March break and spring break 2028 across Canada
Province-wide break weeks for 2028
Ontario: Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17Nova Scotia: Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17BC: Board/school dates in the table
The earliest verified break of 2028 starts Monday, March 13, 2028 (Nova Scotia); the latest ends Friday, March 24, 2028 (Vancouver School Board (School District 39)).
Calendar highlights
- Calendars checked across Canada (Calculated)
- 3 verified calendars covering 3 provinces and territories
- Most common break week (Calculated)
- The week starting on Monday, March 13, 2028, shared by 3 calendars
- Overall break date range (Calculated)
- 12 days from the earliest break’s start on Monday, March 13, 2028 to the latest break’s end on Friday, March 24, 2028
- Longest break listed (Calculated)
- Most weekdays: Vancouver School Board (School District 39) (10 weekdays)
- Shortest break listed (Calculated)
- Fewest weekdays: Nova Scotia spring break and Ontario March break (5 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 2028 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.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13NSONBC VSB | 14NSONBC VSB | 15NSONBC VSB | 16NSONBC VSB | 17NSONBC VSB | 18BC VSB | 19BC VSB |
| 20BC VSB | 21BC VSB | 22BC VSB | 23BC VSB | 24BC VSB | 25 | 26 |
| Who | Dates | School days | Classes resume | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028 | 5 school days | Monday, March 20, 2028 first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days | |
| Ontario | Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028 | 5 school days | Monday, March 20, 2028 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 13 to Friday, March 24, 2028 | 10 school days | Monday, March 27, 2028 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated |
Provinces and territories
- Nova ScotiaMonday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028
- OntarioMonday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028
- British Columbia1 board calendar
Not yet in this table for 2028: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, 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
- March break 20265 verified calendars
- March break 202716 verified calendars
- March break 20292 verified calendars
Common questions
When is March break in 2028?
The verified dates for 2028 are as follows: Nova Scotia: Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028; Ontario: Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17, 2028; Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 24, 2028. For 2028, 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 2028?
The first day back after the break is listed by calendar here: Nova Scotia: Monday, March 20, 2028 (calculated); Ontario: Monday, March 20, 2028 (calculated); Vancouver School Board (School District 39): Monday, March 27, 2028 (calculated). For 2028, 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 2028?
No. This page includes 3 verified calendars from 3 provinces and territories. Only published calendars that have been independently verified are included for 2028. 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
- Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2027-2028 (June 2026, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Ontario Ministry of Education: school year calendars (ontario.ca, updated October 21, 2026) · read on October 25, 2026
- Vancouver School Board: Compact Calendar 2027-2028 (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 October 25, 2026. How we verify dates