March break and spring break 2027 across Canada

Province-wide break weeks for 2027

Ontario: Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19Nova Scotia: Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12Prince Edward Island: Friday, March 19 to Thursday, March 25Manitoba: Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2NB, QC, YT, BC, NT, AB, SK: Board/school dates in the table

The earliest verified break of 2027 starts Monday, March 1, 2027 (Anglophone South School District); the latest ends Friday, April 2, 2027 (Manitoba).

Calendar highlights

Calendars checked across Canada (Calculated): 16 verified calendars covering 11 provinces and territories
Distinct starting weeks (Calculated): Breaks begin in 4 different weeks
Most common break week (Calculated): The week starting on Monday, March 15, 2027, shared by 8 calendars
Overall break date range (Calculated): 33 days from the earliest break’s start on Monday, March 1, 2027 to the latest break’s end on Friday, April 2, 2027
Longest break listed (Calculated): Most weekdays: Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) (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 2027 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 2027Each day shows which provinces, boards and schools are on break; check the tables below for exact dates.
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Mar 1NB ASD-S QC CSS de la Capitale QC EMSB	2NB ASD-S QC CSS de la Capitale QC EMSB	3NB ASD-S QC CSS de la Capitale QC EMSB	4NB ASD-S QC CSS de la Capitale QC EMSB	5NB ASD-S QC CSS de la Capitale QC EMSB YT 2 schools	6YT 2 schools	7YT 2 schools
8NS YT 13 schools	9NS YT 13 schools	10NS YT 13 schools	11NS YT 13 schools	12NS YT 15 schools	13YT 14 schools	14YT 14 schools
15ON BC VSB NT YK1 YT 18 schools	16ON BC VSB NT YK1 YT 16 schools	17ON BC VSB NT YK1 YT 16 schools	18ON BC VSB NT YK1 YT 16 schools	19ON BC VSB NT YK1 PE YT 16 schools	20ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools	21ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools
22ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools	23ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools	24ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools	25ON Peel BC VSB NT YK1 PE AB CBE YT 4 schools	26NT YK1 AB CBE	27AB CBE	28AB CBE
29AB CBE MB SK Saskatoon Public	30MB SK Saskatoon Public AB EPSB YT 1 school	31MB SK Saskatoon Public AB EPSB YT 1 school	Apr 1MB SK Saskatoon Public AB EPSB YT 1 school	2MB SK Saskatoon Public AB EPSB YT 1 school	3	4

Every verified March break and spring break of 2027In date order; calculated first days back are labelled
Who	Dates	School days	Classes resume
Anglophone South School District regular calendar and pilot schools	Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 8, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale	Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027	5 school days	Tuesday, March 9, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
English Montreal School Board	Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 8, 2027
2 schools: Programme Confluence, Robert Service	Friday, March 5 to Monday, March 15, 2027	7 school days	Tuesday, March 16, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
1 school: Tantalus Community	Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 15, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
10 schools: CSSC Mercier, École Émilie-Tremblay, Whitehorse Schools, J.V. Clark, Khatinas.axh Community, Grey Mountain Primary, Takhini Elementary, Eliza Van Bibber, Ross River, St. Elias Community	Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 19, 2027	10 school days	Monday, March 22, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Nova Scotia	Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 15, 2027 first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days
2 schools: Johnson Elementary, Watson Lake Secondary	Friday, March 12 to Thursday, March 25, 2027	10 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
2 schools: Del Van Gorder, Kluane Lake	Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027	9 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
2 schools: Chief Zzeh Gittlit, Ghùch Tlâ Community	Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 22, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Ontario	Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 22, 2027 first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days
Peel District School Board	Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 22, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Peel District School Board modified (balanced) calendar, three schools	Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027	9 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Toronto District School Board	Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027	5 school days	Monday, March 22, 2027
Vancouver School Board (School District 39)	Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027	9 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) JK to Grade 8 and Grades 9 to 12	Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 26, 2027	9 school days	not stated in the calendar
Prince Edward Island	Friday, March 19 to Thursday, March 25, 2027	5 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Calgary Board of Education	Saturday, March 20 to Monday, March 29, 2027	5 school days	Tuesday, March 30, 2027
Manitoba	Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027	5 school days	Monday, April 5, 2027 first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days
Saskatoon Public Schools	Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027	5 school days	Monday, April 5, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
1 school: Nelnah Bessie John	Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027	4 school days	Monday, April 5, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated
Edmonton Public Schools	Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027	4 school days	Monday, April 5, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated

Provinces and territories

Not yet in this table for 2027: Newfoundland and Labrador 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 November 2, 2026.

Other years

Common questions

When is March break in 2027?

The verified dates for 2027 are as follows:

Anglophone South School District (regular calendar and pilot schools): Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027;
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027;
English Montreal School Board: Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2027;
Nova Scotia: Monday, March 8 to Friday, March 12, 2027;
Ontario: Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 19, 2027;
Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Monday, March 15 to Thursday, March 25, 2027;
Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1) (JK to Grade 8 and Grades 9 to 12): Monday, March 15 to Friday, March 26, 2027;
Prince Edward Island: Friday, March 19 to Thursday, March 25, 2027;
Calgary Board of Education: Saturday, March 20 to Monday, March 29, 2027;
Manitoba: Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027;
Saskatoon Public Schools: Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027;
Edmonton Public Schools: Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027.

For 2027, 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 2027?

The first day back after the break is listed by calendar here:

Anglophone South School District (regular calendar and pilot schools): Monday, March 8, 2027 (calculated);
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Tuesday, March 9, 2027 (calculated);
English Montreal School Board: Monday, March 8, 2027;
Nova Scotia: Monday, March 15, 2027 (calculated);
Ontario: Monday, March 22, 2027 (calculated);
Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Tuesday, March 30, 2027 (calculated);
Prince Edward Island: Tuesday, March 30, 2027 (calculated);
Calgary Board of Education: Tuesday, March 30, 2027;
Manitoba: Monday, April 5, 2027 (calculated);
Saskatoon Public Schools: Monday, April 5, 2027 (calculated);
Edmonton Public Schools: Monday, April 5, 2027 (calculated).

For 2027, 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 2027?

No. This page includes 16 verified calendars from 11 provinces and territories. Only published calendars that have been independently verified are included for 2027. 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

Anglophone South School District: FAMILY School Calendar 2026-2027, October 2026 revision (PDF, printed "As of June 3, 2026") · read on November 2, 2026
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Guide aux parents 2026-2027 (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
English Montreal School Board: event "Spring Break Begins" (March 01, 2027) · read on October 25, 2026
Yukon Department of Education: 2026-2027 School Calendar (PDF, open.yukon.ca) · read on October 25, 2026
Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2026-2027 (June 2025, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Ontario Ministry of Education: school year calendars (ontario.ca, updated October 21, 2026) · read on October 25, 2026
Peel District School Board: Regular School Year Calendar 2026-2027 (Approved by Ministry, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Peel District School Board: Modified School Year Calendar 2026-2027 (Approved by Ministry, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Toronto District School Board: School Year Calendar page 2026-27 · read on October 25, 2026
Vancouver School Board: 2026-2027 Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Yellowknife Education District No. 1: 2026-2027 School Calendar JK-Grade 8 (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Prince Edward Island: 2026-2027 School Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Calgary Board of Education: 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar (PDF, amended April 6, 2026) · read on October 25, 2026
Manitoba Education: 2026/2027 School Year Calendar Form (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Saskatoon Public Schools: Saskatoon International Education, 2026-2027 Important Dates · read on October 25, 2026
Edmonton Public Schools: 2026-27 School Year Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 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

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