Public holidays 2027

Public holidays in Canada 2027

Canada has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. 23 more holidays apply only in some regions.

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Canada 2027 at a glance

Nationwide public holidays: 8
Of those, on a working day: 7
Of those, on a weekend: 1
Regional only: 23
Longest break: 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
Bridge days: 2
Most nationwide holidays in: September (2)

The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.

All public holidays in Canada, 2027

Public holidays in Canada in 2027, by date
Date	Day	Holiday	Local name	Applies to
1 January	Friday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day	Nationwide
15 February	Monday	Family Day	Family Day	Some regions: CA-AB, CA-BC, CA-NB, CA-ON, CA-SK
15 February	Monday	Heritage Day	Heritage Day	Some regions: CA-NS
15 February	Monday	Islander Day	Islander Day	Some regions: CA-PE
15 February	Monday	Louis Riel Day	Louis Riel Day	Some regions: CA-MB
17 March	Wednesday	Saint Patrick's Day	Saint Patrick's Day	Some regions: CA-NL
26 March	Friday	Good Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
29 March	Monday	Easter Monday	Easter Monday	Some regions: CA-AB, CA-PE
23 April	Friday	Saint George's Day	Saint George's Day	Some regions: CA-NL
24 May	Monday	National Patriots' Day	National Patriots' Day	Some regions: CA-QC
24 May	Monday	Victoria Day	Victoria Day	Nationwide
21 June	Monday	National Aboriginal Day	National Aboriginal Day	Some regions: CA-NT
24 June	Thursday	Discovery Day	Discovery Day	Some regions: CA-NL
24 June	Thursday	National Holiday	Fête nationale du Québec	Some regions: CA-QC
1 July	Thursday	Canada Day	Canada Day	Nationwide
12 July	Monday	Orangemen's Day	Orangemen's Day	Some regions: CA-NL
2 August	Monday	British Columbia Day	British Columbia Day	Some regions: CA-BC
2 August	Monday	Civic Holiday	Civic Holiday	Some regions: CA-MB, CA-NL, CA-NT, CA-NU, CA-ON
2 August	Monday	Heritage Day	Heritage Day	Some regions: CA-AB, CA-YT
2 August	Monday	Natal Day	Natal Day	Some regions: CA-NS
2 August	Monday	New Brunswick Day	New Brunswick Day	Some regions: CA-NB
2 August	Monday	Saskatchewan Day	Saskatchewan Day	Some regions: CA-SK
16 August	Monday	Discovery Day	Discovery Day	Some regions: CA-YT
16 August	Monday	Gold Cup Parade Day	Gold Cup Parade Day	Some regions: CA-PE
6 September	Monday	Labour Day	Labour Day	Nationwide
30 September	Thursday	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Nationwide
11 October	Monday	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving	Nationwide
11 November	Thursday	Armistice Day	Armistice Day	Some regions: CA-NL
11 November	Thursday	Remembrance Day	Remembrance Day	Some regions: CA-AB, CA-BC, CA-NB, CA-NS, CA-NT, CA-NU, CA-PE, CA-SK, CA-YT
25 December	Saturdayweekend	Christmas Day	Christmas Day	Nationwide
26 December	Sundayweekend	St. Stephen's Day	Boxing Day	Some regions: CA-AB, CA-NB, CA-NS, CA-ON, CA-PE

Source: Nager.Date, checked on 3 November 2026. Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.

Long weekends and bridge days in Canada

A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.

Long weekends (5)

Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
Saturday 22 May to Monday 24 May 2027: 3 days off, with Victoria Day.
Saturday 4 September to Monday 6 September 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Thanksgiving.

Bridge days (2)

Friday 2 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 July to Sunday 4 July 2027 (next to Canada Day).
Friday 1 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 30 September to Sunday 3 October 2027 (next to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation).

Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.

Regional holidays

23 of the public holidays in Canada apply only in the regions named in the table. Whether one applies to an employee depends on where they work, so a company with people in several regions has a different list for each.

Add Canada to your calendar

Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.

https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/canada/2027.ics

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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Canada's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.

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