Ontario statutory holidays 2026

Statutory holidays unique to Ontario

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

• 12-26Boxing DaySaturday

  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.

Ontario statutory holidays by year

Federal holidays in Ontario

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 province’s list.

Not a statutory holiday in Ontario

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

• 04-06Easter Mondayin Alberta
• 06-21National Indigenous Peoples Dayin Northwest Territories, Yukon
• 06-24Saint-Jean-Baptiste Dayin Quebec
• 07-09Nunavut Dayin Nunavut
• 08-03British Columbia Dayin British Columbia
• 08-17Discovery Dayin Yukon