Statutory holidays 2026
Third Monday of February. A statutory holiday in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Other provinces hold a February holiday under a different name (Louis Riel Day, Islander Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day); Quebec and the territories have none.
Manitoba's third-Monday-of-February statutory holiday.
Prince Edward Island's third-Monday-of-February statutory holiday.
Nova Scotia's third-Monday-of-February statutory holiday.
A statutory holiday in every province and territory. In Quebec the employer designates either Good Friday or Easter Monday as the statutory holiday.
Not a statutory holiday for most workers. It is an optional general holiday in Alberta, an alternative to Good Friday in Quebec, and a paid day for the federal and several provincial public services.
The Monday preceding May 25. Not a statutory holiday in Quebec (which observes National Patriots' Day instead) or in the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador).
Québec observes National Patriots' Day (Journée nationale des patriotes) on the Monday preceding May 25, in place of Victoria Day.
A statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories and Yukon only.
Québec's National Holiday (Fête nationale).
In Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1 is also observed as Memorial Day.
A general (statutory) holiday for territorially-regulated workers in Nunavut.
British Columbia's first-Monday-of-August statutory holiday.
Saskatchewan's first-Monday-of-August statutory holiday.
New Brunswick's first-Monday-of-August statutory holiday.
First Monday of August. A statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Widely observed elsewhere (often as a municipal or optional day — Civic Holiday in Ontario and Manitoba, Natal Day in Nova Scotia) but not a statutory holiday there.
An optional general holiday in Alberta (first Monday of August); not a required statutory holiday.
A federal statutory holiday, and a provincial/territorial statutory holiday in British Columbia, Manitoba, P.E.I., Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. In Manitoba it is also known as Orange Shirt Day. An optional general holiday in Alberta; observed for the public service (but not all workers) in several other provinces.
Second Monday of October. Not a statutory holiday in the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador), where it is commonly observed but optional.
Observed across Canada, but a paid statutory holiday only in some jurisdictions. In Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia it is governed by separate legislation and is not a statutory holiday under employment standards.
A federal statutory holiday and a provincial statutory holiday only in Ontario. An optional general holiday in Alberta, and a public-service holiday in some other jurisdictions.
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Statutory holidays by province
Besides the federal holidays, each province and territory sets its own statutory holidays — Family Day, the August holiday, Remembrance Day and Truth and Reconciliation all differ by jurisdiction. Check your province.
Official sources
Verified by the Calendana editorial team · Last updated: June 18, 2026
- Government of Canada — Statutory holidays for federally regulated employees (Canada Labour Code)
- Government of Ontario — Public holidays (Your guide to the Employment Standards Act)
- CNESST (Québec) — Statutory general holidays
- Government of British Columbia — Statutory holidays (Employment Standards)
- Government of Alberta — General holidays and general holiday pay
- Government of Saskatchewan — List of Saskatchewan public statutory holidays
- Government of Manitoba — General holidays (Employment Standards)
- Government of New Brunswick — Paid public holidays (Employment Standards)
- Province of Nova Scotia — What are the paid holidays? (Labour Standards)
- Newfoundland and Labrador — Labour Standards Act, s.14 (paid public holidays)
- Government of Prince Edward Island — Paid holidays (Employment Standards Act, s.6)
- Government of Yukon — Find a Yukon statutory holiday
- Government of the Northwest Territories — Employment Standards statutory holidays
- Government of Nunavut — Labour and Employment Standards (general holidays)