links to jurisdiction-specific official employment standards.

This page has a clear Canadian reader task, visible limitations, dated review notes, and source links that can be checked without signing in. The interactive app below may add calculators, tables, charts, or article formatting; this overview keeps the core context available when JavaScript is slow or unavailable.

Practical use cases

  • Run a conservative Canadian stat holidays scenario first, then adjust only one input at a time so the reader can see which assumption changed the result.
  • Compare the estimate with an official account, notice, benefit statement, employer document, lender quote, or government table before acting.
  • Use the result as a planning range, not as a filing instruction, lending approval, benefit entitlement, or personalized financial recommendation.

Sources checked

  • Canada Revenue Agency
  • Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
  • Statistics Canada

How to use this page

How to use Canadian stat holidays. Summarize statutory holiday planning with links to jurisdiction-specific official employment standards. This calculator is written for Canadian readers who need enough context to decide what to check next, not just a bare field, rate, table, or product name. Start with the page purpose, then compare the examples, sources, limitations, and related pages before acting. Run a conservative Canadian stat holidays scenario first, then adjust only one input at a time so the reader can see which assumption changed the result. Compare the estimate with an official account, notice, benefit statement, employer document, lender quote, or government table before acting. If the topic affects a tax filing, benefit application, credit decision, home purchase, investment choice, payroll question, or immigration-adjacent money plan, treat the page as a planning aid and keep the official source open while you work.

What can change the answer. The main assumptions are the numbers the reader enters, the province or account type selected, the public rates or thresholds used by the calculator, and the timing of the decision. A calculator result can change when tax brackets, benefit thresholds, interest rates, payroll rates, contribution limits, or local housing costs change. For Canadian stat holidays, the safest workflow is to change one input or fact at a time and write down which assumption moved the result. That makes it easier to separate a real decision from noise caused by an outdated rate, a rounded estimate, a promotional offer, a province-specific rule, or a missing household detail. Use the result as a planning range, not as a filing instruction, lending approval, benefit entitlement, or personalized financial recommendation. When a page compares products or paths, the comparison is framed around reader fit, fees, limits, eligibility, time horizon, and tradeoffs rather than a single universal winner.

Where to verify Canadian stat holidays. The source list for this page includes Canada Revenue Agency, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada. These links are chosen because primary government pages, regulators, public data providers, and issuer disclosures are better verification points than copied summaries. Use them to confirm thresholds, payment dates, rates, deadlines, contribution limits, account rules, fee schedules, and eligibility language before relying on a result. LoonieLabs keeps a visible reviewed date so readers can judge whether a page is current enough for the decision they are making. If a linked source changes, the corrections page and contact page give readers a direct way to flag the issue.

Limitations for Canadian stat holidays. The result is an estimate, not a filing instruction, loan approval, account recommendation, tax assessment, benefit entitlement, or legal conclusion. It is useful for comparing scenarios and spotting the variables that matter, but it cannot know every payroll setting, deductible expense, lender rule, employer policy, household change, or agency decision. LoonieLabs publishes plain-language educational material and keeps advertising separate from editorial ordering, examples, calculator formulas, warnings, and source selection. A page can still be useful when it narrows a question, shows the variables that matter, and points to stronger evidence, but it should not be used to bypass a notice, assessment, quote, contract, statement, or professional review that applies to the reader's own facts.

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Canadian Statutory Holidays 2026

Every Canadian statutory holiday for 2025, 2026, and 2027 — sorted by date, with paid jurisdictions and long-weekend flags. Each province sets its own list; federal workers (banks, airlines, telecoms) follow the Canada Labour Code. Pick your province below for the exact rules and dates.

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Long weekends in Canada — 2026

Family DayMonday, February 16
Louis Riel DayMonday, February 16
Islander DayMonday, February 16
Nova Scotia Heritage DayMonday, February 16
Yukon Heritage Day (Friday before)Monday, February 16
Good FridayFriday, April 3
Easter MondayMonday, April 6
Nunavut DayMonday, July 13
Orangemen's Day (Memorial Day)Monday, July 13
Civic HolidayMonday, August 3
Saskatchewan DayMonday, August 3
Terry Fox DayMonday, August 3
Labour DayMonday, September 7
Thanksgiving DayMonday, October 12
Christmas DayFriday, December 25

All Canadian stat holidays 2026
26 entries

New Year's Day

Thursday, January 1

Federal
14 jurisdictions

Family Day

Monday, February 16

Provincial
5 jurisdictions

Louis Riel Day

Monday, February 16

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Islander Day

Monday, February 16

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Nova Scotia Heritage Day

Monday, February 16

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Yukon Heritage Day (Friday before)

Monday, February 16

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

St. Patrick's Day

Tuesday, March 17

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Good Friday

Friday, April 3

Federal
14 jurisdictions

Easter Monday

Monday, April 6

Federal
5 jurisdictions

Victoria Day

Tuesday, May 19

Federal
9 jurisdictions

National Patriots' Day

Tuesday, May 19

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Sunday, June 21

Provincial
2 jurisdictions

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (National Holiday of Quebec)

Wednesday, June 24

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Canada Day

Wednesday, July 1

Federal
14 jurisdictions

Nunavut Day

Monday, July 13

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Orangemen's Day (Memorial Day)

Monday, July 13

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Civic Holiday

Monday, August 3

Federal
5 jurisdictions

Heritage Day

Monday, August 3

Optional
1 jurisdictions

Saskatchewan Day

Monday, August 3

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Terry Fox Day

Monday, August 3

Provincial
1 jurisdictions

Labour Day

Monday, September 7

Federal
14 jurisdictions

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Wednesday, September 30

Federal
9 jurisdictions

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 12

Federal
12 jurisdictions

Remembrance Day

Wednesday, November 11

Federal
10 jurisdictions

Christmas Day

Friday, December 25

Federal
14 jurisdictions

Boxing Day

Saturday, December 26

Federal
2 jurisdictions

Federal vs provincial stat holidays

Canada splits employment standards between federal and provincial jurisdictions. Federally regulated industries (banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport, federal Crown corporations) follow the Canada Labour Code, which lists 11 paid stats. Everyone else follows their province's Employment Standards Act, where the count varies between 5 and 12.

How to calculate stat holiday pay

The formula varies by province. Ontario divides the previous 4 weeks' wages by 20. Saskatchewan and Manitoba take 5% of the same period. BC and the Atlantic provinces use "wages ÷ days actually worked" over a 30-day window. Use our national stat pay calculator to get the right number for your jurisdiction, or pick your province above for a worked example.

Holidays that aren't paid stats nationally

Several days are commonly observed but not statutorily protected nationwide. Boxing Day is only a paid provincial stat in Ontario. Easter Monday is paid only for federal workers and PE/QC/NB/NL employees. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) is federal + provincial only in BC, MB, NS, NL, PE, NT, NU, and YT — not in ON, AB, QC, SK, or NB.

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