Canada Public Holidays Calendar

Supplementary Explanation

Canada is a federal state consisting of 13 provinces and territories. Therefore, there are statutory holidays established by the federal government and statutory holidays established by each provincial/territorial government.
Statutory holidays defined by federal labor standards apply to federal public servants and private sector workers in federally regulated industries (*1).
*1 Federally Regulated Industries: Industries where nationwide uniformity is required, such as banking, telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting, interprovincial/international transportation, grain handling, and nuclear energy.

The following table primarily compiles paid statutory holidays under labor standards legislation.
In addition to these, individual provinces may define optional non-compulsory holidays, government office closures, bank holidays, or retail closing days.

"All Provinces" refers to holidays stipulated in the laws of all provinces/territories. Alphabetical codes represent holidays observed in those specific regions.
"Federal" refers to holidays established under federal law.

Date	Holiday	Applicable Regions
Jan 1	New Year's Day	All Provinces Federal
3rd Monday in Feb	Family Day	BC, AB, SK, ON, NB
	Heritage Day	NS
	Louis Riel Day	MB
	Islander Day	PE
2 days before Easter (Around Mar–Apr)	Good Friday	All Provinces *1 Federal
Day after Easter (Around Mar–Apr)	Easter Monday	NU, (QC1) Federal Holiday by administrative rule
Monday preceding May 25	Victoria Day *2	Provinces except NB3, NS, PE, NL4, QC Federal
Monday preceding May 25	National Patriots' Day *2	QC
June 21	National Indigenous Peoples Day	NT, YT
June 24	Quebec Day St. Jean Baptiste Day	QC
July 1	Canada Day (National Day)	All Provinces *Memorial Day in NL Federal
July 9	Nunavut Day	NU
1st Monday in Aug	BC Day	BC
	New Brunswick Day	NB
	Civic Holiday	NT, NU (ON*5)
	Saskatchewan Day	SK
3rd Monday in Aug	Discovery Day	YT
1st Monday in Sept	Labour Day	All Provinces Federal
Sept 30	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation *6 Orange Shirt Day	BC, MB, NT, PE, YT *7 Federal
2nd Monday in Oct	Thanksgiving *8	Provinces except NB*3, NS, PE, NL Federal
Nov 11	Remembrance Day	Provinces except ON, QC (MB, NS*9) Federal
Dec 25	Christmas Day	All Provinces Federal
Dec 26	Boxing Day	ON *3,4 Federal

*1 In Quebec, employers can choose either Good Friday or Easter Monday as a day off.
*2 Commemorates the birthday of Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819), the British monarch when Canada became a nation. In the former French colony of Quebec, it is known as "National Patriots' Day."
*3 In NB, Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are optional non-statutory holidays (no legal requirement to provide paid time off).
*4 In NL, provincial government offices are closed.
*5 While it is not a statutory holiday in ON, many businesses and corporations choose to close.
*6 A day to remember and ensure the history of indigenous persecution is never forgotten.
*7 Designated as a government office closure day in NB, NU, and NS.
*8 Shares the same historical origins as Thanksgiving in the United States, but is observed on a different date.
*9 While not a statutory holiday under labor standards in MB and NS, certain business restrictions or special holiday pay requirements apply to specific industries.

* In addition to the days listed above, NL designates several other days as provincial government office closures, including holidays from British and Irish traditions.

Abbr.	Province / Territory
AB	Alberta
BC	British Columbia
MB	Manitoba
NB	New Brunswick
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador
NS	Nova Scotia
NT	Northwest Territories
NU	Nunavut
ON	Ontario
PE	Prince Edward Island
QC	Quebec
SK	Saskatchewan
YT	Yukon

Canada Public Holidays Calendar

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