Long weekends 2026 in Canada: stat holidays on a Monday or Friday
Next long weekend in the table (2026)
Christmas Day: Friday, December 25, 2026
Statutory in Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NL, NT.
Calendar highlights
- Long weekends in the year shown (Calculated)
- 7 statutory holidays fall on Monday or Friday somewhere in Canada
- Mondays and Fridays (Calculated)
- 5 holidays on Mondays and 2 holidays on Fridays
- Long weekends shared everywhere (Calculated)
- 3 holidays are statutory in every jurisdiction listed
Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.
This page groups statutory holidays that fall immediately before or after a weekend in at least one jurisdiction with a verified holiday list. Each entry shows where the holiday is statutory, including federal workplaces where applicable. Whether it gives you a long weekend depends on the jurisdiction and your work schedule. A holiday recognized in one province may not be statutory in another. Where a date has not yet been verified here, the last column names the jurisdictions still awaiting verification.
| Date | Holiday | Statutory in | Date not yet verified for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 16, 2026 | Family Day Family Day (BC); Family Day (AB); Family Day (SK); Louis Riel Day (MB); Family Day (ON); Nova Scotia Heritage Day (NS) | BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS | none |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 | Good Friday | Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NL, NT | none |
| Monday, May 18, 2026 | Victoria Day | Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NT | none |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | August civic holiday B.C. Day (BC); Saskatchewan Day (SK); Civic Holiday (first Monday in August) (NT) | BC, SK, NT | none |
| Monday, September 7, 2026 | Labour Day | Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NL, NT | none |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | AB, SK, MB, ON | Federal, BC, NT |
| Friday, December 25, 2026 | Christmas Day | Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NL, NT | none |
Columns: Federal = Federally regulated workplaces; BC = British Columbia; AB = Alberta; SK = Saskatchewan; MB = Manitoba; ON = Ontario; NS = Nova Scotia; NL = Newfoundland and Labrador; NT = Northwest Territories.
Four-day weekends in 2026 with at most one day off
If you normally have weekends off and have the statutory holiday off, taking Monday off before a Tuesday holiday or Friday off after a Thursday holiday creates a four-day weekend. The suggested day off is calculated from the holiday’s date. Check your employer’s rules before making plans.
| Holiday | Holiday date | Day to take off | Statutory in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 four days off, from Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Sunday, January 4, 2026 | Federal, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NL, NT |
No verified statutory list yet for Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Nunavut, so their long weekends are not included yet. This information was last checked against the official sources on November 2, 2026.
Nearby
- All provinces comparedwhich days are statutory where
- Family Day across Canadaand its local names
- Long weekends 20278 Monday or Friday holidays
- Long weekends 20287 Monday or Friday holidays
Common questions
Why is my province missing beside a holiday?
As of November 2, 2026, this page has no verified list of statutory holidays for Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Nunavut. The jurisdictions beside each holiday reflect the verified lists used here. Your province may recognize different statutory holidays, or its list may not yet be verified for this page. An omitted province alone does not establish whether you have time off.
Does this include holidays that fall during a weekend?
No. For 2026, this page lists 7 statutory holidays that fall on a Monday or Friday, with the first on Monday, February 16, 2026 and the last on Friday, December 25, 2026. The main long-weekend table includes only holidays that fall on a Monday or Friday; the four-day-weekend table covers Tuesday and Thursday holidays. A holiday falling within the weekend may involve a substitute day under the applicable rules, but that arrangement is separate from the selection shown here; check the relevant official guidance.
How should I read the Easter entries?
In 2026, Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, 2026, and Easter Monday falls on Monday, April 6, 2026. Good Friday appears in the long-weekend table. Easter Monday does not appear because it is not on the statutory holiday lists compared here. A school calendar’s Easter closure does not by itself establish a statutory holiday for workplaces, and this table does not describe the full school break.
Official sources
- Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2, Part III s.166 · read on October 25, 2026
- Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113 (bclaws.gov.bc.ca) · read on October 25, 2026
- Employment Standards Code, R.S.A. 2000, c. E-9 (King's Printer, current as of November 26, 2025) · read on October 25, 2026
- The Saskatchewan Employment Act, S.S. 2013, c. S-15.1 · read on October 25, 2026
- The Employment Standards Code, C.C.S.M. c. E110 · read on October 25, 2026
- Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41 · read on October 25, 2026
- Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday Pay (employment rights) · read on October 25, 2026
- Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Standards Act, RSNL1990 c. L-2 · read on October 25, 2026
- Northwest Territories: Employment Standards Act, SNWT 2007, c.13 · read on November 2, 2026
Dates come from the official sources listed above. Calculated dates are labelled; transcribed dates are checked digit by digit before publication. If dates differ, follow the current official document.
This page’s dates were last checked against official documents on November 2, 2026. How we verify dates