Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Canada 2028

Canada has 6 days of national public holidays in 2028, 4 on working days.

Next: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2026in 67 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Canada in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanSatWeekend	New Year's Day	in 439 days
3 JanMon	New Year's Day (observed)	in 441 days
14 AprFri	Good Friday	in 543 days
1 JulSatWeekend	Canada Day	in 621 days
4 SeptMon	Labour Day	in 686 days
25 DecMon	Christmas Day	in 798 days

At a glance

Canada in 2028

01Public holidays

6 days

4 on working days, 2 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

23 holidays

Observed in some regions only.

04Next holiday

Christmas Day

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 67 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan
3 days offNew Year's Day · New Year's Day (observed)
Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr
3 days offGood Friday
Sat 2 Sept – Mon 4 Sept
3 days offLabour Day
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day

23 regional holidays

Regional holidays

Public holidays in some regions only. Region names as the source lists them.

Regional public holidays in Canada in 2028 and the regions where they apply
Date	Holiday	Where	When
21 FebMon	Family Day	Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario +1 more Saskatchewan	in 490 days
21 FebMon	Heritage Day	Nova Scotia	in 490 days
21 FebMon	Islander Day	Prince Edward Island	in 490 days
21 FebMon	Louis Riel Day	Manitoba	in 490 days
22 MayMon	National Patriots' Day	Quebec	in 581 days
22 MayMon	Victoria Day	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick +5 more Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon	in 581 days
21 JunWed	National Aboriginal Day	Northwest Territories, Yukon	in 611 days
24 JunSatWeekend	Saint Jean Baptiste Day	Quebec	in 614 days
1 JulSatWeekend	Memorial Day	Newfoundland and Labrador	in 621 days
3 JulMon	Canada Day (observed)	Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon	in 623 days
3 JulMon	Memorial Day (observed)	Newfoundland and Labrador	in 623 days
9 JulSunWeekend	Nunavut Day	Nunavut	in 629 days
7 AugMon	British Columbia Day	British Columbia	in 658 days
7 AugMon	Civic Holiday	Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario	in 658 days
7 AugMon	New Brunswick Day	New Brunswick	in 658 days
7 AugMon	Saskatchewan Day	Saskatchewan	in 658 days
21 AugMon	Discovery Day	Yukon	in 672 days
30 SeptSatWeekend	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories +3 more Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Yukon	in 712 days
2 OctMon	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed)	British Columbia, Manitoba	in 714 days
9 OctMon	Thanksgiving Day	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick +7 more Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon	in 721 days
11 NovSatWeekend	Remembrance Day	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick +8 more Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon	in 754 days
13 NovMon	Remembrance Day (observed)	Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario +3 more Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon	in 756 days
26 DecTue	Boxing Day	Ontario	in 799 days

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 17 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Canada in 2028
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
25 FebFri	Heritage Day	Optional	Yukon
20 MarMon	Saint Patrick's Day	Optional	Newfoundland and Labrador
17 AprMon	Easter Monday	Optional	Alberta, Ontario, Quebec
24 AprMon	Saint George's Day	Optional	Newfoundland and Labrador
22 MayMon	Victoria Day	Government offices	Nationwide
26 JunMon	Discovery Day	Optional	Newfoundland and Labrador
3 JulMon	Canada Day (observed)	Government offices	Nationwide
10 JulMon	Orangemen's Day	Optional	Newfoundland and Labrador
7 AugMon	Heritage Day	Optional	Alberta
7 AugMon	Natal Day	Optional	Nova Scotia
7 AugMon	Terry Fox Day	Optional	Manitoba
30 SeptSatWeekend	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Government offices	Nationwide
2 OctMon	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed)	Government offices	Nationwide
9 OctMon	Thanksgiving Day	Government offices	Nationwide
11 NovSatWeekend	Remembrance Day	Government offices	Nationwide
13 NovMon	Remembrance Day (observed)	Government offices	Nationwide
26 DecTue	Boxing Day	Government officesOptional	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Ottawa.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Canada have in 2028?

Canada has 6 days of national public holidays in 2028, 4 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once. 23 more holidays apply in some regions only.

When is the next public holiday in Canada?

Christmas Day, on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Canada have in 2028?

4: Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan (New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)); Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr (Good Friday); Sat 2 Sept – Mon 4 Sept (Labour Day); Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Canada fall on a weekend in 2028?

New Year's Day, Saturday, 1 January 2028; Canada Day, Saturday, 1 July 2028.