Public holidays in Canada 2026
12 national public holidays in Canada in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Remembrance Day on 11 November (Wednesday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 18 May | Monday | Victoria Day |
| 1 July | Wednesday | Canada Day |
| 3 August | Monday | Civic Holiday |
| 7 September | Monday | Labour Day |
| 30 September | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| 12 October | Monday | Thanksgiving |
| 11 November | Wednesday | Remembrance Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 2 February · Groundhog Day (observance)
- 14 February · Valentine's Day (observance)
- 17 March · St. Patrick’s Day (observance)
- 10 May · Mother's Day (observance)
- 21 June · Father's Day (observance)
- 31 October · Halloween (observance)
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of Canada. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=AB for Alberta. Regions: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
Get this data from the API
Get these dates as JSON, check whether a date is a working day in Canada, or add working days that skip weekends and holidays.
curl "https://apistack.online/api/data/public-holidays/v1?country=CA&year=2026" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"