Public holidays in Canada
Also called	French: Jours fériés au Canada
Observed by	Canadians
Type	National, provincial, federal
Celebrations	Various
Observances	NATIONWIDE (in bold) and FEDERAL (in italics): New Year's Day Good Friday Easter Monday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Truth and Reconciliation Day Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day Christmas Day Boxing Day

Public holidays in Canada (French: Jours fériés au Canada), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats (French: jours fériés), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in Canada at the federal or provincial and territorial levels. While many of these holidays are honoured and acknowledged nationwide, provincial and territorial legislation varies in regard to which are officially recognized.

There are five nationwide statutory holidays^[1] and six additional holidays for federal employees.^[2] Each of the 13 provinces and territories observes a number of holidays in addition to the nationwide days, but each varies in regard to which are legislated as either statutory, optional, or not at all.

Many public and private employers, as well as school systems, provide additional days off around the end of December, often including at least a full or half-day on December 24 (Christmas Eve) or December 31 (New Year's Eve) or in some cases, the entire week between Christmas and New Year.^[3][4] While not officially legislated in any capacity, internationally notable cultural holidays such as Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Mother's Day, and Father's Day are traditionally observed by Canadians as part of Canadian culture.^[5]

Statutory holidays

A statutory holiday (also known as "stats" or "general" or "public" holiday) in Canada is legislated either through the federal government or a provincial or territorial government.^[6] Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must either receive a day off in lieu of the holiday or must be paid at a premium rate – usually 1+1⁄2 (known as "time and a half") or twice (known as "double time") the regular pay for their time worked that day, in addition to the holiday pay.^[7] In most provinces, when a statutory holiday falls on a normal day off (generally a weekend), the following workday is considered a statutory holiday. Statistics Canada shows an average of 11 paid statutory holidays per year in regard to all firms and corporations operating within the province.^[8]

Nationwide statutory holidays in Canada

Federal statutory holidays, also observed in some provinces

In addition to the nationwide holidays listed above, the following holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks and post offices commemorate these holidays, and they are statutory in some provinces and territories.

Other common holidays

One-off holidays

Governments in Canada have declared one-off holidays on certain occasions, such as the death of a Canadian monarch. A one-off holiday was declared after the death of George VI on February 15, 1952, and after the death of Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022.^[28]

September 19 was named a national day of mourning (French: Jour de deuil national) to commemorate Elizabeth II as Canada's head of state. The day was a holiday for federal government employees.^[29] The provinces of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island also enacted provincial equivalents for the federal holiday. The provinces of Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec did not enact any holiday.^[30]

Provincial and territorial holidays

Provinces and territories generally adopt the same holidays as the federal government with some variations.

Alberta

Five nationwide statutory holidays, four provincial holidays as well as three "optional holidays".^[47]

Provincial statutory

• Alberta Family Day – third Monday in February
• Victoria Day – last Monday preceding May 25
• Thanksgiving – second Monday in October
• Remembrance Day – November 11

Optional

• Easter Monday – optional holiday, variable date between March 23 and April 26
• Heritage Day – optional holiday, first Monday of August
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – optional holiday, September 30
• Boxing Day – optional holiday, December 26

British Columbia

Five nationwide and six provincial statutory holidays.^[32]

Provincial statutory

• Family Day – third Monday of February
• Victoria Day – last Monday preceding May 25
• British Columbia Day – first Monday of August
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30
• Thanksgiving – second Monday of October
• Remembrance Day – November 11

Manitoba

Five nationwide and three provincial statutory holidays, as well as two optional holidays.^[48] Remembrance Day and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays.

Provincial statutory

• Louis Riel Day – third Monday in February
• Victoria Day – last Monday preceding May 25
• Thanksgiving – second Monday in October

Optional

• Terry Fox Day (Civic Holiday) – first Monday in August; not a statutory holiday.
• Remembrance Day – an "official day of observance", not a statutory holiday.^[49]

New Brunswick

Five nationwide and five provincial statutory holidays.^[50] Although prescribed as public holidays, Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not paid public holidays.^[51]

Provincial statutory

• Family Day – third Monday in February (since 2018)^[52]
• New Brunswick Day – first Monday in August
• Remembrance Day – November 11

Optional

• Victoria Day
• Thanksgiving
• Boxing Day

Newfoundland and Labrador

Five nationwide and one provincial statutory holiday.^[53][54] Thanksgiving is not a statutory holiday. Canada Day is not a statutory holiday as July 1 is Memorial Day.

Provincial statutory

• Memorial Day (July 1)
• Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) (November 11)

Optional

The following is a list of designated paid holidays for government employees.^[55]

• Saint Patrick's Day (March 17)
• Saint George's Day (April 23)
• Victoria Day (Monday preceding May 25)
• June Holiday (temporary name - formerly known as Discovery Day until 2020^[56]) (Monday closest to June 24)
• Orangemen's Day (Monday closest to July 12)
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30)
• Thanksgiving (Second Monday in October)
• Boxing Day (December 26)
• One (1) additional day in each year that, in the opinion of the Permanent Head, is recognized to be a civic holiday in the area in which the employee is employed. If no civic holiday is provided, the employee shall be granted an additional day at a time to be determined by the Permanent Head.

These have not been observed as statutory holidays since 1992. They are, however, observed by the provincial government. Unlike most other provinces, there is no province-wide holiday on the first Monday in August. It may be seen as redundant due to the Royal St. John's Regatta, which is observed as a civic holiday in St. John's on the first Wednesday in August (or, in case of poor weather, the next suitable day thereafter). Harbour Grace and Labrador City have a similar holiday for their regatta in late July. All other municipalities are entitled to designate one day a year as a civic holiday; however, many do not take advantage of this. Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Public_holidays_in_Canada
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