Statutory Holidays & Business Days
View Canadian statutory holidays by province and count business days between any two dates.
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About this tool
Lists 2026 statutory (public) holidays for each Canadian province and territory, and counts business days between two dates excluding weekends and the selected province's holidays. Useful for project timelines, payroll periods, contract deadlines, and SLA windows.
How holidays vary across Canada
Five holidays are observed nationwide: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, and Christmas Day. The rest vary by province — Family Day is observed in five provinces, Boxing Day is a paid statutory holiday only in Ontario, Quebec celebrates Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, and so on.
Federally regulated vs provincially regulated employers
Federally-regulated employees (banks, telecoms, airlines, interprovincial transport, etc.) follow the federal holiday list, which is mostly but not exactly the union of provincial lists. This tool's holiday list reflects what most provincial workers observe — federally-regulated employees should check the Canada Labour Code for the federal list.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Easter Monday a statutory holiday?
- Not in most provinces. It's a federal holiday for federally-regulated workers (banks closed) but in most provinces it's not a stat. Quebec and federal employees get it; most other provincial workers don't.
- Why isn't the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation listed for every province?
- It became a federal statutory holiday in 2021, but provincial adoption is still incomplete. As of 2026, it's a paid stat in BC, NT, NS, PE, and YT, and observed by federally-regulated employees nationwide. Other provinces may add it; check your jurisdiction.
- Does the business day counter include the start and end dates?
- Yes — if both fall on weekdays that aren't holidays, they're counted.
- Does this handle holidays that fall on weekends?
- The list shows the actual calendar date. When a holiday falls on a weekend, most employers observe it on the nearest weekday (usually the following Monday), but rules vary by province and employer. The business day counter only excludes the actual calendar date.
Last updated: May 17, 2026