Canadian Statutory Holidays

Five statutory holidays are observed in every province and territory: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day. Everything else — Family Day, Victoria Day, the August civic holiday, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Boxing Day and Quebec's Saint-Jean-Baptiste — is set by each province, so the list changes depending on where you are.

Canada has no single national holiday system. Each province and territory legislates its own statutory (general) holidays through its employment-standards rules, so both the dates and which days count as paid holidays vary. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept 30), for example, is a federal holiday that only some provinces have adopted. Always confirm against your province — we link each one below.

Yes. Canada is officially bilingual, so we show each holiday's English and French name (e.g. Canada Day / Fête du Canada, Thanksgiving / Action de grâce). Our Canadian event calendars can also render the whole printable calendar in French — month names, weekdays and holiday labels.

Most provinces provide a substitute day off (usually the following Monday) when a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday, but the exact rule differs by province and by holiday. This page marks each holiday on its actual date — check your province's employment-standards page (linked in each card) for substitute-day rules.

Yes — free to view and print, no signup. For a printable calendar with these holidays already marked, use our Canadian monthly or yearly event calendars.