Nunavut statutory holidays 2026

Statutory holidays unique to Nunavut

These are observed as a statutory holiday in Nunavut but not across the rest of Canada.

• 07-09Nunavut DayThursday

  A general (statutory) holiday for territorially-regulated workers in Nunavut.

Nunavut statutory holidays by year

Federal holidays in Nunavut

If you work for a federally-regulated employer — a bank, airline, telecommunications or interprovincial transport company, or the federal government — these 10 Canada Labour Code general holidays apply instead of the territory’s list.

Not a statutory holiday in Nunavut

These are statutory holidays in other provinces or territories but not in Nunavut.

• 02-16Family Dayin Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick
• 04-06Easter Mondayin Alberta
• 06-21National Indigenous Peoples Dayin Northwest Territories, Yukon
• 06-24Saint-Jean-Baptiste Dayin Quebec
• 08-17Discovery Dayin Yukon