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Statutory Holidays in Each Part of Canada in 2026

Here’s a consolidated list of each jurisdiction’s statutory holidays in 2026 so you don’t have to track them down from the 14 ESA sites of all 14 jurisdictions.

2026 Statutory Holidays by Date  

Date  Jurisdiction(s)  Holiday 
Thursday, Jan. 1  All   New Year’s Day  
Monday, Feb. 16  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)  
Monday, Mar. 16  Newfoundland  St. Patrick’s Day 
Friday, Apr. 3  All except Québec  Good Friday 
Monday, Apr. 6  Québec  Easter Monday 
Monday, Apr. 20  Newfoundland  St. George’s Day 
Monday, May 18  All but NB, NS, NL  *Victoria Day (YK, BC, AB, NT, NU, SK, MB, ON, PEI)  

*Patriots’ Day (Québec) 
Monday, June 22  NW Territories & Yukon  National Indigenous Peoples Day 
Monday, June 22  Québec  St. Jean Baptiste Day 
Wednesday, July 1  All  Canada Day 
Monday, July 13  Newfoundland  Orangeman’s Day (1) 
Thursday, July 9  Nunavut   Nunavut Day 
Monday, Aug. 3  NT, NU, BC, AB, NB, SK, ON (2)  *Civic Holiday (NT, NU, ON) 

*Heritage Day (AB) 

*BC Day (BC) 

*Saskatchewan Day (SK) 

*New Brunswick Day (NB) 
Monday, Aug. 17  Yukon  Discovery Day 
Monday, Sept. 7  All  Labour Day 
Wednesday, Sept. 30  FED, NB, NL(1), PEI, MB, NT, NU, YK, BC  National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 
Monday, Oct. 12  All except NB, NS, PE  Thanksgiving Day 
Wednesday, Nov. 11  All except MB, ON, QC, NS  Remembrance Day 
Friday, Dec. 25  All  Christmas Day 
Saturday, Dec. 26  Ontario, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia(3)  Boxing Day 

Notes:

(1) Consultations are ongoing on the Newfoundland July and Sept 30 statutory holidays. 

(2) Non-statutory but widely observed in Ontario. 

(3) Non-statutory holiday designated for retail closing in Nova Scotia.