2024 Statutory Holidays
Adjust your work schedules accordingly.
Here’s a list of each jurisdiction’s statutory holidays in 2024 so you don’t have to track them down from the 14 ESA sites of all 14 jurisdictions.
2024 Statutory Holidays by Date
| Date | Jurisdiction | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, Jan. 1 | All | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, Feb. 19 | BC, AB, SK, ON, NB, NS, MB, PEI | *Family Day (BC, AB, SK, ON, NB)
*Louis Riel Day (MB) *Heritage Day (NS) *Islander Day (PEI) |
| Friday, Mar. 29 | All except Québec | Good Friday |
| Monday, Apr. 1 | Québec | Easter Monday |
| Monday, May 20 | All but NS, NL | *Victoria Day (YK, BC, AB, NT, NU, SK, MB, ON, PEI)
*Patriots’ Day (Québec) |
| Friday, June 21 | NW Territories & Yukon | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
|
Wednesday, June 26 |
Québec | St. Jean Baptiste Day |
| Monday, July 1 | All | Canada Day |
| Tuesday, July 9 | Nunavut | Nunavut Day |
| Monday, Aug. 5 | NT, NU, BC, AB, NB, SK, ON(1) | *Civic Holiday (NT, NU, ON)
*Heritage Day (AB) *BC Day (BC) *Saskatchewan Day (SK) *New Brunswick Day (NB) |
|
Monday, Aug. 19 |
Yukon | Discovery Day |
|
Monday, Sept. 2 |
All | Labour Day |
| Monday, Sept. 30 | FED, PEI, NT, NU, YK, BC, MB(5) | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| Monday, Oct. 14 | All except NB, NL, NS, PE | Thanksgiving Day |
| Monday, Nov. 11 | All except MB, ON, QC, NS | Remembrance Day |
| Wednesday, Dec. 25 | All | Christmas Day |
| Thursday, Dec. 26 | Ontario, Nova Scotia(2) | Boxing Day |
Notes
(1) Feb. 19 holiday is called Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, Islander Day in Prince Edward Island and Heritage Day in Nova Scotia
(2) Victoria Day is called Patriots’ Day in Québec
(3) August 5 holiday is called Heritage Day in Alberta, BC Day in BC, New Brunswick Day in NB and Sask. Day in Sask; in Ontario, the holiday is widely recognized but not statutorily required
(4) In Nova Scotia, Boxing Day is a retail closing day but not a statutory holiday
(5) In Manitoba, Sept. 30 is called Orange Shirt Day