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March break and spring break 2026 across Canada

Province-wide break weeks for 2026

Nova Scotia: Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20Manitoba: Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 3BC, AB: Board/school dates in the table

The earliest verified break of 2026 starts Monday, March 16, 2026 (Nova Scotia); the latest ends Friday, April 3, 2026 (Manitoba).

Calendar highlights

Calendars checked across Canada Calculated
5 verified calendars covering 4 provinces and territories
Distinct starting weeks Calculated
Breaks begin in 2 different weeks
Most common break week Calculated
The week starting on Monday, March 16, 2026, shared by 3 calendars
Overall break date range Calculated
19 days from the earliest break’s start on Monday, March 16, 2026 to the latest break’s end on Friday, April 3, 2026
Longest break listed Calculated
Most weekdays: Vancouver School Board (School District 39) (10 weekdays)
Shortest break listed Calculated
Fewest weekdays: Edmonton Public Schools (4 weekdays)

Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.

Compare every verified school break week available for 2026 in one place. The grid shows how the breaks line up across the country, and the table identifies the school days covered by each break and the first day back. Province-wide weeks appear alongside school board weeks, with the scope of each entry made clear. Where calendars differ within a province or territory, the individual entries preserve those differences. Follow the source beneath a table for the official calendar. Further entries are added as published calendars are checked, rather than carried forward from an earlier year.

Who is on break: March and April 2026Each day shows which provinces, boards and schools are on break; check the tables below for exact dates.
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Mar 16NSBC VSB17NSBC VSB18NSBC VSB19NSBC VSB20NSBC VSB21BC VSBAB CBE22BC VSBAB CBE
23BC VSBAB CBE24BC VSBAB CBE25BC VSBAB CBE26BC VSBAB CBE27BC VSBAB CBE28AB CBE29AB CBE
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Every verified March break and spring break of 2026In date order; calculated first days back are labelled
WhoDatesSchool daysClasses resumeCountdown
Nova ScotiaMonday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, 20265 school daysMonday, March 23, 2026
first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days		 
Vancouver School Board (School District 39)Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, 202610 school daysMonday, March 30, 2026
calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated		 
Calgary Board of EducationSaturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 29, 20265 school daysMonday, March 30, 2026 
Edmonton Public SchoolsMonday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 20264 school daysnot stated in the calendar 
ManitobaMonday, March 30 to Friday, April 3, 20264 school daysnot stated in the calendar 

Provinces and territories

Not yet in this table for 2026: Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Their dates appear when the official school calendar for that year is published and verified; nothing is estimated from earlier years. This information was last checked against the official sources on October 25, 2026.

Other years

Common questions

When is March break in 2026?

The verified dates for 2026 are as follows:

  • Nova Scotia: Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, 2026;
  • Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 27, 2026;
  • Calgary Board of Education: Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 29, 2026;
  • Edmonton Public Schools: Monday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 2026;
  • Manitoba: Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 3, 2026.

For 2026, choose the entry for your school or school board; a neighbouring board may follow a different calendar.

When do students return after the break in 2026?

The first day back after the break is listed by calendar here: Nova Scotia: Monday, March 23, 2026 (calculated); Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Monday, March 30, 2026 (calculated); Calgary Board of Education: Monday, March 30, 2026. For 2026, a printed return date comes from the same official calendar as the break. For province-wide entries in Ontario, Manitoba and Nova Scotia, a calculated date is the first weekday after the break; local calendars may include a PA day or another non-instructional day, so check your school calendar. For other calendars, a calculated date is the first weekday following the break that has no day off listed in that calendar.

Does this page include every school calendar for 2026?

No. This page includes 5 verified calendars from 4 provinces and territories. Only published calendars that have been independently verified are included for 2026. Each entry states whether it covers a province, territory, board or school; a regional listing should not be assumed to cover every school nearby.

Official sources

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 October 25, 2026. How we verify dates