Holidays and Observances in Canada in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Jan 16 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
| Feb 2 | Monday | Groundhog Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance | |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Manitoba |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Islander Day | Province/Territory Holiday | PE |
| Feb 16 | Monday | Family Day | Province/Territory Holiday | AB, BC, NB, ON, SK |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | Ramadan Start | Muslim | |
| Feb 20 | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Yukon |
| Mar 1 | Sunday | St. David's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish holiday | |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance | |
| Mar 15 | Sunday | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| Mar 16 | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Eid ul Fitr | Muslim | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Province/Territory Holiday | All except QC |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday | Quebec |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL, Nova Scotia |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday | AB, NS, NT, NU, QC, YT |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Tartan Day | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter Sunday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration | |
| Apr 20 | Monday | St. George's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday | |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday | |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| May 18 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| May 18 | Monday | Victoria Day | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| May 18 | Monday | Victoria Day | Optional Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| May 18 | Monday | Victoria Day | Province/Territory Holiday | All except NS, PE, QC |
| May 22 | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday | |
| May 24 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 25 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Muslim | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| Jun 16 | Tuesday | Muharram | Muslim | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Yukon |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 22 | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | Yukon |
| Jun 22 | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday | Optional Holiday | NT |
| Jun 22 | Monday | June Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Quebec |
| Jun 25 | Thursday | Ashura | Muslim | |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | Memorial Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | Canada Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Jul 9 | Thursday | Nunavut Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Nunavut |
| Jul 13 | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Jul 23 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday | |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Federal Employees Holiday | |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Province/Territory Observance | Ontario |
| Aug 3 | Monday | August Civic Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NT, Nunavut |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Saskatchewan |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Optional Holiday | Manitoba |
| Aug 3 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Province/Territory Holiday | New Brunswick |
| Aug 3 | Monday | British Columbia Day | Province/Territory Holiday | BC |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Natal Day | Optional Holiday | Nova Scotia |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday | Alberta |
| Aug 5 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| Aug 17 | Monday | Discovery Day | Province/Territory Holiday | Yukon |
| Aug 21 | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Province/Territory Observance | PE |
| Aug 25 | Tuesday | Milad un Nabi | Muslim | |
| Sep 7 | Monday | Labour Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Sep 12 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 21 | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Sep 26 | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday | |
| Sep 30 | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Sep 30 | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Optional Holiday | Alberta, Saskatchewan |
| Sep 30 | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Province/Territory Holiday | BC, MB, NT, NU, PE, YT |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Feast of St. Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday | |
| Oct 12 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | Healthcare Aide Day | Province/Territory Observance | BC, Manitoba |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends in parts of Canada | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Nov 6 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance | |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Province/Territory Holiday | All except ON, QC |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Observance | Ontario, Quebec |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 11 | Friday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance | |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Nationwide Holiday | All |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NB, NL, NS, ON, PE |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Optional Holiday | AB, MB, NT, NU, YT |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance | |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Federal Employees Holiday | All |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Province/Territory Holiday | NL |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Boxing Day / Christmas Holiday | Optional Holiday | NB, ON, PE |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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