Canada Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Canada 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 6th January | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian |
| 7th January | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox |
| 14th January | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox |
| 16th January | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 2nd February | Monday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish holiday |
| 2nd February | Monday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 15th February | Sunday | National Flag of Canada Day | Observance |
| 16th February | Monday | Louis Riel Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 16th February | Monday | Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 16th February | Monday | Islander Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 16th February | Monday | Family Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Christian |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Christian |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20th February | Friday | Yukon Heritage Day | Local de facto holiday |
| 1st March | Sunday | St David's Day | Observance |
| 3rd March | Tuesday | Purim | Jewish holiday |
| 8th March | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 9th March | Monday | Commonwealth Day | Observance |
| 15th March | Sunday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 16th March | Monday | St. Patrick's Day | Local Holiday |
| 17th March | Tuesday | St. Patrick's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Christian |
| 2nd April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Christian |
| 2nd April | Thursday | First day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Statutory Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Christian |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Shops Closing Day |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Statutory Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Local de facto holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Tartan Day | Observance |
| 9th April | Thursday | Last day of Passover | Jewish holiday |
| 9th April | Thursday | Vimy Ridge Day | Observance |
| 10th April | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox |
| 11th April | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox |
| 12th April | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox |
| 13th April | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Yom HaShoah | Jewish commemoration |
| 20th April | Monday | St. George's Day | Local Holiday |
| 22nd April | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish holiday |
| 5th May | Tuesday | Lag B'Omer | Jewish holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| 14th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Christian |
| 18th May | Monday | National Patriots' Day | Local Holiday |
| 18th May | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 22nd May | Friday | Shavuot | Jewish holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Pentecost | Christian |
| 25th May | Monday | Whit Monday | Christian |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 31st May | Sunday | Trinity Sunday | Christian |
| 4th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Christian |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 21st June | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | National Indigenous Peoples Day | Local Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 22nd June | Monday | June Holiday | Local Holiday |
| 24th June | Wednesday | St. Jean Baptiste Day | Local Holiday |
| 26th June | Friday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 1st July | Wednesday | Memorial Day | Local Holiday |
| 1st July | Wednesday | Canada Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 9th July | Thursday | Nunavut Day | Local Holiday |
| 13th July | Monday | Orangemen's Day | Local Holiday |
| 23rd July | Thursday | Tisha B'Av | Jewish holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Civic/Provincial Day | Local Observance |
| 3rd August | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Terry Fox Day | Local Observance |
| 3rd August | Monday | New Brunswick Day | Prescribed Day of Rest |
| 3rd August | Monday | British Columbia Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Natal Day | Common Local Holiday |
| 3rd August | Monday | Heritage Day | Optional Holiday |
| 5th August | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Local Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| 17th August | Monday | Discovery Day | Local Holiday |
| 21st August | Friday | Gold Cup Parade | Local Holiday |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 7th September | Monday | Labour Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 12th September | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | Jewish holiday |
| 21st September | Monday | Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 26th September | Saturday | First day of Sukkot | Jewish holiday |
| 30th September | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Federal Employees Holiday |
| 30th September | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Statutory Holiday |
| 2nd October | Friday | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish holiday |
| 3rd October | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish holiday |
| 4th October | Sunday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Christian |
| 4th October | Sunday | Simchat Torah | Jewish holiday |
| 12th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 12th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 12th October | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance |
| 18th October | Sunday | Healthcare Aide Day | Local Observance |
| 31st October | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| 1st November | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 1st November | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian |
| 8th November | Sunday | National Aboriginal Veterans Day | Observance |
| 11th November | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Observance |
| 11th November | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 11th November | Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 29th November | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent | Observance |
| 5th December | Saturday | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday |
| 8th December | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian |
| 11th December | Friday | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | Observance |
| 12th December | Saturday | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Provincial Public Sector Holiday |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Kwanzaa (first day) | Observance |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Statutory Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Designated Retail Closing Day |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Local de facto holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Provincial Public Sector Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Canada. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Canada this year in 2026?
There are 3 holidays in Canada in 2026
How to retrieve the Canada holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CA&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Canada holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'CA', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);