HR Compliance Calendar 2026
Everything you need to know from upcoming deadlines, regulatory changes, enforcement events and stat holidays you need to prepare for this quarter. Although we update this information every month you can see your specific jurisdiction’s information here.
March
Mar. 2—Ontario—Deadline to comment on new “Buy Ontario” public procurement regulations.
Mar. 8—Nationwide—Daylight Saving Time takes effect.
Mar. 10—New Brunswick—Deadline to comment on new Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Act regulations.
Mar. 12—Nationwide—Deadline to apply for federal Enabling Accessibility Fund grants.
Mar. 15—British Columbia*—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 15—Québec—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 16—Alberta—Deadline to apply for Gender-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Program (GRIIPP) grants.
Mar. 16—Nova Scotia—Deadline to comment on WCB’s proposed EERB review policy.
Mar. 17—Newfoundland & Labrador—St. Patrick’s Day statutory holiday.
Mar. 23—Nunavut—Deadline to apply for Targeted Labour Market Program training funding.
Mar. 31—British Columbia*—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 31—Manitoba—Deadline to participate in Workers’ Compensation Act public review consultations
Mar. 31—Nova Scotia—Workers’ compensation filing deadline.
Mar. 31—Ontario—Workers’ compensation filing deadline for Schedule 1 employers.
Mar. 31—Northwest Territories—Deadline to apply for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funding for EV charging stations installation.
Mar. 31—Nunavut—Deadline to apply for Nunavut Mine Training Fund (NMTF) support.
April
April 1—Federal—Minimum wage for federally regulated workers increases 40 cents to $18.15 per hour, or minimum wage of the province or territory in which they work, whichever is higher.
April 1—Newfoundland & Labrador—Minimum wage increases 35 cents to $16.35 per hour.
April 1—Newfoundland & Labrador—Deadline to apply for Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Integration Program funding.
April 1—Nova Scotia—Minimum wage increases 25 cents to $16.75 per hour.
April 1—New Brunswick—General minimum wage increases 25 cents to $15.90 per hour.
April 1—New Brunswick—Days of Rest Act exemption for “in-house brewery licensees” ends.
April 1—Nova Scotia—General minimum wage increases 25 cents to $16.75 per hour.
April 1—Yukon—General minimum wage increases 57 cents to $18.51 per hour.
April 1—Prince Edward Island—General minimum wage increases 50 cents to $17.00 per hour.
April 1—Northwest Territories—Deadline for business licence renewals.
April 3—Nationwide except Québec—Good Friday statutory holiday.
April 3—Prince Edward Island—Deadline to apply for Jobs for Youth Program wage subsidies.
April 5—New Brunswick—Deadline to apply for PlaySafeNB sport safety grants.
April 6—Québec—Easter Monday statutory holiday.
April 11—Nationwide—Expiration of temporary EI employment benefit relief measures.
April 20—Ontario—Deadline to comment on proposed DC pension plan asset transfer regulations.
April 23—Newfoundland & Labrador—St. George’s Day statutory holiday.
April 23—Ontario—Deadline to comment on Highway Traffic Act Administrative Monetary Penalties proposal.
April 24—Prince Edward Island—Deadline to apply for Interministerial Women’s Secretariat Grant funding.
April 24—Yukon—Deadline to apply for Student Training and Employment Program wage subsidies.
April 28—Nationwide—National Day of Mourning.
April 30—Newfoundland & Labrador—Deadline to apply for AgriStability and AgriInsurance drought relief funding.
April 24—Northwest Territories—Deadline to comment on mental wellness and addictions recovery services.
May
May 1—Alberta—Last day to participate in public consultations on PIPA privacy law.
May 1—Québec—General minimum wage increases 50 cents to $16.60 per hour.
May 18—Federal/Alberta/British Columbia/Newfoundland/Nova Scotia/Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Ontario/Saskatchewan/Yukon—Victoria Day statutory holiday.
May 18—Québec—National Patriots Day statutory holiday.
June
June 1—Alberta—Deadline to comply with driver experience records rules for commercial carrier Class 1 tractor-trailers.
June 1—Alberta—Deadline to comment on proposed changes to WCB Funding Policy.
June 1—British Columbia—Minimum wage increases 40 cents to $18.25 per hour.
June 1—Québec—Deadline to apply for Productivity-Skills program funding for AI training.
June 1—Yukon—New WSCB administrative monetary penalties regime for OHS and workers’ compensation violations takes effect.
June 12—Newfoundland & Labrador—Deadline to apply for 2026 Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) funding.
June 22—Northwest Territories/Yukon—National Indigenous Peoples Day statutory holiday.
June 22—Québec—St. Jean Baptiste Day statutory holiday.
JULY
July 1—Nationwide—Canada Day statutory holiday.
July 1—Ontario—New Digital Security regulations for public hospitals, schools, and other public sector entities take effect.
July 9—Nunavut—Nunavut Day statutory holiday.
July 10—Federal—Deadline to comment on proposed changes to Privacy Act.
July 13—Newfoundland & Labrador—Orangeman Day statutory holiday.
AUGUST
August 3—Ontario/Northwest Territories/Nunavut—Civic Holiday.
August 3—Alberta—Heritage Day statutory holiday.
August 3—British Columbia—British Columbia Day statutory holiday.
August 3—New Brunswick—New Brunswick Day statutory holiday.
August 3—Saskatchewan—Saskatchewan Day statutory holiday.
August 17—Yukon—Discovery Day statutory holiday.
SEPTEMBER
September 1—Manitoba—Free menstrual products in restrooms rules take effect.
September 7—Nationwide—Labour Day statutory holiday.
September 30—Federal/British Columbia/Manitoba/New Brunswick/Newfoundland & Labrador/Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Prince Edward Island/Yukon—National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.
OCTOBER
October 1—Manitoba—General minimum wage increases 40 cents to $16.40 per hour.
October 1—Nova Scotia—General minimum wage increases 25 cents to $17.00 per hour.
October 1—Ontario—General minimum wage increases 35 cents to $17.95 per hour.
October 12—Federal/Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Newfoundland & Labrador/Northwest Territories/Nunavut/Québec/Saskatchewan/Yukon—Thanksgiving Day statutory holiday.
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Notes:
*In British Columbia, workers’ compensation filing deadlines are staggered among Feb. 28, March 15, and March 31 based on the final 2 digits of the employer’s account number.