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2026-2027 Canada Public Holidays

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Canada public holidays by region: Alberta (AB), British Columbia (BC), Manitoba (MB), New Brunswick (NB), Newfoundland (NL), Northwest Territories (NT), Nova Scotia (NS), Nunavut (NU), Ontario (ON), Prince Edward Island (PE), Quebec (QC), Saskatchewan (SK), Yukon (YT).

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Below is the list of upcoming Canada public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from August 2026 to July 2027:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Monday Civic/Provincial Holiday (widely observed but statutory only in BC NB NU NT SK)
Monday Heritage Day (AB) (optional) regional
Monday Discovery Day (YT) regional
Monday Labour Day
Wednesday Bank Holiday banks
Wednesday Truth and Reconciliation Day (AB ON QC SK) (only federal government) regional government
Wednesday Truth and Reconciliation Day (NB NL NS) regional government
Wednesday Truth and Reconciliation Day (BC NT NU PE YT) regional
Wednesday Orange Shirt Day (MB) regional
Wednesday Truth and Reconciliation Day (AB) (optional) regional
Monday Thanksgiving Day (not statutory in NB NS PE)
Monday Thanksgiving Day (NB) (prescribed day of rest) regional other
Monday Thanksgiving Day (NS) (designated retail closing day) regional other
Wednesday Remembrance Day (not statutory in MB NS ON QC)
Wednesday Bank Holiday banks
Friday Christmas Day
Saturday Boxing Day (statutory only in NT ON) regional
Saturday Boxing Day (NS) (designated retail closing day) regional other
Saturday Boxing Day (AB) (optional) regional
Saturday Boxing Day (NB) (prescribed day of rest) regional other
Monday Bank Holiday banks
Monday Boxing Day Holiday (NL) regional government
Friday New Year's Day
Monday Bank Holiday (QC) regional banks
Monday Family Day (AB BC NB ON SK) regional
Monday Islander Day (PE) regional
Monday Louis Riel Day (MB) regional
Monday Heritage Day (NS) (Honouring Carrie Best) regional
Monday St. Patrick’s Day Holiday (NL) regional government
Friday Good Friday (optional in QC)
Friday Bank Holiday banks
Sunday Easter Sunday (NS) (designated retail closing day) regional other
Monday Easter Monday (AB QC) (optional) regional
Monday Easter Monday (NT NU) regional
Monday St. George’s Day Holiday (NL) regional government
Monday Victoria Day (not statutory in NB NL NS PE)
Monday Bank Holiday banks
Monday Victoria Day (NB) (prescribed day of rest) regional other
Monday National Indigenous Peoples Day (NT YT) regional
Monday June Holiday (NL) regional government
Thursday Saint Jean Baptiste (QC) regional
Thursday Canada Day
Friday Nunavut Day (NU) regional
Monday Orangeman’s Day (NL) regional government

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Global Holidays Observed in Canada


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Canada, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2026-2036).

Canada Background Information and Links


Canada Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the Canada regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.