Canada — federal general holidays · 2026
Canada federal general holiday dates 2026
Check the nominal 2026 dates of the ten federal general holidays, with employee-specific substitutions and provincial calendars kept separate.
Published calendar edition · 2026 only. Covered dates: 2026-01-01–2026-12-31. The table and checker use the named publication and its stated scope.
Covered by this calendar
The ten named general holidays for federally regulated employment, shown on their nominal 2026 calendar dates.
- Provincial and territorial holidays, Easter Monday, the Civic Holiday and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day are excluded from this federal ten-name set.
- No automatic observed or substitute date is assigned. The federal source permits employer-dependent scheduled days before or after certain weekend holidays.
- Individual holiday pay, leave entitlement, collective-agreement terms and actual working days are not determined.
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Full published source table
10 source entries. Dates remain on their published day; substitute dates are included only when explicitly sourced.
10 published entries
| Date | Day | Published entry | Status | Source notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Victoria Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Wednesday | Canada Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Wednesday | Remembrance Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. | |
| Saturday | Boxing Day | Published holiday | As listed in the cited publication. |
Sources and edition dates
This page is a reference to the following published 2026 schedule. It does not automatically create a future edition or incorporate an unpublished change.
- Government of Canada: federal general holiday names and scope — General holiday entitlement: ten named holidays; individual substitutions remain separate. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-24.
- Canada Revenue Agency: 2026 calendar-date cross-check — Used only to cross-check dates of the ten federally named holidays, not to import CRA or provincial employment scope. Publication date not stated here. Source checked 2026-10-24.
Boxing Day remains on its nominal date, 26 December; the tool does not select an employer-specific replacement date.
These date-only results do not depend on a Canadian province’s local holiday rules.
Year-end archives retain their original source scope and provisional labels. For a later year or an amended schedule, use a separately verified publication.
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